唐、宋、元等朝代设立的外贸管理机构“市舶司”英语如何翻译?

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唐、宋、元等朝代设立的外贸管理机构“市舶司”英语如何翻译?

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市舶司,主要负责对外（海上）贸易；职掌检查进出船舶蕃货、征榷、抽解、贸易等
Oceangoing(航海) & Marketing Department,in fact the "Overseas Trading(或：Trade,Commerce) Department,the very offcial administration under central government from Tang Dynasty(唐朝) to the end of Ming Dynasty(明末),which was in charge of foreign economy-related affairs such as imports and exports examination,trading,etc and,somewhat acted as both comtemporary custom(海关) and MOFTEC(Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation,对外贸易经济合作部,即外经部).