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customs
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noun
- duty on imports or exports
- the government department responsible for the collection of these duties
- the part of a port, airport, frontier station, etc, where baggage and freight are examined for dutiable goods and contraband
- the procedure for examining baggage and freight, paying duty, etc
- ( as modifier )
customs officer
Example Sentences
The US Treasury Department publishes a daily statement on how much money from customs duties goes to the federal government.
“This is going to impact retailers small and large,†said Jonathan Gold, vice president of supply chain and customs policy for the National Retail Federation.
Erin Williamson, vice-president of US customs brokerage at GEODIS, a global supply chain operator, said on Tuesday afternoon, said that the uncertainty had prompted some of her firm's clients to simply put shipments on pause.
The parcel was never delivered and Royal Mail said it had been returned to the US after exceeding its retention period, as a customs fee was not paid.
It catapults the US way above the G7 and G20 nations into levels of customs revenue, associated with Senegal, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan.
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