Customs means: The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods. Related words include custom or duty. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Customs in practice.
Customs meaning
- The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
- The government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods.
- The process of going through customs checks at a border checkpoint.
Example sentences (20)
A Customs officer referred the driver and shipment to “an intensive agriculture inspection,” says the news release.
He said the assailants also burnt down the customs patrol van, a generator, and part of the customs house building.
The Customs Area Controller of Seme Customs, Comptroller Dera Nnadi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Semé.
Also in the photo are acting secretary Tracy B. Norita and Customs director Jose Mafnas, fourth from right, and several other officials.
The administration is offering a waiver of customs service charge and customs import duty on hurricane shutters.
People were discouraged from studying local Taiwanese customs, which were to be replaced by mainstream Chinese customs.
Customs officers did not accept the Bird as a work of art and assessed customs duty on its import as an industrial item.
Director-General of Kuwait Customs, Suleiman Al-Fahad, urged Arab countries to collaborate in the customs field on Tuesday.
A 2% customs rate has been established for this commodity group compared to the previous zero customs duty.
Ceremony of awarding diplomas to graduates was held at the Higher Military Customs Institute of the State Customs Committee.
Apple has already handed proposed design changes to the Apple Watch to U.S. Customs in hopes the agency would change its mind on the import ban.
Additionally, customs duties have been reduced, and customs management has been streamlined and reformed.
Modern Customs Clearance Zones were established and customs clearness procedures could be made starting from 15 minutes only.
Therefore, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection only carries immigration (but not customs) functions.
Dubai Customs is deeply committed to its vision of becoming a world-leading customs administration that supports legitimate trade.
Border and customs officials freed from car checks will work at other crossings.
In response to the wastewater release, Chinese customs authorities banned seafood from Japan, customs authorities announced on Thursday.
A 'facilitated customs arrangement', removing the need for customs checks at UK-EU ports.
A police officer directs tourists in Niagara Falls, N.Y., away from the Rainbow Bridge border crossing after a car exploded within the customs plaza on Wednesday.
Customs duties The United States imposes tariffs or customs duties on imports of goods.
Phrases with customs
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Common combinations with customs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- customs and 42×
- and customs 38×
- of customs 33×
- the customs 32×
- customs enforcement 13×
- customs duties 12×
- customs service 11×
- customs union 10×
- customs duty 8×
- customs officials 8×
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