customs
Definition
Government agency entrusted with enforcement of laws and regulations to collect and protect import-revenues, and to regulate and document the flow of goods in and out of the country. Not to be confused with custom.
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customs is in the Banking, Commerce & Finance, Customs Documentation & Procedures and International Trade & Relations subjects.
customs appears in the definitions of the following terms:
legal system,
custom,
value of entry,
entry bond,
continuous bond,
trade barrier,
commingling,
government,
shipping bill,
Bill Of Lading Electronic Registry Organization (BOLERO)
and
customs appears in these other terms:
Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature (CCCN),
customs import value,
customs area,
customs warehouse,
customs classification,
value for customs purposes only,
customs tariff schedule,
agreement on customs valuation,
customs value,
customs declaration
and
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