Значение слова "CUSTOMS" найдено в 28 источниках

CUSTOMS

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Customs: translation

Customs Cus‧toms [ˈkʌstəmz] also customs noun [uncountable] ORGANIZATIONS
1. the government department responsible for collecting the tax on goods that have been brought into the country and making sure that illegal goods are not imported or exported:

• The shipment had come from Spain and had been tracked by Customs.

• The pornographic photos, films and books have been seized by Customs officers.

2. the place at an airport or port through which people and goods arriving in a country must pass and where any tax owed must be paid:

• If you go over the limit you have to pay duty when you go through customs.

• The balance will be paid only after goods have cleared customs (= been checked by customs officials ) .

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customs UK US /ˈkʌstəmz/ noun [plural]
(also Customs) TAX, GOVERNMENT the government department that deals with taxes on goods coming into and leaving a country: »

UK customs say the truck was carrying drugs with a street value of over £3m.

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A prominent retailer is legally challenging Customs' decision to include credit card fees in the amount of duty paid on imported goods.

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She works for US Customs.

TRANSPORT, TAX the place at an airport, port, or border where goods that people bring into a country are examined to make sure they are legal and whether any tax should be paid on them: »

A man who was stopped at customs was found to have a quantity of plastic explosives in his case.

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A small wooden hut at the border crossing served as both passport control and customs.

go through customs »

You will need to go through customs after you have retrieved your baggage.

TAX taxes that are paid on goods that are brought into a country: »

You don't have to pay customs on any alcohol or tobacco brought for your own consumption in another EU country.

See also CUSTOMS AGENT(Cf. ↑customs agent), CUSTOMS AND EXCISE(Cf. ↑Customs and Excise), CUSTOMS BOND(Cf. ↑customs bond), CUSTOMS BROKER(Cf. ↑customs broker), CUSTOMS CLEARANCE(Cf. ↑customs clearance), CUSTOMS DECLARATION(Cf. ↑customs declaration), CUSTOMS DRAWBACK(Cf. ↑customs drawback), CUSTOMS DUTY(Cf. ↑customs duty), CUSTOMS ENTRY(Cf. ↑customs entry), CUSTOMS OFFICER(Cf. ↑customs officer), CUSTOMS OFFICIAL(Cf. ↑customs official), CUSTOMS SPECIFICATION(Cf. ↑customs specification), CUSTOMS TARIFF(Cf. ↑customs tariff), CUSTOMS UNION(Cf. ↑customs union), CUSTOMS WAREHOUSE(Cf. ↑customs warehouse)


найдено в "Collocations dictionary"
customs: translation

noun
ADJECTIVE
French, UK, US, etc.
VERB + CUSTOMS
clear, go through

We cleared customs by five o'clock.

You will have to declare these goods when you go through customs.

wave sb through

We were waved through customs without a pause.

CUSTOMS + NOUN
controls, regulations

the removal of European customs controls

duty

We had to pay customs duties on the beer.

building, hall, office, post (esp.BrE)

the customs post on the border

agent, inspector, officer, official
authorities
formalities, procedures
declaration, document, documentation, form

We had to fill out customs forms on the plane.

clearance

We were waiting for the goods to receive customs clearance.

PREPOSITION
at customs

We got stopped and searched at the Italian customs.

through customs


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