customs

/ ˈkʌstəmz /

noun

1. duty on imports or exports

2. the government department responsible for the collection of these duties

3. the part of a port, airport, frontier station, etc, where baggage and freight are examined for dutiable goods and contraband

4. the procedure for examining baggage and freight, paying duty, etc

5. ( as modifier )

   customs officer

Example Sentences

This is underscored by weaker-than-expected customs and excise taxes collected by the U.S.

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The service will send someone to meet you upon arrival, escort you through immigration and customs and take you to your connecting flight.

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Indian customs officers have arrested a plane passenger after discovering two endangered gibbons stuffed inside a checked bag, the latest animals seized from smugglers at Mumbai's airport.

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Beijing announced the following month it would start imposing a temporary customs duty of 75.8 percent on Canadian canola imports, after an investigation made a preliminary finding that dumping had occurred.

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They draw on customs data, corporate records and non-public military and intelligence information.

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