customs

British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

Finnish customs inspectors say they found sanctioned Russian steel aboard.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are better looking to the single market rather than the customs union for our further alignment," Sir Keir said.

From BBC

Olive Young, South Korea's biggest cosmetics retailer which plans to open its first store in the US this year, imposed a 15% customs duty on American orders.

From BBC

"We also reject the attempts by traditional elders who want to resolve this case through clan customs or behind closed doors."

From BBC

The plan worked better than expected, and what began in 1951 as a six-country European customs union covering coal and steel evolved over decades into the EU.

From The Wall Street Journal