customs broker

noun

1. a person or firm that clears goods or merchandise through customs for a consignee or shipper.

Example Sentences

The BBC understands from sources in Haiti that he is a customs broker, is on the run and is suspected of being connected with gang activity in the north of the country.

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According to Vincent Iacopella, a Los Angeles-based customs broker and a board member for the American Assn. of Exporters and Importers, the tariffs will hurt domestic manufacturing by raising the price of parts.

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As a customs broker, Iacopella represents importers and helps them comply with duties and regulations.

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Mr Cuellar was a lawyer and former customs broker before entering politics.

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But that cost would roughly double for the consumer if de minimis treatment no longer applied because importers would have to hire a customs broker and pay additional processing fees and the import duty.

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