Definition of customs in English:

customs

plural nounˈkʌstəmzˈkəstəmz

1The official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods.
海关
cocaine seizures by customs have risen this year
今年海关查获的可卡因有所增长。
as modifier a customs officer
海关官员。
Example sentencesExamples
- The customs officers are to levy tolls in a wilderness, and the soldiers are there to protect them.
- Their products also underwent unusually strict customs checks and Chinese officials also harassed their workers, Yen said.
- Career trade negotiators who set tariff rates have little contact with the customs officers who collect the money.
- So I was not surprised to discover that there are still problems with the tax and customs departments.
- According to the agreements reached, by 2005 Bulgaria commits to provide transparent operation of the customs services.
- Strikes by coal miners, tax collectors and customs officials are also expected to take place over the next few weeks.
- Companies must deposit the tariffs at Chinese customs in order to import the goods, the ministry said.
- Since September they have conducted over 800 checks at almost all customs offices across the country.
- The customs collects VAT, which is the main revenue donor to the budget.
- Although precise calculations could not be made, rough estimates show a deteriorating collection rate in the customs offices.
- The key witness is the customs official who on duty at Brisbane Airport.
- In the department of customs and immigration the vast majority of returning St Lucians say there needs to be a more friendly face to greet arriving passengers.
- Most of the money collected by customs comes from import duties on mineral fuels, petrol, gas, machinery, equipment and automobiles.
- Stewart needs jobs, and so welcomes all the customs officers and government officials and employees it can get.
- Second is Mullah Abdur Razzaq, a founding member of the Taliban, who rose to head of the customs department and then interior minister.
- He said he was pleased by the work done by Crown Agents, the British company that is acting as a consultant to the customs service.
- Earlier, the customs officials who confiscated such imported publications had to oversee its destruction.
1. 1.1 The place at a port, airport, or frontier where officials check incoming goods, travellers, or luggage.
  （港口、机场或边境的）海关关口
  we were through customs with a minimum of formalities
  我们以最简化的手续通过了海关。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If that is not all, the customs check is yet to commence.
  The protests follow the discovery of the slaughtered birds in an Italian lorry during a customs check at the Udvari border crossing point to Croatia.
  This will substantially reduce the congestion at the customs counters in arrival halls of international airports.
  When I passed through Sheremetevo airport in August the customs were just like any other country's.
  It may be about 7pm by the time I claim my luggage and check out the customs.
  Clearing customs at an airport terminal, Wilkinson insists on pushing a luggage trolley.
  Much of counterfeit items are seized at ports by customs.
  This would have disguised the smell from dogs used by customs officials to check for drugs.
  He added that along with the inspection of aircraft, the police squads are double-checking all luggage passing through customs.
  There was further surprise in that he was not intercepted at the airport boundary customs post, one mile from the terminal buildings.
  Once you've checked in, and before you go through customs, check out the shops at the far end of the check-in area.
  According to authorities, Braude flew into JFK airport in June and the artefacts were discovered during a routine customs check.
  The declaration of a customs free zone in Port Said also attracted many returnees and new migrants.
  Richard and I proceeded through the customs check to the Swissair counter.
  We then headed downstairs to baggage claim, retrieved our luggage and went through customs.
  Faiza Memon has no problems passing though the immigration desk or clearing the customs ' check.
  Willie worked as a home finance adviser for Barclays Bank and used names from a database at work to help the drug smugglers get through airport customs checks.
  At the airport, however, there was no customs check, and there were no immigration officials.
  Russian customs worked pretty much the same way as customs at any airport.
  I had to leave you alone in the sun when customs was checking our gear in Iraq, ever since then you haven't been right.
2. 1.2 The duties levied by a government on imported goods.
  关税
  an inflow of customs duties to the Treasury
  from 1374 Chaucer worked as controller of customs on wool in the port of London
  Example sentencesExamples
  The customs duty on imports was at first designed only to raise revenue.
  The Patels also paid the Indian customs duty on the gold.
  On alloy steel, copper, zinc and lead the customs duty has been reduced from 20 per cent to 15 per cent.
  The peak rate of customs duty has been left untouched at 20 per cent.
  What was a luxury turned out to be a necessity at one stage, thanks to the slash in sales tax, customs duty and tariff.
  Developing countries must reduce customs and other duties on imports by 24 per cent to facilitate imports at cheaper prices.
  Because you seem to have imported the car into Bulgaria, you have to pay customs duty when you return to Turkey.
  The crown leased the collection of customs and excise duties to syndicates of tax farmers, who paid a cash advance and often an interest free loan as security to the king.
  Mr. Aiyar has also asked the ministry to exempt domestic cooking gas LPG and kerosene from customs and excise duties.
  In pursuit of that objective, they sometimes cut corners - as, allegedly, BAT did when it attempted to avoid customs duty.
  And, I might add, the ignominy of being caught evading customs duty on several lakhs worth of luxury goods.
  To make power affordable, we were expecting elimination of customs duty on import of fuels for power generation and other sops.
  Each party is free, however, to determine unilaterally the level of customs duty on imports coming from outside the area.
  Imports of nitrogen fertilisers are currently charged a 25 per cent customs duty.
  The state has been losing $1.2 billion a year in unpaid customs and excise duties, according to Dimitrov.
  The importation of arts and crafts from Brazil will normally give rise to customs duty.
  He also recalled that recently the Government imposed protective customs duty on imported vegetables and fruit.
  He advised against hikes in customs and excise duties and adding to the VAT rate, already amongst the highest in Europe.
  Woolworths has appealed to the Government to reduce customs duty because it is pushing prices of imported goods to very high levels.
  Of course, there is no real comparison between a government choosing to waive customs duty on its own accord and a person actually being involved in a case of tax fraud.
  Synonyms
  import taxes
  duties, levies, dues, tolls, tariffs, imposts

Origin

Late Middle English: originally in the singular, denoting a customary due paid to a ruler, later duty levied on goods on their way to market.

Definition of customs in US English:

customs

plural nounˈkəstəmzˈkəstəmz

1The official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods.
海关
cocaine seizures by customs have risen this year
今年海关查获的可卡因有所增长。
as modifier a customs officer
海关官员。
Example sentencesExamples
- In the department of customs and immigration the vast majority of returning St Lucians say there needs to be a more friendly face to greet arriving passengers.
- According to the agreements reached, by 2005 Bulgaria commits to provide transparent operation of the customs services.
- The customs collects VAT, which is the main revenue donor to the budget.
- Although precise calculations could not be made, rough estimates show a deteriorating collection rate in the customs offices.
- Most of the money collected by customs comes from import duties on mineral fuels, petrol, gas, machinery, equipment and automobiles.
- Their products also underwent unusually strict customs checks and Chinese officials also harassed their workers, Yen said.
- So I was not surprised to discover that there are still problems with the tax and customs departments.
- Career trade negotiators who set tariff rates have little contact with the customs officers who collect the money.
- Strikes by coal miners, tax collectors and customs officials are also expected to take place over the next few weeks.
- The customs officers are to levy tolls in a wilderness, and the soldiers are there to protect them.
- He said he was pleased by the work done by Crown Agents, the British company that is acting as a consultant to the customs service.
- Companies must deposit the tariffs at Chinese customs in order to import the goods, the ministry said.
- Stewart needs jobs, and so welcomes all the customs officers and government officials and employees it can get.
- Second is Mullah Abdur Razzaq, a founding member of the Taliban, who rose to head of the customs department and then interior minister.
- The key witness is the customs official who on duty at Brisbane Airport.
- Earlier, the customs officials who confiscated such imported publications had to oversee its destruction.
- Since September they have conducted over 800 checks at almost all customs offices across the country.
1. 1.1 The place at a port, airport, or frontier where officials check incoming goods, travelers, or luggage.
  （港口、机场或边境的）海关关口
  arriving refugees were whisked through customs
  Example sentencesExamples
  Faiza Memon has no problems passing though the immigration desk or clearing the customs ' check.
  There was further surprise in that he was not intercepted at the airport boundary customs post, one mile from the terminal buildings.
  The declaration of a customs free zone in Port Said also attracted many returnees and new migrants.
  This will substantially reduce the congestion at the customs counters in arrival halls of international airports.
  It may be about 7pm by the time I claim my luggage and check out the customs.
  Clearing customs at an airport terminal, Wilkinson insists on pushing a luggage trolley.
  Much of counterfeit items are seized at ports by customs.
  The protests follow the discovery of the slaughtered birds in an Italian lorry during a customs check at the Udvari border crossing point to Croatia.
  Once you've checked in, and before you go through customs, check out the shops at the far end of the check-in area.
  Willie worked as a home finance adviser for Barclays Bank and used names from a database at work to help the drug smugglers get through airport customs checks.
  If that is not all, the customs check is yet to commence.
  When I passed through Sheremetevo airport in August the customs were just like any other country's.
  Richard and I proceeded through the customs check to the Swissair counter.
  This would have disguised the smell from dogs used by customs officials to check for drugs.
  We then headed downstairs to baggage claim, retrieved our luggage and went through customs.
  At the airport, however, there was no customs check, and there were no immigration officials.
  I had to leave you alone in the sun when customs was checking our gear in Iraq, ever since then you haven't been right.
  According to authorities, Braude flew into JFK airport in June and the artefacts were discovered during a routine customs check.
  He added that along with the inspection of aircraft, the police squads are double-checking all luggage passing through customs.
  Russian customs worked pretty much the same way as customs at any airport.
2. 1.2 The duties levied by a government on imported goods.
  关税
  Example sentencesExamples
  Imports of nitrogen fertilisers are currently charged a 25 per cent customs duty.
  The crown leased the collection of customs and excise duties to syndicates of tax farmers, who paid a cash advance and often an interest free loan as security to the king.
  Each party is free, however, to determine unilaterally the level of customs duty on imports coming from outside the area.
  What was a luxury turned out to be a necessity at one stage, thanks to the slash in sales tax, customs duty and tariff.
  Because you seem to have imported the car into Bulgaria, you have to pay customs duty when you return to Turkey.
  In pursuit of that objective, they sometimes cut corners - as, allegedly, BAT did when it attempted to avoid customs duty.
  The peak rate of customs duty has been left untouched at 20 per cent.
  Developing countries must reduce customs and other duties on imports by 24 per cent to facilitate imports at cheaper prices.
  And, I might add, the ignominy of being caught evading customs duty on several lakhs worth of luxury goods.
  Of course, there is no real comparison between a government choosing to waive customs duty on its own accord and a person actually being involved in a case of tax fraud.
  He also recalled that recently the Government imposed protective customs duty on imported vegetables and fruit.
  The customs duty on imports was at first designed only to raise revenue.
  On alloy steel, copper, zinc and lead the customs duty has been reduced from 20 per cent to 15 per cent.
  He advised against hikes in customs and excise duties and adding to the VAT rate, already amongst the highest in Europe.
  The state has been losing $1.2 billion a year in unpaid customs and excise duties, according to Dimitrov.
  To make power affordable, we were expecting elimination of customs duty on import of fuels for power generation and other sops.
  The Patels also paid the Indian customs duty on the gold.
  Mr. Aiyar has also asked the ministry to exempt domestic cooking gas LPG and kerosene from customs and excise duties.
  Woolworths has appealed to the Government to reduce customs duty because it is pushing prices of imported goods to very high levels.
  The importation of arts and crafts from Brazil will normally give rise to customs duty.
  Synonyms
  import taxes

Origin

Late Middle English: originally in the singular, denoting a customary due paid to a ruler, later duty levied on goods on their way to market.

单词	customs
释义	Definition of customs in English: customs plural nounˈkʌstəmzˈkəstəmz 1The official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods. 海关 cocaine seizures by customs have risen this year 今年海关查获的可卡因有所增长。 as modifier a customs officer 海关官员。 Example sentencesExamples The customs officers are to levy tolls in a wilderness, and the soldiers are there to protect them. Their products also underwent unusually strict customs checks and Chinese officials also harassed their workers, Yen said. Career trade negotiators who set tariff rates have little contact with the customs officers who collect the money. So I was not surprised to discover that there are still problems with the tax and customs departments. According to the agreements reached, by 2005 Bulgaria commits to provide transparent operation of the customs services. Strikes by coal miners, tax collectors and customs officials are also expected to take place over the next few weeks. Companies must deposit the tariffs at Chinese customs in order to import the goods, the ministry said. Since September they have conducted over 800 checks at almost all customs offices across the country. The customs collects VAT, which is the main revenue donor to the budget. Although precise calculations could not be made, rough estimates show a deteriorating collection rate in the customs offices. The key witness is the customs official who on duty at Brisbane Airport. In the department of customs and immigration the vast majority of returning St Lucians say there needs to be a more friendly face to greet arriving passengers. Most of the money collected by customs comes from import duties on mineral fuels, petrol, gas, machinery, equipment and automobiles. Stewart needs jobs, and so welcomes all the customs officers and government officials and employees it can get. Second is Mullah Abdur Razzaq, a founding member of the Taliban, who rose to head of the customs department and then interior minister. He said he was pleased by the work done by Crown Agents, the British company that is acting as a consultant to the customs service. Earlier, the customs officials who confiscated such imported publications had to oversee its destruction. 1.1 The place at a port, airport, or frontier where officials check incoming goods, travellers, or luggage. （港口、机场或边境的）海关关口 we were through customs with a minimum of formalities 我们以最简化的手续通过了海关。 Example sentencesExamples If that is not all, the customs check is yet to commence. The protests follow the discovery of the slaughtered birds in an Italian lorry during a customs check at the Udvari border crossing point to Croatia. This will substantially reduce the congestion at the customs counters in arrival halls of international airports. When I passed through Sheremetevo airport in August the customs were just like any other country's. It may be about 7pm by the time I claim my luggage and check out the customs. Clearing customs at an airport terminal, Wilkinson insists on pushing a luggage trolley. Much of counterfeit items are seized at ports by customs. This would have disguised the smell from dogs used by customs officials to check for drugs. He added that along with the inspection of aircraft, the police squads are double-checking all luggage passing through customs. There was further surprise in that he was not intercepted at the airport boundary customs post, one mile from the terminal buildings. Once you've checked in, and before you go through customs, check out the shops at the far end of the check-in area. According to authorities, Braude flew into JFK airport in June and the artefacts were discovered during a routine customs check. The declaration of a customs free zone in Port Said also attracted many returnees and new migrants. Richard and I proceeded through the customs check to the Swissair counter. We then headed downstairs to baggage claim, retrieved our luggage and went through customs. Faiza Memon has no problems passing though the immigration desk or clearing the customs ' check. Willie worked as a home finance adviser for Barclays Bank and used names from a database at work to help the drug smugglers get through airport customs checks. At the airport, however, there was no customs check, and there were no immigration officials. Russian customs worked pretty much the same way as customs at any airport. I had to leave you alone in the sun when customs was checking our gear in Iraq, ever since then you haven't been right. 1.2 The duties levied by a government on imported goods. 关税 an inflow of customs duties to the Treasury from 1374 Chaucer worked as controller of customs on wool in the port of London Example sentencesExamples The customs duty on imports was at first designed only to raise revenue. The Patels also paid the Indian customs duty on the gold. On alloy steel, copper, zinc and lead the customs duty has been reduced from 20 per cent to 15 per cent. The peak rate of customs duty has been left untouched at 20 per cent. What was a luxury turned out to be a necessity at one stage, thanks to the slash in sales tax, customs duty and tariff. Developing countries must reduce customs and other duties on imports by 24 per cent to facilitate imports at cheaper prices. Because you seem to have imported the car into Bulgaria, you have to pay customs duty when you return to Turkey. The crown leased the collection of customs and excise duties to syndicates of tax farmers, who paid a cash advance and often an interest free loan as security to the king. Mr. Aiyar has also asked the ministry to exempt domestic cooking gas LPG and kerosene from customs and excise duties. In pursuit of that objective, they sometimes cut corners - as, allegedly, BAT did when it attempted to avoid customs duty. And, I might add, the ignominy of being caught evading customs duty on several lakhs worth of luxury goods. To make power affordable, we were expecting elimination of customs duty on import of fuels for power generation and other sops. Each party is free, however, to determine unilaterally the level of customs duty on imports coming from outside the area. Imports of nitrogen fertilisers are currently charged a 25 per cent customs duty. The state has been losing $1.2 billion a year in unpaid customs and excise duties, according to Dimitrov. The importation of arts and crafts from Brazil will normally give rise to customs duty. He also recalled that recently the Government imposed protective customs duty on imported vegetables and fruit. He advised against hikes in customs and excise duties and adding to the VAT rate, already amongst the highest in Europe. Woolworths has appealed to the Government to reduce customs duty because it is pushing prices of imported goods to very high levels. Of course, there is no real comparison between a government choosing to waive customs duty on its own accord and a person actually being involved in a case of tax fraud. Synonyms import taxes duties, levies, dues, tolls, tariffs, imposts Origin Late Middle English: originally in the singular, denoting a customary due paid to a ruler, later duty levied on goods on their way to market. Definition of customs in US English: customs plural nounˈkəstəmzˈkəstəmz 1The official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods. 海关 cocaine seizures by customs have risen this year 今年海关查获的可卡因有所增长。 as modifier a customs officer 海关官员。 Example sentencesExamples In the department of customs and immigration the vast majority of returning St Lucians say there needs to be a more friendly face to greet arriving passengers. According to the agreements reached, by 2005 Bulgaria commits to provide transparent operation of the customs services. The customs collects VAT, which is the main revenue donor to the budget. Although precise calculations could not be made, rough estimates show a deteriorating collection rate in the customs offices. Most of the money collected by customs comes from import duties on mineral fuels, petrol, gas, machinery, equipment and automobiles. Their products also underwent unusually strict customs checks and Chinese officials also harassed their workers, Yen said. So I was not surprised to discover that there are still problems with the tax and customs departments. Career trade negotiators who set tariff rates have little contact with the customs officers who collect the money. Strikes by coal miners, tax collectors and customs officials are also expected to take place over the next few weeks. The customs officers are to levy tolls in a wilderness, and the soldiers are there to protect them. He said he was pleased by the work done by Crown Agents, the British company that is acting as a consultant to the customs service. Companies must deposit the tariffs at Chinese customs in order to import the goods, the ministry said. Stewart needs jobs, and so welcomes all the customs officers and government officials and employees it can get. Second is Mullah Abdur Razzaq, a founding member of the Taliban, who rose to head of the customs department and then interior minister. The key witness is the customs official who on duty at Brisbane Airport. Earlier, the customs officials who confiscated such imported publications had to oversee its destruction. Since September they have conducted over 800 checks at almost all customs offices across the country. 1.1 The place at a port, airport, or frontier where officials check incoming goods, travelers, or luggage. （港口、机场或边境的）海关关口 arriving refugees were whisked through customs Example sentencesExamples Faiza Memon has no problems passing though the immigration desk or clearing the customs ' check. There was further surprise in that he was not intercepted at the airport boundary customs post, one mile from the terminal buildings. The declaration of a customs free zone in Port Said also attracted many returnees and new migrants. This will substantially reduce the congestion at the customs counters in arrival halls of international airports. It may be about 7pm by the time I claim my luggage and check out the customs. Clearing customs at an airport terminal, Wilkinson insists on pushing a luggage trolley. Much of counterfeit items are seized at ports by customs. The protests follow the discovery of the slaughtered birds in an Italian lorry during a customs check at the Udvari border crossing point to Croatia. Once you've checked in, and before you go through customs, check out the shops at the far end of the check-in area. Willie worked as a home finance adviser for Barclays Bank and used names from a database at work to help the drug smugglers get through airport customs checks. If that is not all, the customs check is yet to commence. When I passed through Sheremetevo airport in August the customs were just like any other country's. Richard and I proceeded through the customs check to the Swissair counter. This would have disguised the smell from dogs used by customs officials to check for drugs. We then headed downstairs to baggage claim, retrieved our luggage and went through customs. At the airport, however, there was no customs check, and there were no immigration officials. I had to leave you alone in the sun when customs was checking our gear in Iraq, ever since then you haven't been right. According to authorities, Braude flew into JFK airport in June and the artefacts were discovered during a routine customs check. He added that along with the inspection of aircraft, the police squads are double-checking all luggage passing through customs. Russian customs worked pretty much the same way as customs at any airport. 1.2 The duties levied by a government on imported goods. 关税 Example sentencesExamples Imports of nitrogen fertilisers are currently charged a 25 per cent customs duty. The crown leased the collection of customs and excise duties to syndicates of tax farmers, who paid a cash advance and often an interest free loan as security to the king. Each party is free, however, to determine unilaterally the level of customs duty on imports coming from outside the area. What was a luxury turned out to be a necessity at one stage, thanks to the slash in sales tax, customs duty and tariff. Because you seem to have imported the car into Bulgaria, you have to pay customs duty when you return to Turkey. In pursuit of that objective, they sometimes cut corners - as, allegedly, BAT did when it attempted to avoid customs duty. The peak rate of customs duty has been left untouched at 20 per cent. Developing countries must reduce customs and other duties on imports by 24 per cent to facilitate imports at cheaper prices. And, I might add, the ignominy of being caught evading customs duty on several lakhs worth of luxury goods. Of course, there is no real comparison between a government choosing to waive customs duty on its own accord and a person actually being involved in a case of tax fraud. He also recalled that recently the Government imposed protective customs duty on imported vegetables and fruit. The customs duty on imports was at first designed only to raise revenue. On alloy steel, copper, zinc and lead the customs duty has been reduced from 20 per cent to 15 per cent. He advised against hikes in customs and excise duties and adding to the VAT rate, already amongst the highest in Europe. The state has been losing $1.2 billion a year in unpaid customs and excise duties, according to Dimitrov. To make power affordable, we were expecting elimination of customs duty on import of fuels for power generation and other sops. The Patels also paid the Indian customs duty on the gold. Mr. Aiyar has also asked the ministry to exempt domestic cooking gas LPG and kerosene from customs and excise duties. Woolworths has appealed to the Government to reduce customs duty because it is pushing prices of imported goods to very high levels. The importation of arts and crafts from Brazil will normally give rise to customs duty. Synonyms import taxes Origin Late Middle English: originally in the singular, denoting a customary due paid to a ruler, later duty levied on goods on their way to market.
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