customhouse
Duties collected here
A customhouse is a government building where customs duties are collected and where ships or goods are cleared for import or export.
The term dates from when international trade required physical inspection points at ports and borders: The cargo was held at the customhouse pending inspection.
Also spelled as two words: custom house.
Required moral task
- levyCompulsory government charge
- exciseRemove by cutting
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- revenueBusiness income total
assessment · rates · schedule · impost · collection · fee · charge · toll
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
consignee · outbound · inbound · export · import · vessel · harbor · wharf
Methodical assessment or review
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- declarationFormal public announcement
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- invoiceItemized billing statement
documentation · compliance · regulations · quarantine · certificate · appraisal · verification · contraband
Inspection station on route
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- frontierEdge of settlement
- portDocking place for ships
- entryAccess or submission
gate · barrier · boundary · immigration · passport · visa · control · patrol
Exchange of goods, services
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
- goodsThings for sale
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
trading · exchange · marketplace · brokerage · warehouse · bonded · entrepôt · emporium
Rigid administrative system
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- agencyPower to act
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
officials · legislation · protocol · sovereignty · treasury · regulation · governance · law
duty
Required moral task
- levyCompulsory government charge
- exciseRemove by cutting
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
revenue · assessment · rates · schedule · impost · collection · fee · charge · toll · tribute
freight
Goods being transported
consignment · consignee · outbound · inbound · export · import · vessel · harbor · wharf · dockside
examination
Methodical assessment or review
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- declarationFormal public announcement
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
invoice · documentation · compliance · regulations · quarantine · certificate · appraisal · verification · contraband · seizure
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
entry · gate · barrier · boundary · immigration · passport · visa · control · patrol · guard
commerce
Exchange of goods, services
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
- goodsThings for sale
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
merchandise · trading · exchange · marketplace · brokerage · warehouse · bonded · entrepôt · emporium · wholesale
bureaucracy
Rigid administrative system
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- agencyPower to act
administration · officials · legislation · protocol · sovereignty · treasury · regulation · governance · law · collector
customhousefree port
Customs-exempt harbor area
free trade zone · duty-free zone · black market · free zone · tax haven
customhousewarehouse
Bulk goods storage building
storage depot · private dock · distribution center · freight yard