customs area
Immigration inspection zone
A customs area is a designated zone where goods and travelers are inspected by government officials before entering or leaving a country.
At airports, the customs area is where passengers declare items and may have luggage searched: We waited in the customs area for an hour.
The term also refers to regions sharing common trade regulations, like the European Union customs area.
- border checkpointControlled crossing between nations
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
- baggage claimWhere travelers retrieve checked items
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
green channel · nothing to declare · goods to declare · declaration · luggage search · sniffer dog · random check · contraband · import restrictions · trade agreement · port of entry · risk assessment · terminal · cargo handling · arrival · restricted · control · immigration
- airportterminal, gate, gates, runway, baggage claim
- transit hubsairport, airport terminal, airports, train station, train stations
- trade zonesfree trade zone, trading hub, economic zone, free zone, trade hub
- borderlandsborderland, borderlands, border, border zone, border region
- restricted areaslab, buffer zone, safe zone, barricaded, demilitarized zone
- baggage claimcarousels, conveyor belts, baggage tags, lost luggage, suitcases
customs areaduty-free zone
Area without import levies
free trade zone · arrivals hall · airside · landside · international waters
customs areadomestic terminal
Airport area for internal flights