customs authorities
Import control agency
Customs authorities are government agencies responsible for regulating goods crossing national borders.
They collect duties and tariffs, enforce import and export laws, and prevent smuggling of contraband.
The shipment was held up by customs authorities for inspection.
The term often appears in travel and trade contexts where border regulations apply.
- revenue collectionSecuring payments owed
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- import dutiesTaxes on incoming goods
- export controlsRestrictions on foreign sales
- economic sanctionsPunitive international trade restrictions
border patrols · random searches · green channel · nothing to declare · goods to declare · border crossing · import ban · free trade agreements · excise taxes · duty-free zones · trade quotas · contraband · port of entry · fiscal policy
customs authoritiessmugglers
Illegal goods transporters
bootleggers · organized crime · cartels · black marketeers · pirates
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