customs checkpoint
Entry control point
A customs checkpoint is a designated location where travelers and goods are inspected by government officials before crossing an international border.
Officers verify documents, collect duties on imports, and screen for prohibited items like contraband or undeclared goods: We waited two hours at the customs checkpoint.
Also found at airports and seaports.
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
- borderOuter edge or limit
- frontierEdge of settlement
- port of entryAuthorized border crossing location
- border patrolBoundary enforcement agency
import restrictions · contraband · free trade agreements · long lines · boundary · passport control · travel documents · cargo inspection · export controls · smuggling · metal detector · random search · security guard · seizure · nothing to declare · green channel · search · hidden compartment
- customswedding custom, burial custom, custom, holiday tradition, greeting
- travel gatewaysairport hub, gateway city, travel hub, entry point, arrival point
- Brazil bordersArgentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru
- border crossingsborder crossing, entry point, port of entry, immigration desk, immigration office
- Franco-Swiss BorderGeneva, Lake Geneva, border crossing, CERN, duty-free zone
- delivery spotsdoorstep, porch, mailbox, front door, reception desk
customs checkpointfree passage
Unhindered right to travel
free trade zone · duty-free zone · international waters · no-man's-land
customs checkpointdeparture gate
Airport exit to aircraft
boarding area · departure lounge · exit point · check-in counter
customs checkpointsmuggling route
Path for moving contraband