customs fees

Border crossing payments

Customs fees are charges imposed by a government on goods crossing its borders.

These include import duties, processing charges, and taxes collected when items enter a country: The customs fees on that shipment added twenty percent to the cost.

International shoppers and businesses must factor customs fees into their total expenses.

Opposites
trade barrier type

customs feestax rebates

Returned excess payments

border transaction status

customs feesinternal revenue

Domestically collected government income

local taxes · state taxes · VAT · excise tax · income tax

trade policy orientation

customs feesfree trade

Unrestricted international exchange

open borders · duty-free zones · free trade agreements · duty-free allowance · deregulation

Family

custom, excise

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G