customs house
Border tariff office
A customs house is a government building, typically located at a port or border crossing, where officials inspect imported goods and collect duties and tariffs.
Historically, these were prominent structures in trading cities, and many grand 19th-century customs houses still stand as architectural landmarks even when no longer serving their original function.
The ship's cargo was held at the customs house pending inspection.
Methodical assessment or review
- searchAct of seeking
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- screeningEvaluative selection process
declaration · prohibited · scanner · verification · confiscation · baggage · luggage · sniffer dog
Required moral task
- levyCompulsory government charge
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- schedulePlan of timed events
rate · valuation · classification · commodity · quota · assessment · harmonized · antidumping
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- pierWaterfront landing structure
maritime · seaport · terminal · stevedore · longshoreman · vessel · anchorage · jetty
Inspection station on route
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- frontierEdge of settlement
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- entryAccess or submission
exit · passport · visa · control · gate · barrier · security · patrol
examination
Methodical assessment or review
- searchAct of seeking
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
screening · declaration · prohibited · scanner · verification · confiscation · baggage · luggage · sniffer dog · X-ray
duty
Required moral task
schedule · rate · valuation · classification · commodity · quota · assessment · harmonized · antidumping · countervailing
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
pier · maritime · seaport · terminal · stevedore · longshoreman · vessel · anchorage · jetty · waterfront
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- frontierEdge of settlement
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
entry · exit · passport · visa · control · gate · barrier · security · patrol · guard
mercantile
Relating to trade
shipment · consignment · broker · agent · merchant · goods · commodities · manifesto · clearance · forwarding
office
Professional work location
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- hallInterior connecting pathway
depot · terminal · gatehouse · station · colonial · heritage · historic · architecture · waterfront · portside
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- bordersborder, boundary, border crossing, national borders, boundary line
- customsholiday tradition, greeting, rituals, unspoken rules, cheek kissing
- government propertycourthouse, post office, military base, national park, city hall
- harbordock, docks, pier, piers, wharf
customs housefree port
Customs-exempt harbor area
free trade zone · duty-free zone · free market · tax haven · transit zone
customs housewarehouse
Bulk goods storage building
house, custom, household, customer, customs, excise, domicile, customhouse, customhouses