customs law
Border trade rules
Customs law is the body of regulations governing the movement of goods across national borders.
It covers tariffs, duties, import restrictions, and procedures for declaring merchandise.
Customs law determines what can enter a country, what taxes apply, and what documentation is required: The shipment was held up due to customs law violations.
- import dutiesTaxes on incoming goods
- export dutiesTaxes on goods leaving
- tariffTax on traded goods
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
- port of entryAuthorized border crossing location
import quotas · export controls · duty free · embargoes · trade war · nothing to declare · country of origin · excise taxes · broker · red tape · clearance · checkpoint · border · contraband goods · prohibited · quota · manifest · cargo
formality of trade
customs lawsmuggling
Illegal covert transport
contraband trade · black market · illicit trafficking · bootlegging · underground economy