customs office
Import inspection station
A customs office is a government facility where officials inspect goods and travelers crossing international borders.
It handles duties, tariffs, and enforcement of import/export regulations.
You'll find customs offices at airports, seaports, and land border crossings: We declared our purchases at the customs office.
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- random searchUnsystematic examination of possibilities
- sniffer dogScent-trained law enforcement animal
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- customs declarationStatement of transported goods
customs law · tariffs · border patrols · import duties · customs clearance · recordkeeping · embargoes · quotas · export · port of entry · customs officer · border · visa · immigration · risk assessment · duty · duty free · luggage
- customscustoms, customs clearance, customs declaration, customs duty, customs officers
- entry pointsborder checkpoint, border station, port of entry, immigration station, border crossing
- harbordock, docks, pier, piers, wharf
- institutionsacademy, government, public hospitals, museum, public libraries
- portsport, seaport, harbor, seaports, harbors
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
customs officeimmigration office
Agency processing foreign nationals
passport control · immigration checkpoint · border patrol · visa office · consulate
customs officefree trade zone
Region without import duties
duty-free zone · free port · Schengen zone · duty-free shop · free trade area