customs regulations
Border trade laws
Customs regulations are the rules governing what goods can cross national borders and under what conditions.
They cover duties and tariffs, prohibited items, quantity limits, and documentation requirements.
Travelers and importers must comply with customs regulations or face seizure of goods, fines, or criminal charges: The shipment was held up due to customs regulations.
- border crossingTransit between sovereign territories
- port of entryAuthorized border crossing location
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- prohibited itemsGoods forbidden by rules
- import taxLevy on incoming goods
tariffs · customs clearance · customs declaration · nothing to declare · green channel · customs inspection · random search · export tax · trade barriers · free trade zones · most favored nation · customs valuation · export license · customs broker · travel documents · quotas · trade agreements · allowance
- tradetrade balance, free trade, trade barriers, customs, trade deficit
- customscustoms, customs clearance, customs declaration, customs duty, customs officers
- trade policytariff, free trade, quotas, protectionism, sanctions
- Trade Termstariffs, imports, exports, customs, quotas
- trade controlsimport tariffs, import quotas, import restrictions, import regulations, customs duties
- trade lawtrade law, trade regulations, trade laws, trade treaties, commercial law
customs regulationsfree trade
Unrestricted international exchange
open borders · deregulation · customs union · single market · duty-free
customs regulationssmuggling
Illegal covert transport
black market · contraband trade · illicit trade · bootlegging · trafficking