douane
Where imports clear
Douane is a French word for customs—the government agency that inspects goods crossing borders and collects duties.
English speakers encounter it mainly in European contexts: We waited at the douane for our luggage to clear.
The word appears on signs at border crossings throughout French-speaking countries.
Formal public announcement
- tariffTax on traded goods
- levyCompulsory government charge
- exciseRemove by cutting
- importObtain from overseas
export · smuggling · contraband · seizure · broker · agent · compliance · quota
Edge of settlement
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- controlAuthority to direct
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- checkpointInspection station on route
demarcation · boundary · no-man's-land · borderland · immigration
Adhering to requirements
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- restrictionsLimitations on action
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
quarantine · classification · valuation · protocol · jurisdiction · antidumping · countervailing · GATT
Government-issued travel credential
Inspection station on route
- searchAct of seeking
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
detector · scanner · verification · audit · probe · surveillance · interdiction · monitoring
declaration
Formal public announcement
import · export · smuggling · contraband · seizure · broker · agent · compliance · quota · prohibited
frontier
Edge of settlement
checkpoint · demarcation · boundary · no-man's-land · borderland · immigration
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- restrictionsLimitations on action
sanctions · quarantine · classification · valuation · protocol · jurisdiction · antidumping · countervailing · GATT · WTO
passport
Government-issued travel credential
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- searchAct of seeking
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
scrutiny · detector · scanner · verification · audit · probe · surveillance · interdiction · monitoring · pat-down
douanefree passage
Unhindered right to travel
free trade · open borders · free movement · duty-free · Schengen zone
douanesmuggling
Illegal covert transport
contraband · black market · illicit trade · bootlegging · free trade zone