Customs Goods ˈkʌstəmz Pay Seized Large Smuggled Heroin

• the customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin.
• french customs have arrested two men.
• a customs officer
• to go through customs and passport control

customs

1. the government department that collects taxes on goods bought and sold and on goods brought into the country, and that checks what is brought in
• The Customs have seized large quantities of smuggled heroin.
• French Customs have arrested two men.
• a customs officer
2. the place at a port or an airport where your bags are checked as you come into a country
• to go through customs and passport control
3. the taxes that must be paid to the government when goods are brought in from other countries
• to pay customs on something
• customs duty/duties
• income tax
• tax cuts
• The company has to pay customs duties on all imports.
• A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.
• Business rates are very high in the city centre.

Extra Examples

• We cleared customs by five o’clock.
• We got stopped and searched at the Italian customs.
• We had to fill out customs forms on the plane.
• We had to pay customs duties on the beer.
• We were waiting for the goods to receive customs clearance.
• We were waved through customs without a pause.
• You will have to declare these goods when you go through customs.
• the customs post on the border
• the removal of European customs controls
• Customs have seized a large quantity of smuggled heroin.
• Imports from non-EU countries are subject to customs duty of 20 per cent.
• We had to go through customs before we could leave the airport.
• You must pay customs on all imports of alcohol.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: originally in the singular, denoting a customary due paid to a ruler, later ‘duty charged on goods on their way to market’.