Customs area — Southern edge (customs border) of Captain Cook wharf, Ports of Auckland, New Zealand. An electric fence is faintly visible behind the historical fence. A customs area is an area designated for storage of commercial goods that have not yet cleared … Wikipedia
Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong) — Customs and Excise Department 香港海關 heung1gong2 hoi2gwaan1 Agency overview Formed 1909 … Wikipedia
Customs broking — Customs brokerage is a profession that involves the clearing of goods through customs barriers for importers and exporters (usually businesses). This involves the preparation of documents and/or electronic submissions, the calculation (and… … Wikipedia
Border guard — Border Guard, Border Patrol, Border police, or Frontier police is a national security agency that performs border control, i.e., enforces the security of national borders. In various states these forces have different official names,… … Wikipedia
Customs — Cus‧toms [ˈkʌstəmz] also customs noun [uncountable] ORGANIZATIONS 1. the government department responsible for collecting the tax on goods that have been brought into the country and making sure that illegal goods are not imported or exported: •… … Financial and business terms
Border Guard Service of Russia — ( ru. Пограничная служба России) is a branch of Federal Security Service of Russia tasked with patrol of the Russian border. Border Guards were created in the Russian Empire in the 18th century, however, the origin of the Russian border service… … Wikipedia
Customs and Border Protection — (CBP) Formerly referred to as the Border Patrol, this is now an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). One of its responsibilities is to keep the U.S. borders secure from people crossing illegally. Another one is to meet… … Law dictionary
Border Campaign (Irish Republican Army) — Border Campaign (Operation Harvest) Date 12 December 1956 – 26 February 1962 Location Mainly Irish border Result IRA campaign fails … Wikipedia
Border control — Border controls are measures used by a country to monitor or regulate its borders The control of the flow of people, animals and goods across a border may be controlled by government Customs services. Security is enforced by various kinds of… … Wikipedia
customs — n. pl. 1. money collected under a tariff; a duty imposed on imported goods. Syn: customs duty, custom, impost. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the government department administering the collection of import tariffs. Used with as singular verb. [PJC] 3. that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
customs — index protocol (etiquette) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 customs … Law dictionary
