1) to clear, get through, go through, pass through customs (we got through customs very quickly)
2) to dear, get smt. through customs (we got the toys through customs without difficulty)
3) to declare smt. at customs
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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
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
customs — are established ways of thinking and acting in societies. They have been studied at various levels. Ethnographic accounts detail the routine minutiae of daily life. At a greater level of complexity the rules implicit in these routines can be… … Dictionary of sociology
customs — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) the duties levied by a government on imported goods. 2) the official department that administers and collects such duties. ORIGIN originally meaning a customary due paid to a ruler, later duty levied on goods on their way to… … English terms dictionary
Customs — This article is about import/export tariffs. For other uses, see Custom (disambiguation). Customs, Tolls or Duties of the Corporation of Kinsale (1788) Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding cus … Wikipedia
customs — This term is usually applied to those taxes which are payable upon goods and merchandise imported or exported. Pollock v. Farmer s Loan & Trust Co., 158 U.S. 601, 15 S.Ct. 912, 39 L.Ed. 1108. The duties, toll, tribute, or tariff payable upon… … Black's law dictionary
customs — This term is usually applied to those taxes which are payable upon goods and merchandise imported or exported. Pollock v. Farmer s Loan & Trust Co., 158 U.S. 601, 15 S.Ct. 912, 39 L.Ed. 1108. The duties, toll, tribute, or tariff payable upon… … Black's law dictionary
customs — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ French, UK, US, etc. VERB + CUSTOMS ▪ clear, go through ▪ We cleared customs by five o clock … Collocations dictionary
customs — / kʌstəmz/ plural noun the government department which organises the collection of taxes on imports, or an office of this department at a port or airport ● He was stopped by customs. ● Her car was searched by customs. ♦ to go through customs to… … Marketing dictionary in english
