customs officer

  • 1customs officer — UK US noun [C] TAX, GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT ► (also customs official) a person whose job is to check travellers bags to make certain they are not taking goods into a country without paying taxes: »She was stopped by a customs officer who opened her …

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  • 2Customs officer — A customs officer is a law enforcement agent who enforces customs laws, on behalf of a government. Contents 1 Hong Kong 1.1 Mission 1.2 Values 2 United Kingdom …

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  • 3customs officer — noun An officer enforcing customs laws …

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  • 4customs officer — / kʌstəmz ˌɒfɪsə/ noun a person working for the Customs and Excise Department …

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  • 5customs-officer — government employee that collects taxes on foreign goods …

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  • 6customs officer — /ˈkʌstəmz ɒfəsə/ (say kustuhmz ofuhsuh) noun a government official whose job is to check people and goods entering and departing from a country …

  • 7Customs house agent — (CHA) is a person who is licensed to act as an agent for transaction of any business relating to the entry or departure of conveyances or the import or export of goods at any Customs station. Contents 1 Liabilities on a CHA 2 Essential Features… …

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  • 8Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong) — Customs and Excise Department 香港海關 heung1gong2 hoi2gwaan1 Agency overview Formed 1909 …

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  • 9Customs — 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: •… …

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  • 10customs agent — ➔ agent * * * customs agent UK US noun [S] (also customs broker) ► TAX, TRANSPORT, COMMERCE a person or company that is paid to make sure that all necessary taxes are paid and rules are followed so that goods can be imported into a country: »One… …

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