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1customs duty — A tax charged on goods imported into the European Union ( EU). It is based on the value of the imported goods (see Ad Valorem duty) and the description of the goods. Remember that imported goods may be liable to other charges, such as Anti… …
2customs duty — noun money collected under a tariff • Syn: ↑customs, ↑custom, ↑impost • Hypernyms: ↑duty, ↑tariff • Hyponyms: ↑ship money …
3customs duty — A levy on the importation of certain goods and on some goods manufactured from the imported goods. Customs duties are also charged on some exports …
4customs duty — /ˈkʌstəmz djuti/ (say kustuhmz dyoohtee) noun a duty imposed by law on imported or, less commonly, exported goods …
5customs duty — government tax paid by an importer on items brought in from a foreign country …
6customs duty — A form of *taxation levied on the importation or *exportation of goods or services …
7customs duty — / kʌstəmz ˌdju:ti/ noun a tax on goods imported into a country …
8Customs — 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: •… …
9Customs and Excise — refers to customs duty and excise duty. In certain countries, the national tax authorities that are responsible for collecting those duties are named Customs and Excise, including: HM Customs and Excise, a department of the British government… …
10customs tariff — ➔ tariff * * * customs tariff UK US noun [C] TAX ► a tax paid on goods imported into a country: »lower/reduce customs tariffs »Barriers to trade were abolished and a common customs tariff was set up. → See also CUSTOMS DUTY( …
