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Customs areaA geographic area that is responsible for levying its own customs duties at its border.Similar MatchesCustoms dutyCustoms dutyAn import tariff. Customs unionCustoms unionAn agreement by two or more countries to erect a common external tariff and to abolish restrictions on trade among members. Customs procedureCustoms procedureThe practices used by customs officers to clear goods into a country and levy tariffs. Includes clearance procedures such as documentation and inspection, methods of determining a good's classification, and methods of assigning its value as the base for an ad valorem tariff. Any of these can impede trade and constitute a NTB. Customs classificationCustoms classification1. The category defining the tariff to be applied to an imported good. 2. The act of determining this category, which may be subject to various rules and/or to the discretion of the customs officer". Customs valuationCustoms valuationThe method by which a customs officer determines the value of an imported good for the purpose of levying an ad valorem tariff. When this method is biased against importing, it becomes an NTB. Further SuggestionsCustoms stationHer Majesty's Customs and Excise United States Customs Service Customs union Customs Service Customs officer Customs Broker Uniform Customs and Practices (Brochure 500) |
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