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Customs BrokerAn individual or firm licensed by customs authorities to enter and clear imported goods through customs. The broker represents the importer in dealings with the customs authorities.Customs Broker Similar MatchesCustoms officerCustoms officerThe government official who monitors goods moving across a national border and levies tariffs. Customs unionCustoms unionAn agreement by two or more countries to erect a common external tariff and to abolish restrictions on trade among members. Customs unionCustoms unionA group of countries that adopt free trade (zero tariffs and no other restrictions on trade) on trade among themselves, and that also, on each product, agree to levy the same tariff on imports from outside the group. Equivalent to an FTA plus a common external tariff. 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". United States Customs ServiceUnited States Customs ServiceAn agency of the Treasury Department charged with enforcing laws relative to imports. Further SuggestionsCustoms stationCustoms procedure Customs valuation Uniform Customs and Practices (Brochure 500) Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Customs duty Customs Service Customs area |
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