customs agency
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A customs agency is a government organization that inspects goods and people crossing borders to enforce laws about what can be imported or exported. It matters because it helps countries control what enters and leaves their territory, ensuring compliance with trade regulations and legal requirements.
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- Overview
- Taxation
- Trade facilitation
- Security
- Privatization of customs
- Red and green channels
- Blue channel
- Red point phone
- Summary of basic customs rules
- Europe
- Germany
- Romania
- Italy
- Czech Republic and Slovakia
- Ukraine
- The Americas
- Canada
- United States
- Uruguay
- Argentina
- Asia
- Indonesia
- International Customs Day
- See also
- References
- External links
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Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country. Traditionally, customs has been considered as the fiscal subject that charges customs duties (i.e. tariffs) and other taxes on import and export. In recent decades, the views on the functions of customs have considerably expanded and now covers three basic issues: taxation, security, and trade facilitation.