customs duty — noun money collected under a tariff • Syn: ↑customs, ↑custom, ↑impost • Hypernyms: ↑duty, ↑tariff • Hyponyms: ↑ship money … Useful english dictionary
customs 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 … Accounting dictionary
customs duty — /ˈkʌstəmz djuti/ (say kustuhmz dyoohtee) noun a duty imposed by law on imported or, less commonly, exported goods …
customs duty — government tax paid by an importer on items brought in from a foreign country … English contemporary dictionary
customs duty — A form of *taxation levied on the importation or *exportation of goods or services … Auditor's dictionary
customs duty — / kʌstəmz ˌdju:ti/ noun a tax on goods imported into a country … Dictionary of banking and finance
Customs — 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: •… … Financial and business terms
Customs 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… … Wikipedia
customs 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( … Financial and business terms
customs — n. pl. 1. money collected under a tariff; a duty imposed on imported goods. Syn: customs duty, custom, impost. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the government department administering the collection of import tariffs. Used with as singular verb. [PJC] 3. that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
