English-French translations for customs

• douane
  Code des douanes communautaire - Programme Douane 2013 (débat) Community Customs Code - Customs 2013 programme (debate)
  Un environnement sans support papier pour la douane et le commerce (vote) A paperless environment for customs and trade (vote)
  Code des douanes communautaire (débat) Community Customs Code (debate)
• douanes
  Code des douanes communautaire - Programme Douane 2013 (débat) Community Customs Code - Customs 2013 programme (debate)
  Code des douanes communautaire (débat) Community Customs Code (debate)
  Les douanes ont besoin d'informations pour pouvoir stopper les expéditions. Customs need information to be able to stop shipments.
• droits de douane
  Une réduction des droits de douane est prévue. A reduction in customs duties is planned.
  Il se trouve que, techniquement, il est difficile de réduire les droits de douane. Technically, lowering customs tariffs seems to be difficult.
  Le deuxième point concerne l’exemption des droits de douane. The second aspect concerns exemption from customs duties.

Definition of customs

• The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods
• The government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods

Examples

• Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France
• Customs has pulled us over on our way for an inspection

Related words

• customs duty
• customs officer
• customs inspection
• customs check
• customs union
• customs declaration
• customs value
• customs clearance
• customs office