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International Trade vocabulary · Customs and Tariffs

Customs clearance

Meaning in international trade, with examples

nounCore term

In international trade, customs clearance means: The process of completing all customs formalities and paying any duties so that goods are allowed to leave or enter a country.

In Turkish: gümrükleme, gümrük işlemleri

How it is used

Used for both export clearance and import clearance, usually handled by a customs broker or forwarder. Common phrases: 'arrange customs clearance', 'clearance is delayed', 'clearance charges'. The verb is 'clear': the goods cleared customs yesterday.

Example sentences

  1. Import customs clearance took longer than usual because of a physical inspection.

  2. Under DAP, the buyer is responsible for import customs clearance.

Common collocations

  • export customs clearance
  • import customs clearance
  • arrange customs clearance
  • customs clearance charges
  • customsThe government authority that controls goods entering and leaving a country, collects duties and taxes and checks that the rules are followed; also the place where this happens.
  • customs brokerA licensed professional or company that prepares customs declarations and handles clearance on behalf of importers and exporters.
  • customs declarationThe official form, usually submitted electronically, in which a company tells customs what goods it is importing or exporting, with their value, origin and classification.
  • customs dutyThe tax paid to customs on imported goods, calculated from their customs value, their HS code and sometimes their origin.

This word in other fields

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