customs
Example Sentences
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But it was intercepted at customs in Japan.
From BBC
The estimated market value was roughly $782,000, according to Hong Kong customs authorities, who arrested the men and seized the bars and the cookies they were hidden under.
A Turkish company restored the old governor's palace, customs house and two mosques, but the project stalled in 2019 after Bashir fell from power in the face of mass protests.
From Barron's
As he was being questioned, a customs official checked department records and found that Martinez was stopped on Sept. 10.
From Los Angeles Times
He schemed to get an imported copy seized by customs to trigger a court case over its content.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
