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The international tollbooth where your tan and your salami both raise eyebrows.
means The government authority and procedures that inspect, tax, and regulate goods crossing a national border.
from From Latin 'consuetudo' (habit, custom) by way of Old French — the same root as the 'custom' of regular practice. In medieval England, the dues a merchant 'customarily' paid the crown on imported goods came to be called 'customs,' and the plural eventually attached itself to the office and checkpoint that collected them. So the booth at the airport is, etymologically, just a habit that learned to charge admission.
- Beagle brigade
- USA deploys trained beagles to sniff smuggled food
- Old money
- Customs duties once funded most US federal revenue
- Nothing to declare
- Green channel runs on pure honor system
- Seized art
- Confiscated goods include moon rocks and live tarantulas
- Word origin
- Named for customary tolls owed to medieval kings
us canada border crossing — longest land border in world with 33 official ports of entry processing millions annually
dubai duty free — world's largest airport retail operation where customs-cleared goods generate $2b+ yearly
hong kong port — world's busiest container port handling 20m+ teu annually through customs clearance