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Customs or Economic Office

A Union constituted by and composed of Members of the CCC (WCO), of the United Nations or its specialized agencies, which has competence to adopt its own legislation that its binding on its Members, in respect of matters governed by the Convention to which it wishes to accede, and has competence

Read more Customs procedures with economic impact

The following customs procedures require an authorisation and in some situations an evaluation of their economic impact: customs warehousing, inward processing, processing under customs control, temporary importation, outward processing.

Read more Customs Release

The approval given by Customs that authorises a transit shed operator to deliver goods from the transit shed subject to such conditions the Commissioners may impose.

Read more Customs Seal

This is an indicative seal that a customs officer may apply to identify goods under customs control. It may be applied in addition to a trader’s commercial seal.

Read more Customs Transit Operation

Transport of goods from an office of departure to an office of destination under Customs transit (*).

Read more Customs Union

The merger of countries: EU

Read more Customs Value

The value of goods established according to the customs rules for the levying of ad-valorem duties

Read more Customs Warehousing

Customs procedure allowing the storage of non-Community goods without subjecting them to import duties or commercial policy measures, and Community goods with a view to applying measures normally requiring the export of such goods.

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