Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - customs

1. Customs is the official organization responsible for collecting taxes on goods coming into a country and preventing illegal goods from being brought in. ...components similar to those seized by British customs. ...customs officers. N-PROPER: oft N n 2. Customs is the place where people arriving from a foreign country have to declare goods that they bring with them. He walked through customs. N-UNCOUNT 3. Customs duties are taxes that people pay for importing and exporting goods. ADJ: ADJ n 4. see also custom