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customs
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Identity Check
An identity check verifies that the consignment matches its documentation, including seals, markings, lot numbers and the nature and quantity of the…
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Physical Check
A physical check involves direct examination of the goods, which may include inspection of the product, its packaging and labelling, temperature checks…
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Customs Warehouse
A customs warehouse is an approved facility where non-Union goods may be stored without payment of import duties until they are released…
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Free Circulation
Release for free circulation is the customs procedure that gives non-Union goods Union status, allowing them to move freely within the EU…
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Customs Controls
Customs controls are checks performed by customs authorities to ensure goods comply with import and export rules, including verification of declarations, documents…
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Customs Broker
A customs broker is a licensed intermediary who prepares and lodges customs declarations and completes import and export formalities on behalf of…
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Customs Declaration
A customs declaration is the formal statement submitted to customs authorities placing goods under a specific customs procedure, such as release for…
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HS Code
An HS code is the six-digit classification number assigned to a product under the international Harmonized System maintained by the World Customs…
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Combined Nomenclature
The Combined Nomenclature is the EU’s eight-digit goods classification system, built on the six-digit Harmonized System and set out in Annex I…
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TARIC
TARIC is the EU’s Integrated Tariff, extending the Combined Nomenclature to ten digits and listing every measure that applies to specific products,…