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CUSTOMS BOOTH [1 record]

Record 1 2009-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A small shelter used by customs officers located at the border.

CONT

Waiting in a long line of traffic for a turn at the customs booth just magnifies the agony of wondering what the customs agent will want to know.

CONT

The smugglers are then forced to go directly through a busy U.S. Customs post with the refugees locked in the trunks of their cars.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Petit abri situé à la frontière dans lequel se trouve un agent de douane.

CONT

Même si les vérifications et les exigences de la carte FAST sont plus sévères que celles du passeport, à la guérite des douanes, le passeport sera obligatoire à compter du 1er janvier 2008.

CONT

Trop de formalités, qui pourraient facilement être remplies ailleurs, le sont au poste de douane, au moment où les marchandises traversent la frontière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Comercio exterior
CONT

El puesto aduanero recibe el embarque en el área restringida con la declaración única aduanera [...]

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