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Glossary

What is Customs authority?

The government body at the buyer's border that checks a shipment's declared HS code and collects any duty owed.

This term in other languages

Arabicالجهة الجمركية
FrenchAdministration douanière
TurkishGümrük idaresi

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What a harmonised system (HS) code is and why the right one matters

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