Customs valuation — is the process where customs authorities assign a monetary value to a good or service for the purposes of import or export. Generally, authorities engage in this process as a means of protecting tariff concessions, collecting revenue for the… … Wikipedia
Customs house agent — (CHA) is a person who is licensed to act as an agent for transaction of any business relating to the entry or departure of conveyances or the import or export of goods at any Customs station. Contents 1 Liabilities on a CHA 2 Essential Features… … Wikipedia
Value Added Tax-free Exports from the Channel Islands — are exports of goods from the Channel Islands on which value added tax (VAT) is not levied. In recent years, companies in the United Kingdom have expressed concern at the competition thereby offered to their goods on which VAT is… … Wikipedia
Import — For other uses, see Import (disambiguation). World trade A series on Trade … Wikipedia
Customs duties in the United States — The United States imposes tariffs or customs duties on imports of goods. The duty is levied at the time of import and is paid by the importer of record. Customs duties vary by country of origin and product. Goods from many countries are exempt… … Wikipedia
Customs — This article is about import/export tariffs. For other uses, see Custom (disambiguation). Customs, Tolls or Duties of the Corporation of Kinsale (1788) Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding cus … Wikipedia
import — ▪ I. import im‧port 1 [ˈɪmpɔːt ǁ ɔːrt] noun 1. [countable usually plural] COMMERCE something that is made in one country and brought into another, usually in order to be sold there: • The shops are full of cheap imports. 2. [countable usually… … Financial and business terms
Import Duty — A tax collected on imports and some exports by the customs authorities of a country. This tax is used to raise state revenue. It is based on the value of goods called ad valorem duty or the weight, dimensions, or other criteria of the item such… … Investment dictionary
value — /val yooh/, n., v., valued, valuing. n. 1. relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess. 2. monetary or material worth, as in commerce or trade: This piece of land has greatly increased in… … Universalium
value — /ˈvælju / (say valyooh) noun 1. that property of a thing because of which it is esteemed, desirable, or useful, or the degree of this property possessed; worth, merit, or importance: the value of education. 2. material or monetary worth, as in… …