noun
custom
A tax charged on imported goods.
The shipment is subject to customs charges.
Etymology
The older word includes customary payments. A duty traditionally owed on traded goods retained that name, especially as a charge on imports.
More examples
- Officials collected customs at the port.
- The importer paid the required custom.
- The document recorded the custom due on the goods.
Forms
custom · customs
Similar words
- import duty
- The fuller ordinary equivalent.
- tariff
- A tax or schedule of taxes on imports.