The customs authority
Example: Customs authority regulates goods entering or leaving national borders legally
Definition
"The customs authority" refers to an official government agency responsible for regulating and monitoring goods, vehicles, and people entering or leaving a country, ensuring compliance with laws, collecting duties, and preventing illegal trade and smuggling activities.
Etymology
The term "the customs authority" combines "customs," derived from Old French 'costume' meaning habitual practice or usage, later evolving to signify duties levied on goods, and "authority," from Latin 'auctoritas,' meaning power or right to enforce laws. Together, they denote the official body empowered to oversee customs regulations.
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"The customs authority" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Management - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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