Customs

:This article is about import/export tarriffs. For other uses, see custom.

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Customs duty is a tariff or tax on the import or export of goods. Traditionally in England, it was part of the customary revenue of the king, and therefore did not need parliamentary consent to be levied, unlike excise duty, land tax, or other impositions.

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Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting customs duty and for controlling the flow of people, animals and goods, as well as personal effects and hazardous items, in and out of the country. The customs agency is different from the immigration authority, which monitors persons who leave or enter the country, checking for appropriate documentation, apprehending people wanted by international search warrants, and impeding the entry of others deemed dangerous to the country.

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Tariff: :For other senses of this word, see tariff (disambiguation)....

Tax: A tax is a compulsory charge or other levy imposed on an individual or a legal entity by a state or a functional equivalent of a state (e.g., tribes, secessionist movements or revolutionary movements). Taxes could also be imposed by a subnational entity....

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....

Customs related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Customs House Amsterdam	Elsinore Harbour the Customs House and Kronborg Castle Beyond 1859	Matthew Bridge and the Customs House with the Tower of St. Marys Cathedral 1819	Pere Albert Offering His Book to the Prince from the "Customs and Recollections of Pere Albert"
James I The Conqueror Entrusts to Vidal de Canellas the Compilation of the Customs of Aragon