customs

noun4

1. •
   the government office that charges a tax on things arriving from other countries

   • Customs stopped us in the airport for an inspection.
2. •
   The location at a border checkpoint where customs checks are carried out.

   • "You said someone from Cubetown was gonna meet us here at the airport?" "Yeah. We go through customs, then they'll meet us outside baggage claim." — 2022
3. •
   [in the plural] The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.

   • Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France.
4. •
   The process of going through customs checks at a border checkpoint.

   • They usually don't care about customs, but she was clearly planning on selling most of it.