Customs and Excise

Customs and Excise
Customs and Excise UK US noun [singular]
the government department in the UK in charge of collecting the taxes to be paid on goods that are bought or sold, or brought into the country http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/customs-and-excise.htm
Thesaurus: relating to tax and taxationhyponym uk and commonwealth government departments and organizationshyponym

* * *

Customs and Excise [Customs and Excise] (also fml Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise)
the British government department responsible for collecting customs duties, taxes charged on imports from outside the European Union, and excise duties, taxes charged on certain types of goods, such as wine and beer, petrol and tobacco products. The Department of Customs and Excise also collects ↑VAT, a tax charged on the price of many goods and services in Britain, and works to prevent banned goods such as some drugs being imported into Britain

•

A large quantity of drugs has been seized by Customs and Excise officials today.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Customs and Excise — refers to customs duty and excise duty. In certain countries, the national tax authorities that are responsible for collecting those duties are named Customs and Excise, including: HM Customs and Excise, a department of the British government… …   Wikipedia

  • Customs and Excise — ˌCustoms and ˈExcise noun TAX ORGANIZATIONS the former name for HM Revenue and Customs * * * Customs and Excise UK US noun ► the previous name for the British government’s customs department, responsible for collecting taxes on goods brought into …   Financial and business terms

  • Customs and Excise — n the department of the British government that is responsible for collecting tax on goods that are being bought or sold, or goods that have been brought into the country …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Customs and Excise — (also fml Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise) the British government department responsible for collecting customs duties, taxes charged on imports from outside the European Union, and excise duties, taxes charged on certain goods produced in… …   Universalium

  • Customs and Excise — N PROPER Customs and Excise is a British government department which is responsible for collecting taxes on imported and exported goods. Compare Customs Service …   English dictionary

  • Customs and Excise — See: Board of Customs and Excise …   Accounting dictionary

  • Customs and Excise — See Board of Customs and Excise …   Big dictionary of business and management

  • Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong) — Customs and Excise Department 香港海關 heung1gong2 hoi2gwaan1 Agency overview Formed 1909 …   Wikipedia

  • Customs and Excise Extra Guards Association — CEEGA Full name Customs and Excise Extra Guards Association Country Trinidad and Tobago Affiliation NATUC Key people Andre Cabarr President Office location Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago The Customs and Excise Extra …   Wikipedia

  • Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise — ➡ Customs and Excise * * * …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”