customs
The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods.
Example
“Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France.”
Other meanings
The government department or agency that is authorised to collect the taxes imposed on imported goods.
“Customs stopped us in the airport for an inspection.”
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.”
Word history
From Middle English "custome hous".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “customs” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.