primary customs inspection [ primary customs check ]

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customs profession [ customs agent | customs officer | Customs officials(ECLAS) ]

border guard | customs and excise duty officer | customs control officer | customs officer

customs clearance agent | shipping agent | customs and excise officer | customs broker

national infrastructure examining inspector | planning inspector | government planning inspector | planning and development surveyor

customs broker

customs [ border post | customs-house | customs zone | frontier post ]

customs regulations [ community customs code | customs legislation | customs treatment ]

G. whereas on 12 January 2012 it was reported that a Russian ship, allegedly carrying arms and/or munitions destined for the Syrian government had reached Syria after having been inspected in Cypriot waters off Limassol; whereas the ship, destined for the Syrian port city of Latakia, was reportedly prevented by Cypriot customs from continuing its journey because of its suspected cargo; whereas Cypriot custom officials were unable to open four containers on the ship, it was concluded they contained ‘dangerous cargo’ – i.e. arms and m ...[+++]unitions; whereas the Cypriot Foreign Ministry confirmed that the ship was allowed to continue its journey after the crew of the ship and its Russian owners ‘provided assurances’ that it would not head for Syria; whereas the ship is believed to have set off from St Petersburg in early December 2011;

There are two main types of NTBs: the first one consists of direct price influencers, such as export subsidies or drawbacks, countervailing and anti-dumping duties, exchange rate manipulations, methods of imports valuation, customs surcharges, lengthy customs procedures, sanitary regulations, establishment of minimum import prices, unreasonable standards and inspection procedures.

3. Calls on the Commission to engage with the customs and other competent authorities of third countries which constitute major export markets with the objective of reducing the use in connection with EU-manufactured or assembled products of overly stringent or unnecessary inspection procedures, such as the US requirement for 100% scanning of cargo containers, which act as a non-tariff and hidden barrier to trade;

4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop an integrated risk-analysis system for passengers who may with good reason be suspected of being a security threat and for checks on luggage and cargo, based on all available, reliable information, in particular that provided by the police, intelligence services, customs and transport undertakings; takes the view that the entire system should be informed by the search for effectiveness, and in full compliance with Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on Non-discrimination and in line with EU legislation on data protection;