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customs duty
/ˈkʌstəmz ˈdjuːti/

customs duty

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈkʌstəmz ˈduːti/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈkʌstəmz ˈdjuːti/
🇷🇺 Russian
[tɐˈmoʐɨnːəjə ˈpoʂlʲɪnə]
Meaning of customs duty

tax paid on imported goods

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customs duty

When to use customs duty

Customs duty increased the cost of the shipment

Таможенная пошлина увеличила стоимость груза.

The shop paid customs duty before release

Магазин заплатил таможенную пошлину перед выпуском товара.

customs duty usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Таможенная пошлина увеличила стоимость груза.

Customs duty increased the cost of the shipment.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Магазин заплатил таможенную пошлину перед выпуском товара.

The shop paid customs duty before release.

Similar words

customs duty

таможенная пошлина — tax paid on imported goods

customs duty

exact match for the tax charged on imported goods

import duty

a tax on imported goods, the same core meaning as customs duty but phrased from the import side

tariff

a tax on imports, but also a general term for a price list or rate, so it is broader than customs duty

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What's the difference between customs duty / import duty / tariff

🇬🇧English
customs duty

таможенная пошлина — tax paid on imported goods

B1Often

Customs duty increased the cost of the shipment.

Таможенная пошлина увеличила стоимость груза.

C
🇬🇧English
customs duty

exact match for the tax charged on imported goods

B1Very Often

The company had to pay customs duty on the imported electronics.

Компания должна была заплатить таможенную пошлину за импортированную электронику.

I
🇬🇧English
import duty

a tax on imported goods, the same core meaning as customs duty but phrased from the import side

B1Often

Import duty increased the final price of the goods.

Импортная пошлина увеличила конечную цену товара.

T
🇬🇧English
tariff

a tax on imports, but also a general term for a price list or rate, so it is broader than customs duty

B1Often

The government announced a new tariff on steel imports.

Правительство объявило о новом тарифе на импорт стали.

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customs duty translation: таможенная пошлина. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce customs duty

/ˈkʌstəmz ˈdjuːti/

customs duty translation

таможенная пошлина

customs duty examples

Customs duty increased the cost of the shipment.

customs duty transcription

/ˈkʌstəmz ˈdjuːti/, /ˈkʌstəmz ˈduːti/

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customs duty meaning: what does it mean?

tax paid on imported goods

customs duty pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

customs duty is pronounced as /ˈkʌstəmz ˈdjuːti/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

customs duty definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Customs duty increased the cost of the shipment. Translation: Таможенная пошлина увеличила стоимость груза.

Is customs duty part of Shipping and Customs Documents vocabulary?

Yes, customs duty (таможенная пошлина) can be learned in the Shipping and Customs Documents topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is customs duty part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, customs duty (таможенная пошлина) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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