Customs declaration

The Kuwait Customs

• Alcohol of all kinds is forbidden to enter.
• Materials containing packaging. In quantities. Will be considered commercial and require a temporary import license
• Fees for commercial materials 5%
• Customs Broker https://www.eqab.net

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection handles the customs imports and exports of Australia. Incoming passengers are required to declare for inspection all food, plant material and animal products on arrival in Australia.[8]

Customs declaration managed by the Canada Border Services Agency:

• Each Canadian resident returning to Canada can have a personal exception on goods and gifts purchased or received in another country. Personal exceptions are based on the length of the absence from the country. 24 hours, 48 hours, or 7 days.
• Alcohol limitations: 1.5 L of wine or 1.14 L of liquor or 24 x 355 ml cans or bottles (8.5 L) of beer or ale. (Must be of legal age in the province of importation.) Tobacco limitations, 200 cigarettes, 200 tobacco sticks, 50 cigars or cigarillos and 200 grams of manufactured tobacco (Special Duty may apply).
• Each individual must declare travelling with $10,000 or more in cash.[9][10]

General Administration of Customs handles the customs imports and exports for the Government of China.[11][12]

The European Union has a European Commission for Taxation and Customs Union. The European Union Customs Union sets trade in the EU. The European Customs Information Portal is an importing and exporting service provided by the EU.[13][14] Some territories within the EU do not participate in the customs union, usually as a result of their geographic circumstances. Through agreements, the EU has customs unions with Andorra, San Marino, and Turkey respectively, with the exceptions of certain goods.[15][16]

The Customs and Excise Department handles the customs imports and exports for Hong Kong.[17] [18]

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs handles the customs imports and exports of India.[19]

Items prohibited for import:[20]

• Maps and literature where Indian external boundaries have been shown incorrectly
• Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
• Goods violating any of the legally enforceable intellectual property rights
• Wildlife products
• Counterfeit currency notes/coin or fake currency notes
• Specified Live Birds and animals

The Directorate General of Customs and Excise handles the customs imports and exports of Indonesia.[21]

The New Zealand Customs Service handles the customs imports and exports of New Zealand.[22][23]

Pakistan Customs handles the customs imports and exports for Pakistan and control of the list of tariffs in Pakistan.[24]

The Bureau of Customs handles the customs imports and exports for Philippines.[25]

The Customs Service of Poland handles the customs imports and exports for Poland[26]

The Federal Customs Service of Russia handles the customs imports and exports for the Russia. Russian Customs Tariff cover the Federal Customs Service of Russia [27]

Singapore Customs handles the customs imports and exports for Singapore.[28]

Korea Customs Service handles the customs imports and exports for South Korea.[29]

Sri Lanka Customs handles the customs imports and exports for Sri Lanka[30]

The Swedish Customs Service handles the customs imports and exports for Sweden.[31]

The UKBA often cooperates with the Police, such as at this customs raid. The officer on the left is a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO)

The UK Border Agency handles customs in the United Kingdom. The UK Border Agency works with HM Revenue and Customs.[32][33] HMRC's Customs Declaration Service (CDS) is replacing the long-standing CHIEF system of customs declaration.[34]

When the Northern Ireland Protocol comes into effect on 1 January 2021, the Customs Declaration Service will also be used for declarations on goods movements to or from Northern Ireland, including goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland,[34] but other customs declarations will continue to use CHIEF pending a longer-term move to the CDS. HMRC explains that "CHIEF is a reliable and robust platform" but "its age means it can’t easily keep pace with new technology".[35]

U.S. Global Entry Kiosks, that can make a Customs declaration for the traveller.

• U.S. Customs asks the Head of a household to complete the form (CBP Form 6059B as of July 2016). Family members residing in the same household, who are related by marriage, adoption, blood, or domestic relationship, can use one form.
• For returning U.S. residents: The personal duty exemption for each family member is $800.00. For example, a family of five members returning is allowed a combined personal duty exemption of $4,000 (calculated as $800 for each family member multiplied by 5).[5][36]
• For international visitors: US laws allow visitors some exemptions, like tobacco, gifts, personal effects, etc. The head of a household can complete a form for a family. It is good to check the current duties and exemptions to avoid tax or loss of goods.
• Anyone travelling with more than $10,000 must declare it.[5][37][38]

Shannon Airport preclearance

• At some international airports, the US operates United States border preclearance stations, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is done before boarding the international flight.[39]
• If exporting goods that are valued more than $2,500, an extra form is required: the Electronic Export Information (EEI) form. The Automated Export System (AES) is the system used by U.S. exporters to electronically declare their international exports. This information is used by the Census Bureau to help compile U.S. export and trade statistics.[40]