Definition: Customs transit

Category: Customs terminology

The term "customs transit" means the customs procedure under which goods are transported under customs control from one ustoms office to another (Kyoto Convention, annex E.1, definition (a)). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/SeriesF_87_EN.pdf
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"The International Convention on the simplification and harmonization of Customs procedures" (Kyoto Convention), quoted in United Nations, "International Merchandise Trade Statistics - Compilers Manual (Edition 2004)", United Nations, New York, 2004
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