{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"customs office","description":"At the moment of customs declaration – whether at a land border, seaport, or airport – the customs office acts as the competent government authority. It receives and examines import and export declarations, applies risk-based controls, assesses duties and taxes, and releases goods for onward movement. Every cross-border consignment must pass through at least one customs office, either directly or via a licensed customs broker acting on the trader's behalf. Major ports and international airports ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-office","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-29T18:23:29.820054","citation":"BAZG (bazg.admin.ch): Dienststellenverzeichnis (bewilligte und besetzte Zollstellen, Öffnungszeiten); Waren anmelden / Warenanmeldung Schweiz; Passar Warenverkehrssystem / Transportprozess mit Passar. Stand: Juni 2026.","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/customs-office","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"customs office · At the moment of customs declaration – whether at a land border, seaport, or airport – the customs office acts as the competent government authority. · Quelle: BAZG (bazg.admin.ch): Dienststellenverzeichnis (bewilligte und besetzte Zollstellen, Öffnungszeiten); Waren anmelden / Warenanmeldung Schweiz; Passar Warenverkehrssystem / Transportprozess mit Passar. Stand: Juni 2026."}