{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"customs value control","description":"Customs authorities apply customs value control to verify that imported goods have been declared at the price actually paid or payable. Undervaluation – artificially suppressed invoice prices – erodes duty revenue and gives non-compliant importers an unfair competitive edge over those who declare correctly. Officials cross-reference commercial invoices, freight documents, and payment records against price databases or market benchmarks. The review may take the form of a desk audit or an on-site ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-value-control","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T17:46:20.266426","citation":"https://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/valuation.aspx","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/customs-value-control","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"customs value control · Customs authorities apply customs value control to verify that imported goods have been declared at the price actually paid or payable. · Quelle: https://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/valuation.aspx"}