quan thuế

Hàng hóa nhập khẩu phải chịu một mức quan thuế nhất định.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Customs duty: A tax or tariff levied by a government on goods when they are imported into or exported from a country.
   • Customs (as an institution or authority): The government department or service responsible for collecting these duties and controlling the flow of goods across borders.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hàng hóa này phải chịu mức quan thuế cao. (This merchandise is subject to high customs duties.)
  • Anh ấy làm việc cho cục quan thuế. (He works for the customs department.)
  • Chúng tôi phải khai báo với quan thuế. (We must declare to customs.)

Advanced Usage

• "trốn quan thuế": to evade customs duties.

  • Công ty đó bị buộc tội trốn quan thuế. (That company was accused of evading customs duties.)

• "kiểm tra quan thuế": customs inspection.

  • Hàng hóa phải trải qua kiểm tra quan thuế. (The goods must undergo a customs inspection.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thuế quan (n): tariff; often used interchangeably with "quan thuế" for the duty itself.

  • Hiệp định này sẽ giảm thuế quan. (This agreement will reduce tariffs.)

• Hải quan (n): customs; more commonly used for the administrative authority.

  • Nhân viên hải quan rất nghiêm khắc. (The customs officers are very strict.)

Synonyms

• Tariff: A tax on imports or exports.
• Customs duty: A synonym for the tax levied on goods crossing borders.
• Excise: A tax on certain goods, though typically domestic; related in concept.

Related Idioms

• Vượt quan thuế: to clear customs.
  • Lô hàng đã vượt quan thuế thành công. (The shipment has successfully cleared customs.)