税ぜい関かん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

customs; customs house

Refers to the government agency or office that controls the flow of goods into and out of a country.

〈物もの〉を税ぜい関かんに申しん告こくするto declare something at customs
免めん税ぜい範はん囲いを超こえる酒さけを税ぜい関かんに申しん告こくした。
I declared the liquor that exceeded the duty-free limit at customs.
税ぜい関かんを通とおるto go/pass through customs
空くう港こうの税ぜい関かんをスムーズに通とおることができた。
I was able to get through airport customs smoothly.
税ぜい関かんで〈物もの〉を止とめられるto have something held up at customs
荷に物もつが税ぜい関かんで止とめられて時じ間かんがかかった。
My luggage was held up at customs, which took a while.

カスタム
税関 is the standard term for the customs office, while カスタム in this sense is rare and mainly used in translated or technical documents.

関かん税ぜいN1
税関 is the customs office/agency itself, while 関税 is the tariff or duty charged on goods—easy to mix up because the kanji are reversed.
税ぜい務む署しょN2
税関 handles goods crossing the border, whereas 税務署 is the local tax office that deals with income and other domestic taxes.
通つう関かん
税関 is the physical customs office or authority, while 通関 is the procedural act of clearing goods through customs.
入にゅう国こく管かん理り局きょく
税関 is the customs office that checks goods and luggage, whereas 入国管理局 handles visas, residence status, and immigration control, so the two are easily confused as 'border agencies' but do different jobs.

Compound of 税 (tax) and 関 (barrier, checkpoint), referring to a tax checkpoint at borders.