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1. Customs duty is a _________or tax on the import or export of goods.

a) credit

b) invoice

c) tariff

2. If the British passenger _______a duty for excess luggage then, he would have had difficulties at the Customs.

a) hadn’t paid

b) wouldn’t pay

c) didn’t pay

3. __________should always be included in the Customs value.

a) Fiscal fraud

b) Freight charges

c) Cash commodities

4. The _______of import duties and taxes is a keystone in every Customs organization.

a) regulation

b) assessment

c) examination

5. If the excess baggage charge _________ according to the Customs rules, the goods ________ two days ago.

a) would be done; was released

b) was done; would be released

c) had been done; would have been released

6. Duty _______have been increased on different transport vehicles lately.

a) rates

b) raids

c) ranges

7. In every country import-export rates are supposed to provide the state budget with additional _________.

a) mineral resources

b) financial resources

c) staff resources

8. International trade would be facilitated now if countries ________the same valuation criteria then.

a) adopted

b) had adopted

c) would adopt

9. Customs _________also include value-added tax levied on the goods imported to the Customs territory of the Russian Federation.

a) privileges

b) principles

c) payments

10. The role of Customs in ________collection and in trade facilitation is very important.

a) revenue

b) provision

c) salary

11. If the passenger had stated the true value of the articles in his declaration, he _________by the fine yesterday.

a) haven’t been punished

b) wouldn’t have been punished

c) wouldn’t be punished

12. If you _________the currency regulation during your last trip, you would have been in trouble then.

a) broke

b) had broken

c) would break

13. The change of Customs tariffs is based on an objective necessity to protect local ________.

a) transport forwarders

b) false goods

c) commodity producers

14. If I ________him yesterday, I would have discussed the Customs payments with him.

a) saw

b) had seen

c) would see

15. The importer would have paid storage charges last week if the goods _________in a bonded warehouse.

a) would be stored

b) had stored

c) had been stored

16. If the passenger exceeded free baggage allowance, he would have to pay for _________.

a) excess luggage

b) hand luggage

c) empty luggage

17. The violation of currency regulations is the _________.

a) civil offence

b) unintentional offence

c) criminal offence

18. Relief from ________ in respect of some goods, for example, exhibition goods is granted.

a) Customs violations

b) Customs free zones

c) Customs duties

19. The taxes that must be paid on _________include Customs duties, value-added tax and some special import taxes.

a) inspection

b) importation

c) infringement

20. If the goods had been exported last month, the Customs duties would _________not later than the date of Customs declaration submission.

a) had paid

b) had been paid

c) have been paid

21.___________and protection of economic interests have always been the principal function of Customs.

a) Primary resources

b) Market research

c) Revenue collection

22. A __________is a tax on imports to protect an industry in the country by making the imported goods more expensive and less attractive to the consumer.

a) transit tariff

b) protective tariff

c) reduced tariff

23. If there ________ an agreement between the seller and the buyer then, the agent bank could have accepted the bill of exchange drawn by that seller on the agent bank. 

a) had been

b) were

c) would be

24. Customs _________is a major feature of modern Customs tariff systems.

a) valuation

b) violation

c) verification

25. If goods _________released for free circulation at a reduced or zero rate of duty, they __________under Customs supervision.

a) were; will remain

b) are; would remain

c) had been; would have remained

TEST 3

Customs Clearance of Goods