"Just two weeks before we launched the airline in March, we were advised by the French authorities that there would be a short delay of a couple of weeks before a customs and immigration port of entry was in place at Paris Pontoise, " he said.

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Customs brokers can do their own shipment entry.

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Approved travelers who are in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's "Global Entry" program can transfer into Precheck using their Global Entry number.

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But U.S. citizens can also join by applying for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Global Entry program -- a "trusted traveler" scheme in which individuals sign up to be vetted in order to expedite the customs process on arrival into the country from abroad.

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Customs and Immigration deemed his attempt to visit "deception on entry".

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Customs officers should be trained to ensure that all diamonds are declared on entry, with certificates of origin provided (not just the country of shipment) and values registered.

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Customs and Border Protection, which has developed programs in recent years to speed entry for trusted travelers who undergo prior screening, interviewed more than 25, 000 travelers at U.S. airports in July and August 2012 for its second customer satisfaction survey.

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The customs duties leviable on goods destined for the interior shall be collected at the port of entry and handed over to the administration of the area of destination.

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Mr Putin's decision to pull out of the World Trade Organisation entry negotiations, saying that Russia is prepared to go in only as part of a customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, illustrates that point.

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