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UNIT 4.3 At the Customs

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Exercise 1. Study the following scheme and comment on it.

Exercise 2. Study the following words and word-combinations:

Customs regulations – таможенные правила;

Customs restrictions – таможенные ограничения;

Customs duties – таможенные пошлины;

to be liable to duty – подлежать оплате таможенных пошлин;

to be duty-free – быть свободным от уплаты пошлины; не подлежать оплате таможенных пошлин;

to declare something – сделать заявление о наличии вещей, облагаемых пошлиной (их стоимости, количестве, весе и т.д.);

personal effects – личные вещи;

to examine baggage/ luggage – досматривать багаж;

to smuggle – заниматься контрабандой;

to go/ pass through the Customs examination – проходить таможенный досмотр.

Exercise 3. Read the text below to answer the following questions:

1. What do Customs formalities include?

2. What does the passenger fill in while he is still on board the plane?

3. What questions does he have to answer?

4. Does he state the purpose and length of his visit?

5. When do officials check the passenger’s passport and visa?

6. Where is the passenger’s luggage examined?

7. What does the passenger list in the Customs declaration form?

8. What articles are usually brought in duty-free?

9. Which articles are dutiable in the country you’ve visited?

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