Customs and Excise
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌCustoms and ˈExcise noun PGOthe former department of the British government that was responsible for collecting tax on goods that were being bought or sold, or on goods that had been brought into the country. The department merged with the Inland Revenue to form Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in 2005. 〔英国以前的〕海关与税务署〔2005年与国内税务署合并为英国税务海关总署〕
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Customs and Excise• No obvious explanation was available and Customs and Excise raised an assessment.• Main creditors are the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise.• The indirect taxes are collected by Customs and Excise.• H M Customs and Excise confirmed yesterday that they had to be implemented by 1 January 1990.• Mr. Banks Obviously Customs and Excise must be congratulated on its vigilance.• This particularly applies when disputes occur with Customs and Excise.• The team is completely independent, but will maintain close co-operation with Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue.From Longman Business DictionaryCustoms and ExciseˌCustoms and ˈExcise nounTAXORGANIZATIONS the former name for HM Revenue and CustomsˌCustoms and ˈExcise nounChineseSyllable
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Customs and Excise
ˌCustoms and ˈExcise
noun
the former department of the British government that was responsible for collecting tax on goods that were being bought or sold, or on goods that had been brought into the country. The department merged with the Inland Revenue to form Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in 2005.
ˌCustoms and ˈExcise
nounthe former department of the British government that was responsible for collecting tax on goods that were being bought or sold, or on goods that had been brought into the country. The department merged with the Inland Revenue to form Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in 2005.