Question

Complete the following sentences using the words and expressions from the word and phrase list. Try to think of as many variants as possible: 1) Customs wars are waged between different countries so as to … 2) Customs tariffs serve to … 3) It is only natural that in war- time customs inspections are more… 4) Customs houses are set up to … 5) To declare an item is to … 6) The opposite of reducing customs tariffs is to …

Answer 1

1) struggle for leadership in world markets.

2) protect the domestic market.

3) thorough and meticulous.

4) make somebody pay duty on something.

5) fill in a customs declaration. 

6) increasing customs tariffs.

Answer 2

1. Customs wars are waged between different countries so as to protect domestic industries, restrict imports, gain a competitive advantage, assert economic power, retaliate against trade barriers, impose economic sanctions, enforce trade policies, secure domestic markets, influence global trade, safeguard national interests, foster domestic production, stimulate local economies.

2. Customs tariffs serve to regulate trade, generate government revenue, protect domestic industries, control imports, balance trade deficits, deter unfair competition, support infant industries, promote national self-sufficiency, safeguard national security, discourage dumping, equalize trading conditions, encourage local production, provide a level playing field.

3. It is only natural that in wartime customs inspections are more stringent, rigorous, thorough, intensified, heightened, increased, extensive, comprehensive, strict, robust, exacting, meticulous, demanding, rigorous.

4. Customs houses are set up to collect customs duties, monitor imports and exports, enforce trade regulations, conduct customs inspections, ensure compliance with customs procedures, facilitate international trade, prevent smuggling, verify the value and origin of goods, protect domestic industries, administer trade agreements, levy tariffs, process customs documentation.

5. To declare an item is to officially state, disclose, announce, register, report, present, make known, acknowledge, affirm, express, submit, reveal, document, proclaim, record, manifest, declare, attest to the nature, value, origin, or contents of the item for customs purposes.

6. The opposite of reducing customs tariffs is to raise, increase, escalate, hike, impose, elevate, augment, enhance, heighten, lift, boost, upsurge, inflate, strengthen, advance, intensify, raise up customs tariffs.