The word “customs” can refer to several meanings in English:
1. **Social Practices**: Customs are the established and accepted cultural practices, traditions, or behaviors of a particular society or community. This includes rituals, ceremonies, and everyday norms that are characteristic of a group.
2. **Government Agency**: Customs also refers to the government agency responsible for regulating the flow of goods in and out of a country, including the collection of tariffs, enforcement of import and export laws, and prevention of illegal trade.
3. **Duties or Tariffs**: In a financial context, customs can refer to taxes or duties imposed on goods when they are transported across international borders.
The context in which the term is used usually clarifies its specific meaning.
