税 関(ぜいかん)

ぜいかん

noun

customs, customs house

1. customs, customs house

The government agency that collects duties on imports and exports and controls the flow of goods across borders.

空港(くうこう)の税関(ぜいかん)で荷物(にもつ)を検査(けんさ)された。

My luggage was inspected at the airport customs.

税関(ぜいかん)で申告(しんこく)するものはありますか。

Do you have anything to declare at customs?

税関(ぜいかん)を通過(つうか)するのに時間(じかん)がかかった。

It took a long time to get through customs.

税関(ぜいかん)職員(しょくいん)にスーツケースを開(あ)けるように言(い)われた。

A customs officer told me to open my suitcase.

お土産(みやげ)をたくさん買(か)ったので、税関(ぜいかん)で止(と)められないか心配(しんぱい)だった。

I bought a lot of souvenirs, so I was worried about being stopped at customs.

Common collocations

税関(ぜいかん)を通(とお)る: to go through customs
税関(ぜいかん)申告(しんこく): customs declaration
税関(ぜいかん)検査(けんさ): customs inspection
税関(ぜいかん)職員(しょくいん): customs officer
申告(しんこく)するものはありますか: Do you have anything to declare?

Watch out

税関(ぜいかん) deals with goods. Passports are checked at 入国審査(にゅうこくしんさ) (immigration), a separate counter you pass first when arriving.
関税(かんぜい) (the same two kanji reversed) is the duty itself, the tax paid on imports.

Related Words

Related: 関税(かんぜい) (customs duty, tariff)

Related: 免税(めんぜい) (duty-free)

Related: 入国審査(にゅうこくしんさ) (immigration inspection)

Compare: 入国(にゅうこく)管理(かんり) (immigration control)

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Added 2026.1.14 7:31 · Revised 2026.9.30 1:25

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