См. также: customs office, custom house agent, custodian, cushion of time
Although founded on road shipping, the TIR is now multimodal. Just so one part of a journey is conducted by truck, containers transported by rail, river, or sea can obtain the same customs privileges. (Forbes)
Crucially for champions of Brexit, they also include customs privileges, allowing imports to arrive (and be stored) tariff-free and with light-touch checks, in designated customs zones. (The Guardian)
