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The phrase "a customs" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used in contexts referring to customs as a noun, but it should be "customs" without the article "a" when referring to the system of duties or taxes imposed on imports and exports.
Example: "The customs at the airport were very strict, and I had to declare all my items."
Alternatives: "the customs" or "customs regulations".
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Customs barriers were to be lowered, with the eventual goal of a customs union.
A customs union was formed in 2005.
It was a customs barrier.
A customs official misspelled "Faktor" as "Factor".
They have set up a customs service that works.
The 19th-century German Zollverein was a customs union.
The three countries inaugurated a customs union this year.
Blaine's proposals for a customs union and arbitration were defeated.
A customs official asked where he had come from.
Then he killed a customs official during his escape.
Turkey is in a customs union with the EU.
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