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Discover LudwigThe phrase "custom house" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a government office or agency responsible for regulating the import and export of goods, as well as collecting duties and taxes.
Example: "The shipment was held at the custom house for inspection before it could be released."
Alternatives: "customs office" or "customs agency."
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custom house
noun
An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit
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THE CUSTOM HOUSE Main Street and Garden Street, Sag Harbor.
The custom house provided a trove of political patronage.
THE road junction bears no sign that marks a border: no custom house nor passport office.
But people had a dim view of modular as a large custom house.
And there's more: Eve's custom house, Watermill, Brown Madame, Miss Laycock: all, "the monosyllable".
ALEXANDER HAMILTON UNITED STATES CUSTOM HOUSE, 1 Bowling Green, adjacent to Battery Park, Lower Manhattan.
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The troops tried to storm the Custom-house.
Her father was a custom-house agent in Karachi, Pakistan.
The Storm Troops on the steps of the Custom-house opened fire.
Down one flight, in Room 1019, Export-Import settings was setting up its freight-forwarding and custom-house-brokerage business.
The Custom House Maritime Museum is housed in a structure (1835) designed by Robert Mills.
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