"customs fee" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to the amount of money that is charged when goods are imported into a country. For example: "The customs fee for the imported goods was surprisingly high."
There will, though, be someone demanding a $25 or $50 "customs fee" -- the representative of whatever warlord controls the dirt landing strip.
He said that the appraisal was lowered because the painting had not yet been authenticated; it turned out, he said, that the shipper, not the museums, was required to pay what was a temporary customs fee.
I am encouraged to pay the customs fee: my pocket change.
Additionally, they stated that our request to be exempt from customs fees, taxes and surcharges would require further discussion with Customs officials.
The $752 million will come from unspent portions of a fund generated through customs fees.
The Soviet Union assessed customs fees on electronics based on size and weight, which seemed guaranteed to maximize their take.
Legalizing and regulating not just drug use, but also drug transport — perhaps with large customs fees for bulk shipments?
Although museums typically do not discuss exhibitions' prices, loan shows always incur costs for transportation, customs fees and insurance.
Besides shipping costs, customs fees are likely to be high, and returning items may be difficult or expensive.
House Republican leaders, however, have rejected the Senate's idea of paying for the credits with increases in customs fees.
He, not the illiterate Mr. Zadran, controls the border crossing with Pakistan, which produces thousands of dollars in customs fees.
