7. We (to prepare) all the necessary documents by 6 o`clock

8. We (to examine) freight containers every day.

Task 6. Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

The illicit drug trade is truly international, spanning the globe. Drug traffickers are not confined by national boundaries; they transport their goods through many countries and often market their wares in several nations.

To be effective in combating this trade, an individual customs service cannot stand alone. It must work with other agencies, both nationally and internationally to share information and intelligence on all aspects of the drug trade to improve their capability to target suspect passengers or cargo. This includes general information on such topics as the routings, concealment methods and modus operandi as well as more precise information on specific smuggling activities where individuals or organizations are being targeted.

Вариант № 14

Task I. Translate the sentences from English into Russian:

1. Merchandise classification is the foundation on which duty collection occurs.

2. A number of well-known people both in Russia and abroad worked for the Customs and contributed to its development.

3. We’ll complete the customs formalities fast if you don’t have anything to declare.

4. Why is it necessary to inspect passengers and cargo?

5. A common reason for violation of customs regulations has always been and still is foreign currency.

6. They’ll have filled in their declaration forms by the time the customs inspection starts.

7. How long have you been working in the Customs Service?

8. The cargo declaration is a basis for goods valuation and assessment of duty.

Task 2. Choose the most appropriate word in the box to complete the sentences below.

tamozhnya, customs business, duties and taxes, law enforcement, customs violations, customs laws, handed down, dogs, merchandise, set up

1. ___________________ has always been considered important and prestigious.

2. He did a lot to develop ______________

3. The current Russian word for Customs, ____________________ , appeared in the times of Mongol-Tatar yoke.

4. The first Russian Customs statute was in _______________ 1667.

5. The assessment and collection of ___________________ have always been one of the main functions of Customs.

6. ________________ classification is the foundation on which duty collection is based.

7. Free trade zones are usually ______________to encourage the development of the country and to promote its foreign trade

8. Investigation of ________________ is performed to target violators of customs laws and regulations.

9. Customs and other ________________ agencies round the world use dogs for detection work

10. _________ can be used to search passengers, baggage, cargo, private and commercial vehicles, vessels and aircraft.

Task 3. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Кто разрабатывал этот таможенный тариф?.

2. Когда его назначили начальником таможни?

3. Новый торговый устав ввел новые правила провоза товаров через границу.

4. Я надеюсь, к 5 часам мы проверим все контейнеры.

5. Какой документ является основным для таможенной оценки?

6. Если ты станешь таможенником, то будешь иметь дело с таможенными платежами.

Task 4. Put the words in the correct order.

1. Plan/ to / the/ Consul / they/ for/ to /apply / visa.

2. Company / information/ market /the/ trends/ about/ collects/ the/ new .

3. Was/ trying/ into/ this/ drugs/ man/ country/ to/ when/ bring/ was/ by/ stopped

4. He / customs/ officer/ a/ is.

5. Examining/ will/ the/ he/ at/ tomorrow /be/ 9/ o’clock/ cargo.

6. Never / his /word/ breaks/ he/ word/.

7. I/ am/ polite/ customers/ always/with.

Task 5 Open the brackets and put the verb in the correct tense form

1. This company (to import) goods into our country.

2. Look! The passenger (to hide) something in his pockets

3. I (to examine) this container at 2 o’clock yesterday

4. I (to fill in) a customs declaration form when I (to remember) about it

5. The Customs Office chief (to sign) the document in 20 minutes

6. The customs tariff (to come) into force in 1800.

7. We (to prepare) all the necessary documents by 6 o`clock

8. I already (to pass) through customs and passport control.

Task 6. Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

The custom of Customs comes from England and dates back to Anglo-Saxon times. Shortly after the Norman Conquest, when the French began filling England with their wine, kings decided they were entitled to five percent of whatever wine came in. King Ethelred set up a collection post for ships sailing the Thames past King’s castle.

So, a national Customs Service was established in 1203 and a duty of 1/5 was charged on all imports and exports. All the delivered goods had to be landed at approved ports, inspected and measured, so that the correct amount of duty could be fixed and collected. Luxuries like silk were taxed, but so were everyday necessities such as soap and tea. The rates of duty were determined by the King. Import duties became a fact of life and since more articles had become liable to duty, the first known Book of Rates was produced in England in 1507.