Customs Glossary
The purpose of the Customs Glossary is to provide customers and interest groups with a better understanding of customs activities and related concepts, and to facilitate their transactions with Customs. The aim of the terminology work is also to ensure that the terms used by Finnish Customs are in line with the terms used by other authorities.
What the glossary contains
The glossary currently lists around 220 terms covering various customs activities.
Additions to the glossary are made according to subject matter. The latest additions to the Customs Glossary are terms describing customs procedures and customs declarations.
A separate glossary on international trade statistics has been compiled and published in cooperation with Statistics Finland.
We will also publish the equivalent terms in Swedish and English.
How the glossary was made
The glossary was compiled in accordance with the principles of terminology work. The concepts of the terminological entries are described in lay language, using definitions and supplementary notes. Recommendations for how the terms should be used are also provided.
Contributors from various fields of Customs expertise have worked on the Customs Glossary since 2018. The Finnish Terminology Centre has provided support for the work.
The Customs Glossary has also been published in the glossaries on the Suomi.fi website.