leaving customs
noun phraseUK /ˈliːvɪŋ ˈkʌstəmz/
US /ˈliːvɪŋ ˈkʌstəmz/
The part of a trip where you finish checking your bags and papers before you go to another country.
After leaving customs, we found a taxi to take us to the hotel.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The area or exit you walk through after officials check your bags and papers.
She waited for her friend near leaving customs.
3. The act of finishing the checks on goods you bring into a country.
Leaving customs took only ten minutes because the line was short.
4. The moment a traveler is done with border officials and can enter the city.
Right after leaving customs, he called his family to say he had arrived.