What is Customs clearance?

The set of operations performed by customs officials to ensure customs control over goods crossing the border: placing goods under the chosen procedure or closing a procedure, and calculating and collecting customs payments, are among them. Under the Customs Code it usually begins when documents are submitted to customs (for individuals the Code also provides for oral declaration) and ends once these matters between the customs authority and the declarant or authorized person have been settled. From the day the declaration is accepted and all necessary documents are submitted, the customs authority completes clearance and document checks within one working day; this period does not include the time taken by risk management measures and control by other state bodies.

Source: Bojxona kodeksi, 21-modda; Bojxona kodeksi, 246-modda; Bojxona kodeksi, 248-modda