Task 13.Insert “to” where necessary.

1. The cargo is examined ___ ensure that the information stated in the documents is true to the fact.

2. Having used the proper method of customs valuation the officials assess the amount of duty ___ be paid.

3. After that the duties are levied and it can ___ be done on different terms.

4. Depending on the company’s previous record and reputation, payment of duty may ___ be deferred.

5. In some cases the Customs may ___ require ___ guarantee the payment.

6. Normally, the cargo is unloaded and stored at the warehouse, the vehicle is ___ enter a parking area.

7. ___ speed up the customs clearance customs officials exercise risk assessment.

8. I think I shall be able ___ use this new technology.

9. Let me ___ help you ___ process the documents.

Task 14. Find the word that doesn’t fit the group and explain why.

1) tariff, cash, duty, tax

2) to certify, to levy, to impose, to charge

3) ton, meter, act, item

4) legal, principle, main, major

5) goods, commodities, products, ingredients

6) ingredients, components, parts, contents

7) ammunition, smuggling, fraud, corruption

Task 15. a) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Active or Passive form.

TERMINAL IN PULKOVO WILL INCREASE CARGO FLOW

The times (to be) over when the Pulkovo Customs (to deal) just with passengers and their luggage. Now it (to supplement) with two powerful blocks. The first (to be) the department of customs payments, statistics, currency control. Departments of customs investigation, customs violations (to locate) in the second one.

Development of the airport (to plan) too: construction design of the new block (to approve) where the necessary premises (to allot) for the Customs. Installment of the united computer network (to complete) soon.

Not long ago everybody (to feel) hurt because goods shipped to Russia (to handle) in Helsinki, for one reason only: all the required facilities (to locate) there.

Task 16. Complete the sentences using the words and expressions from the box.

examination; prohibited; customs tariff; violation; punishment; weight, quantity, value; restrictions; cleared and released; assessment; importing or exporting; commodity; Customs authorities; origin and quality;

1. If your business involves __________ or __________ of goods, you will come into contact with __________ __________.

2. All goods must be __________ and presented for __________.

3. Declaring a __________ involves giving the Customs authorities information which they need in order to determine the correct __________ __________.

4. This information, which includes _________, __________, __________ etc. forms the basis for __________ of customs duties and taxes.

5. Some goods, for example foodstuff, clothes or flowers may be subject to __________, such goods as narcotics are __________ entry by law.

6. __________ of the regulations can result in severe __________.

7. The goods will not be __________ and __________ until cargo declaration, invoice, licenses, certificates of __________ and __________ have been presented.

Task 17. Translate the words from Russian into English:

CBP officers изъяли an enormous партию of поддельные sunglasses. The merchandise violated закон о торговой марке.

The importer заявил the container’s shipment as sunglasses with a стоимость of about $30,000; however, when officers досмотрели the shipment they обнаружили sunglasses with designer brands affixed to the shades. Import specialists collected образцы of the sunglasses and подтвердили that the shipment included confusingly similar but поддельные sunglasses. If the товар had been authentic products проданный by the владелец торговой марки, the estimated розничная цена would be $2.3 million.

CBP officers are actively контролируют соблюдение trade laws and защищают legitimate business and потребители from правонарушений в области авторского права. “When we находим such products, we seize the shipment and налагаем штраф.

Task 18. Read and translate the text.

CBP officers working anti-terrorism operation intercepted 6,820 pounds of marijuana in a commercial shipment of coffee.

At about 3:50 p.m. a Volvo tractor arrived at primary inspection. The driver told the officers he was hauling a shipment of coffee. The tractor-trailer was selected for further inspection and the X-ray examination confirmed anomalies in the merchandise contained in the trailer. CBP officers discovered 15 cocaine-filled packages commingled in the coffee shipment.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents arrested a 23-year-old Mexican national in connection with the failed smuggling attempt.

b) Make up 10 questions of all types to the text;

c) Give the gist of the story.

Task 19. a) Study the information in the table.

noun	meaning	synonym
GOODS	things that are produced in order to be sold; movable property; BrE things that are carried by road, train, etc	freight
THINGS	any material object
MERCHANDISE	goods that are being sold
COMMODITIES	useful things; products that are bought and sold
CARGO(ES)	the goods that are being carried in a ship or plane or other vehicle	freight
EFFECTS	the things that someone owns, property	belongings
BELONGINGS	the things you own, especially things that you can carry with you	possessions
WARES	manufactured goods; things that are for sale, usually not in a shop
SHIPMENT	a load of goods sent by sea, road, or air
FREIGHT	goods that are carried by ship, train, or aircraft
ITEM	a single article
STOCK	goods available for sale; goods kept by a trader or a shopkeeper

b) Choose the right verb.

1. There is a 15% discount on all textile __________ until the end of the month.

2. The country’s most valuable __________ include oil and diamonds.

3. Shopkeepers complained about poor quality _________ and high prices.

4. There are several __________ in my baggage which don’t belong to me.

5. A __________ of urgent medical equipment is expected to arrive soon.

6. This aircraft is for passengers only, it doesn’t take any __________.

7. It says on the form that insurance covers all personal __________.

8. When they searched the baggage, they found only personal __________ in it.

9. The company must do more to promote their __________ overseas.

10. This railway line is used mainly by __________ trains.

c) Make five sentences of your own using the words from the table.

Task 20. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.

1. Я рассчитывал, что вы уже представили все необходимые сопроводительные документы.

2. Таможенник хотел, чтобы капитан показал ему судно.

3. Члены экипажа наблюдали, как таможенники досматривали их личные вещи.

4. Они надеялись, что незадекларированная валюта, обнаруженная во время досмотра, не будет изъята.

5. Водитель наблюдал, как товар разгружали в зоне таможенного досмотра.

6. Пассажир не слышал, как таможенники обсуждали результаты досмотра.

7. Я бы хотел, чтобы человек, ответственный за прибывающее транспортное средство, ответил на ряд вопросов.

8. Я не видел, как инспектор опечатал контейнер.

9. Вы позволите нам сойти на берег?

10. Таможенники заставили перевозчика заплатить штраф за нарушение правил.

Task 21. a) Make a written translation of the text and think about the title for it.

Commercial Invoice is the single document which describes the entire transaction from start to finish. It is also a primary shipping document used by Russian customs officials for merchandise control and valuation. It should clearly and accurately designate the exporter and the importer, including the importer’s license number. Besides, it should state the terms of payment, the total price of the merchandise, as well as other detailsessential for completion of the shipping transaction.

For shipments to Russia, the commercial invoice should also contain information on the Russian bank that will process the transaction payment. Whenever possible, the commercial invoice should be translated into Russian.

Each shipment should include a Certificate of Origin which is used to determine what duties will be levied on the imported goods. The Certificate of Origin should be worked out by the exporter and needs to be notarized by the exporter’s local Chamber of Commerce.

Task 22. Make a written translation of the text into English.

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