Express packages with low value clear customs in an hour or two.

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But experience shows that retail mergers are tough to pull off and frequently end up destroying value partly because local customs and tastes still vary greatly, and partly because global synergies in purchasing and the sharing of best business practice have been slow to materialise.

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Next year the central Bosnian state, as opposed to its two main entities, will begin collecting customs duties and preparing to do the same for value-added tax from 2006.

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Historians came to value them for their detailed documentation of Canadian customs.

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It was introduced by the UK Treasury in 1983 to help speed up the transit of low-value goods, which may have otherwise been delayed by customs.

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