Definicija: The performance of specific acts such as examining goods, verifying the existence and authenticity of documents, examining the accounts of undertakings and other records, inspecting means of transport, inspecting luggage and other goods carried by or on persons and carrying out official inquiries and other similar acts with a view to ensuring that customs rules and, where appropriate, other provisions applicable to goods subject to customs supervision are observed.

Definicija: izvajanje katerihkoli aktivnosti, kot so opredeljene v carinskih predpisih ter drugih predpisih, za nadzor nad izvajanjem katerih je pristojna služba. Carinska kontrola pomeni tudi izvajanje ukrepov za zagotavljanje pravilnosti prejetih poročil in kontrole podatkov poročevalskih enot, podjetij in deklarantov na podlagi tega zakona ter zakona o državni statistik