Customs 🛃

The customs symbol displays a luggage or bag silhouette on a blue rectangular background, marking the checkpoint where travelers declare goods and have baggage inspected when crossing international borders. It represents the second major control point most international travelers encounter, following passport control.

People reference this emoji when discussing airport procedures, international travel logistics, or joking about what they're "smuggling" through customs. Travelers use it to describe the customs queue experience or when providing airport navigation guidance. In travel forums and airport guides, it clearly marks where declarations happen and baggage screening occurs.

The baggage imagery reflects what customs officials actually care about—what physical items you're bringing across borders. This checkpoint is typically after passport control but before you fully enter the country, making it a crucial waypoint in the arrival process.

Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 1.0 in 2015, this symbol captures the standardized international customs procedures that help streamline border crossings and keep travelers informed about what comes next in the arrival process.