Zentrale Verwaltung -customs office-

English translation: administrative headquarters; central office

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German term or phrase:	Zentrale Verwaltung -customs office-
English translation:	administrative headquarters; central office
Entered by:	Rowan Morrell

11:18 Sep 12, 2003

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs / customs

German term or phrase: Zentrale Verwaltung -customs office-

Der Staatliche Zolldienst denkt darüber nach, eine zentrale Risikoanalyse in seiner Zentralverwaltung einzurichten.

Administrative headquarters? Head office? What would this be in US English?

Gunilla Zedigh KudoZ activity Questions: 296 (4 open) (7 without valid answers) Answers: 108 Germany
Local time: 10:44

administrative headquarters

Explanation:
Should work OK. E.g.:

"This office will be the administrative headquarters of the Customs and Excise service in the West and will deal with a range of Revenue functions."

Selected response from:

Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 20:44

Grading comment

thanks everyone! i'll just stick with administrative headquarters ... there are SOOO many offices in my document that i'd hate to add another one ... thanks again! gz
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

administrative headquarters

Rowan Morrell

4 +1

The government's customs service is considering to establish a...

T_Herrmann (X)

4 +1

main office or central office

Dr. Fred Thomson

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

administrative headquarters

Explanation:
Should work OK. E.g.:

"This office will be the administrative headquarters of the Customs and Excise service in the West and will deal with a range of Revenue functions."

Reference: http://www.revenue.ie/wnew/pr_galw.htm

Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 20:44
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

thanks everyone! i'll just stick with administrative headquarters ... there are SOOO many offices in my document that i'd hate to add another one ... thanks again! gz

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

The government's customs service is considering to establish a...

Explanation:
central risk analysis center at their headquarters.

A.E., just headquarters

T_Herrmann (X)
Local time: 10:44
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 32

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

main office or central office

Explanation:
This is what I would choose for AE.
Also, for AE I would refer to "its office" not "their office."

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43

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