from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
ENTRY OF GOODS, commercial law. An entry of goods at the custom-house is the
submitting to the officers appointed by law, who have the collection of the
customs, goods imported. into the United States, together with a statement
or description of such goods, and the original invoices of the same. The act
of March 2, 1799, s. 36, 1 Story, L. U. S. 606, and the act of March 1,
1823, 3 Story, L. U. S. 1881, regulate the manner of making entries of
goods.