customs union

American  

noun

1. an association of independent nations or tariff areas created to remove customs barriers between them and to adopt a uniform tariff policy toward nonmember nations.

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customs union British  

noun

1. an association of nations which promotes free trade within the union and establishes common tariffs on trade with nonmember nations

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customs union

Since 1995, the EU has had a customs union with Turkey, which is also a candidate to join the bloc.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Bolat warned the "Made in Europe" plan threatened to disrupt the 30-year customs union between the EU and Turkey, and the "very strong and close supply chain integration".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Although Iceland is already part of the EU's single market and Schengen border-free zone as part of the European Economic Area, EU membership would bring it into the customs union and eventually the euro.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The EU earlier this month signed a free-trade agreement with the four South American countries that founded the Mercosur customs union, and last year it announced a trade and investment deal with Indonesia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

The economy is tied closely to   Switzerland's economy in a customs union, and incomes and living   standards parallel those of the more prosperous Swiss groups.

From The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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