European Union customs union

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The European Union customs union is an integrated trade area in which EU member states apply a common external tariff and eliminate customs duties and quotas on goods traded between them.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the European Union single market
customs union
administeredBy European Commission
aimsTo facilitate free movement of goods within the EU
prevent trade deflection via member states with lower external tariffs
simplify customs procedures within the EU
appliesTo European Union member states
basedOn Customs Code of the European Union
cooperatesWith World Trade Organization rules
covers trade in goods
doesNotFullyCover capital movements
labour mobility
trade in services
establishedIn 1968
hasCharacteristic common external tariff on imports from non-EU countries
elimination of customs duties on intra-EU trade in goods
elimination of quantitative restrictions on intra-EU trade in goods
hasLegalBasisIn Treaty of Rome
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
historicallyIncluded United Kingdom
United Kingdom territories that were part of the EU
implies common commercial policy towards non-EU countries
harmonised customs legislation among member states
includes Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
overseenBy Council of the European Union
European Parliament
partOf European Union
precededBy European Economic Community customs arrangements
relatedTo EU common commercial policy
EU single market
European Economic Area
uses Common Customs Tariff

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Campione d’Italia partOf European Union customs territory
linked to: European Union customs union
Campione d’Italia previouslyOutside EU customs territory
linked to: European Union customs union
Hungary–Austria border hasCustomsUnionContext European Union customs union
Saint Pierre and Miquelon belongsToOrganization European Union customs territory
linked to: European Union customs union
Büsingen am Hochrhein customs enclave context notPartOf European Union customs territory
linked to: European Union customs union
European integration hasKeyFramework Customs Union of the European Union
linked to: European Union customs union
European Union customs union precededBy European Economic Community customs arrangements
linked to: European Union customs union
Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union oversees EU customs union
linked to: European Union customs union
European Economic Area policy excludes European Union customs union
Common Customs Tariff partOf EU customs union
linked to: European Union customs union
Belgium–Luxembourg border belongsToCustomsUnion European Union customs territory
linked to: European Union customs union
Belgium and France sharesCustomsUnion European Union Customs Union
linked to: European Union customs union
Belgium and Luxembourg shareCustomsRegime EU Customs Union
linked to: European Union customs union
Luxembourg and France haveCustomsUnionThrough European Union customs union