{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Customs Union","description":"A customs union is a trade agreement under which member states abolish tariffs on goods traded among themselves and apply a single common external tariff to imports from third countries. Within the union, freight forwarders and importers move goods across internal borders without customs declarations or duty payments. The key distinction from a free trade area is that common external tariff: free trade area members each set their own external duties and must apply rules of origin to prevent trad","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-union","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T16:30:03.540081","citation":"https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/calculation-customs-dystems/customs-union_en","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/customs-union","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Customs Union · A customs union is a trade agreement under which member states abolish tariffs on goods traded among themselves and apply a single common external tariff to imports from third countries. · Quelle: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/calculation-customs-dystems/customs-union_en"}