{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Mercosur","description":"Mercosur (Mercado Común del Sur) is South America's primary customs union, established in 1991 by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay — Venezuela has been suspended since 2017. Member states trade goods duty-free under harmonized customs rules, while imports from outside the bloc face a Common External Tariff (AEC). For freight forwarders and customs brokers, the AEC directly affects landed costs on third-country shipments, and mutual recognition of certificates shapes compliance procedures","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/mercosur","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T14:11:20.804055","citation":"https://www.mercosur.int","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/mercosur","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Mercosur · Mercosur (Mercado Común del Sur) is South America's primary customs union, established in 1991 by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay — Venezuela has been suspended since 2017. · Quelle: https://www.mercosur.int"}