{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Third Country","description":"A freight forwarder declares a shipment from Switzerland for import into the EU – since Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, it is classified as a third country under customs law. A third country is a state that is not part of a given economic or customs area under consideration – in the EU context, any country outside the 27 member states, regardless of geographic proximity or bilateral agreements. Shipments from a third country are generally subject to full customs declaration, i","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/third-country","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-08-01T04:16:14.881951","citation":"Frachtportal News: \"FedEx führt neue Bearbeitungsgebühr für Sendungen in die EU ein\"","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/third-country","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Third Country · A freight forwarder declares a shipment from Switzerland for import into the EU – since Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, it is classified as a third country under customs law. · Quelle: Frachtportal News: \"FedEx führt neue Bearbeitungsgebühr für Sendungen in die EU ein\""}