GlossaryEN1 min readUpdated: Jun 12, 2026
Mercosur
Freight forwarders and importers recognize Mercosur (Mercado Común del Sur) as South America's largest customs union.
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Freight forwarders and importers recognize Mercosur (Mercado Común del Sur) as South America's largest customs union. Established in 1991, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay (Venezuela is suspended) integrate their economies through free movement of goods, services, capital, and persons. For the logistics sector, this means unified external tariffs, mutual recognition of standards, and streamlined customs clearance among member states. Mercosur also operates as a negotiating bloc – with the EU, Singapore, and others – substantially shaping trade conditions for multimodal and land-based transport throughout South America.
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