Büsingen am Hochrhein customs enclave context

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Büsingen am Hochrhein is a unique German municipality fully surrounded by Switzerland that forms a customs and economic enclave integrated into the Swiss customs area while remaining politically part of Germany.

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Surface form Occurrences
German exclave Büsingen am Hochrhein 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf customs enclave context
economic enclave context
appliesTo Büsingen am Hochrhein
bankingIntegration integrated into Swiss banking system
borderRegime aligned with Swiss–EU agreements on Schengen
borderType external border of the European Union customs union
country Germany
crossBorderCooperation subject of cross-border cooperation agreements between Germany and Switzerland
currencyInUse Swiss franc
euro
customsControls customs controls apply between Büsingen and the rest of Germany
no regular customs controls with surrounding Swiss territory
customsTerritory Switzerland
economicIntegration integrated into Swiss economic area
educationIntegration close links with Swiss educational institutions
europeanUnionCustomsStatus outside EU customs territory
europeanUnionStatus part of the European Union via Germany
fiscalCharacteristics residents may be subject to both German and Swiss fiscal rules in different domains
hasComparableEntity Campione d’Italia customs enclave context
hasSpecialStatusWith European Union
Germany
Switzerland
healthcareIntegration strong reliance on Swiss healthcare providers
historicalReason arose from historical territorial arrangements between German states and Swiss cantons
laborMarketIntegration labor market closely tied to Switzerland
legalJurisdiction German civil and criminal law applies
monetaryIntegration de facto integrated into Swiss monetary area
notPartOf European Union customs union
surface form: European Union customs territory
partOf Swiss customs area
policeJurisdiction German authorities responsible
politicalTerritory Germany
postalIntegration integrated into Swiss postal system
regulatedBy German federal law
Germany–Switzerland treaties
Swiss customs law
schengenAreaStatus inside Schengen Area
statisticalClassification treated as part of Switzerland for some economic statistics
surroundedBy Switzerland
surroundingCanton canton of Schaffhausen
taxRegime subject to special tax arrangements between Germany and Switzerland
telecommunicationsIntegration integrated into Swiss telephone network
tradeRegime goods trade follows Swiss customs rules
transportIntegration integrated into Swiss regional transport networks
usesGermanIncomeTaxLaw true
usesSwissVATSystem true

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France–Switzerland border containsEnclave Büsingen am Hochrhein customs enclave context
France–Switzerland border nearExclave Büsingen am Hochrhein customs enclave context
this entity surface form: German exclave Büsingen am Hochrhein