European Union customs union

E49004
component of the European Union single market customs union

The European Union customs union is an integrated trade area in which EU member states apply a common external tariff and eliminate customs duties and quotas on goods traded between them.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form As subject As object
European Union customs territory 0 3
Customs Union of the European Union 0 1
EU customs territory 0 1
EU customs union 0 1
European Economic Community customs arrangements 0 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the European Union single market →
customs union →
administeredBy European Commission →
aimsTo facilitate free movement of goods within the EU →
prevent trade deflection via member states with lower external tariffs →
simplify customs procedures within the EU →
appliesTo Member States of the European Union →
surface form: European Union member states
basedOn Customs Code of the European Union →
cooperatesWith World Trade Organization rules →
covers trade in goods →
doesNotFullyCover capital movements →
labour mobility →
trade in services →
establishedIn 1968 →
hasCharacteristic common external tariff on imports from non-EU countries →
elimination of customs duties on intra-EU trade in goods →
elimination of quantitative restrictions on intra-EU trade in goods →
hasLegalBasisIn Treaty of Rome →
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union →
historicallyIncluded United Kingdom →
United Kingdom territories that were part of the EU →
implies common commercial policy towards non-EU countries →
harmonised customs legislation among member states →
includes Austria →
Belgium →
Bulgaria →
Croatia →
Cyprus →
Czech Republic →
Denmark →
Estonia →
Finland →
France →
Germany →
Greece →
Hungary →
Ireland →
Italy →
Latvia →
Lithuania →
Luxembourg →
Malta →
Netherlands →
Poland →
Portugal →
Romania →
Slovakia →
Slovenia →
Spain →
Sweden →
overseenBy Council of the European Union →
European Parliament →
partOf European Union →
precededBy European Union customs union self-linksurface differs →
surface form: European Economic Community customs arrangements
relatedTo EU common commercial policy →
European Union internal market →
surface form: EU single market

European Economic Area →
uses Common Customs Tariff →

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) → belongsToOrganization → European Union customs union →
subject surface form: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
this entity surface form: European Union customs territory
Hungary–Austria border → hasCustomsUnionContext → European Union customs union →
European integration → hasKeyFramework → European Union customs union →
this entity surface form: Customs Union of the European Union
Büsingen am Hochrhein customs enclave context → notPartOf → European Union customs union →
this entity surface form: European Union customs territory
Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union → oversees → European Union customs union →
this entity surface form: EU customs union
Campione d’Italia → partOf → European Union customs union →
this entity surface form: European Union customs territory
European Union customs union → precededBy → European Union customs union self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: European Economic Community customs arrangements
Campione d’Italia → previouslyOutside → European Union customs union →
this entity surface form: EU customs territory