GCC Customs Union

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The GCC Customs Union is a regional economic arrangement that harmonizes customs policies and facilitates the free movement of goods among the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf customs union
regional economic arrangement
trade bloc mechanism
aimsAt enhancing intra-GCC trade
improving customs efficiency
reducing transaction costs for cross-border trade
appliesTo GCC external borders
GCC internal borders
basedOn GCC economic integration objectives
beneficiary GCC member state economies
importers and exporters within GCC
regional traders in GCC
coordinatedBy GCC Secretariat General
covers trade in goods
economicIntegrationLevel customs union level within GCC integration process
feature cooperation among customs authorities of member states
removal of customs duties on most intra-GCC goods
standardized customs documentation
unified customs regulations among member states
goal creation of a unified customs area
elimination of customs barriers among GCC member states
facilitation of free movement of goods
harmonization of customs policies
legalFramework GCC agreements on customs cooperation
memberState Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
objective increasing competitiveness of GCC as a trading bloc
strengthening economic ties among GCC states
partOf Gulf Cooperation Council
policyScope common external tariff
customs procedures harmonization
rules of origin coordination
trade facilitation measures
predecessor GCC Customs Union
surface form: "GCC free trade area"
region Eastern Arabia
surface form: "Gulf region"

Middle East
relatedTo GCC Common Market
Gulf Cooperation Council
regional trade agreements
supports GCC common market objectives
typeOfIntegration trade policy integration

Referenced by (5)

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

GCC Common Market basedOn GCC Customs Union
this entity surface form: "GCC Economic Agreement"
Gulf Cooperation Council hasAgreement GCC Customs Union
GCC Customs Union predecessor GCC Customs Union
this entity surface form: "GCC free trade area"
GCC Common Market relatedTo GCC Customs Union
GCC common currency project relatedTo GCC Customs Union

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