customs union
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Big steps would be to create a customs union with the EU, getting rid of barriers to trade in goods, or joining the EU single market.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The EU earlier this month signed a free-trade agreement with the four South American countries that founded the Mercosur customs union, and last year it announced a trade and investment deal with Indonesia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
The plan worked better than expected, and what began in 1951 as a six-country European customs union covering coal and steel evolved over decades into the EU.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
Speaking in Parliament, the Liberal Democrats' Europe spokesperson Al Pinkerton told MPs his customs union bill would "cut red tape, unlock investment and restore certainty to British business".
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
Monaco $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France Mongolia $691 million c.i.f.
From The 2004 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
