Exchange Currency

customs union

A group of countries that adopt free trade (zero tariffs and no other restrictions on trade) on trade among themselves, and that also, on each product, agree to levy the same tariff on imports from outside the group. Equivalent to an FTA plus a common external tariff.

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  1. Customs union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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  7. customs union: Definition from Answers.com
    customs union n. An international association organized to eliminate customs restrictions on goods exchanged between mem.
     
  8. customs union - The Free Dictionary
    An international association organized to eliminate customs restrictions on goods exchanged between member nations and to establish a uniform tariff policy ...