Meanings
nouncustoms union (plural customs unions)
plural customs unions
- A type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff.
It appears the whole UK will remain in the customs union, so there are no tariff divergences or checks either on the island of Ireland or within the United Kingdom.
2018, Jonathan Lis, “Theresa May faces her party as a desperate gambler in hope of a break”, in Guardian
Translations
Afrikaans doeane-unie
- doeane-uniea type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Basque aduana-batasun
- aduana-batasuna type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Catalan unió duanera
- unió duaneraa type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Danish toldunion, told-forening
- tolduniona type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
- told-foreninga type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Dutch douane-unie, tolunie
- douane-uniea type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
- toluniea type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
- tolverbonda type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Finnish tulliliitto, tulliunioni
- tulliliittoa type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
- tulliunionia type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
French union douanière
- union douanièrea type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
German Zollunion, Zollverein
- Zolluniona type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
- Zollvereina type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Greek τελωνειακή ένωση
- τελωνειακή ένωση (teloneiakí énosi)a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Hungarian vámunió
- vámunióa type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Italian unione doganale
- unione doganalea type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Latvian muitas savienība
- muitas savienībaa type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Norwegian tollunion, tollforening
- tolluniona type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
- tollforeninga type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Polish unia celna
- unia celnaa type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Portuguese união aduaneira
- união aduaneiraa type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Romanian uniune vamală
- uniune vamalăa type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Russian тамо́женный сою́з
- тамо́женный сою́з (tamóžennyj sojúz)a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Spanish unión aduanera
- unión aduaneraa type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Swedish tullunion, tullförening
- tulluniona type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
- tullföreninga type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Ukrainian ми́тний сою́з
- ми́тний сою́з (mýtnyj sojúz)a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
Cite this entry
APA
customs union. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/customs%20union
MLA
“customs union.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/customs%20union. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “customs union,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/customs%20union.
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