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customs union

n.
An international association organized to eliminate customs restrictions on goods exchanged between member nations and to establish a uniform tariff policy toward nonmember nations.
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customs union

n
(Economics) an association of nations which promotes free trade within the union and establishes common tariffs on trade with nonmember nations
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Noun1.customs union - an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members
union - a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union"
Benelux - a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg
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The UAE is eager to see the full launch of the GCC Customs Union by early 2015 after the removal of all hiccups.
UAE keen to see GCC Customs Union by 2015
Riyadh, June 2nd (BNA) --GCC Customs Directors General held their first meeting of the Customs Union's Authority at the GCC General Secretariat's Headquarters in Riyadh.
GCC Customs Union holds its first meeting in Riyadh
Summary: Gulf Arab countries plan to resolve all outstanding issues about their customs union over the next three years in order to have it fully operational by 2015, a top United Arab Emirates official said Saturday.
Gulf states plan to complete customs union by 2015
The six GCC states have moved closer to fully implement their much-delayed customs union and only 'administrative' hurdles remain, Gulf officials said.
Gulf states inch closer to customs union
Amman, March 31 (Petra) - Minister of Industry and Trade Amer Hadidi highlighted on Wednesday the importance of establishing the Jordanian-Egyptian Customs Union, which will form the nucleus of the Arab Customs Union in the framework of the Arab League.
Hadidi highlights importance of Jordanian-Egyptian Customs Union
ISTANBUL, Feb 19, 2010 (TUR) -- The Turkish chief EU negotiator said on Friday that Turkey's Customs Union agreement with EU should be reviewed.
(ECO) TURKEY'S EU NEGOTIATOR ON CUSTOMS UNION AGREEMENT WITH EU
It has been known that making a non-preferential tariff reduction is always superior to joining a customs union (Cooper and Massell, 1965].
A note on customs unions vs. non-preferential tariffs
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