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customs union

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: union

Narrower terms: Benelux

History

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: doeane-unie — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Armenian: մաքսային միություն (makʻsayin miutʻyun) — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Basque: aduana-batasun — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Belarusian: мы́тны саю́з (mýtny sajúz) — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Catalan: unió duanera — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Danish: toldunion — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Danish: told-forening — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Dutch: douane-unie — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Dutch: tolunie — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Dutch: tolverbond — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Finnish: tulliliitto — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Finnish: tulliunioni — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • French: union douanière — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Galician: unión aduaneira — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Georgian: საბაჟო კავშირი (sabažo ḳavširi) — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • German: Zollunion — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • German: Zollverein — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Greek: τελωνειακή ένωση (teloneiakí énosi) — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Hungarian: vámunió — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Italian: unione doganale — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Latvian: muitas savienība — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Norwegian: tollunion — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Norwegian: tollforening — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Polish: unia celna — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Portuguese: união aduaneira — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Romanian: uniune vamală — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Russian: 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 — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Swedish: tullunion — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Swedish: tullförening — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff
  • Ukrainian: ми́тний сою́з (mýtnyj sojúz) — a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff