customs union
noun [C] ECONOMICS, COMMERCEDefinition
› an agreement between two or more countries to reduce or remove any taxes on goods traded between them, and to charge the same taxes on goods imported from other countries: agree/form a customs union The three countries have formed a customs union to promote trade.
(Definition of customs union noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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