customs union
noun[C]
finance & economicsspecializeduk/ˈkʌs.təmz ˌjuː.ni.ən/us/ˈkʌs.təmz ˌjuː.ni.ən/anagreementbetween agroupofcountriesthat they will allchargethe sameamountoftaxongoodsmovingbetween them, and usually that they willallowgoodstomovefreelywithoutlimits:
（缔约国对进口商品收取同量关税的）关税同盟HewantedBritaintoleavethe EU butremainin thecustomsunion.他希望英国离开欧盟，但留在关税同盟中。
One of themajormethodsofachievingaregionaleconomicblocis tocreateacustomsunion.建立区域经济集团的主要方法之一便是建立关税同盟。
- InEurope, a 1950scustomsunionevolvedinto acommonmarketand then asuperstate.
- Turkeyhas acustomsunionwith the EU andpartof thatdealis having tobringitsdutiesinlinewith EUones.
- He said that Namibia wasconsideringleavingtheSouthernAfricanCustomsUnion(SACU).
- Theprojectbeginas a free-tradezonebut coulddevelopinto afullcurrencyandcustomsunion.
- Benin hasespousedtheideaofcreatingaregionalcommonmarket, asinglecurrency, and acustomsunioninWesternAfrica.
Taxation
- amortizable
- anti-dumping
- anti-progressive
- anti-tax
- bedroom tax
- fiscal year
- flat tax
- gas tax
- HMRC
- income tax
- sales tax
- self-assessment
- shelter
- sin tax
- source
- taxpayer
- tithe
- top rate
- vat
- VATable
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