The customs union being proposed in Parliament by a former Conservative chancellor, Ken Clarke, would keep the United Kingdom in the same tariff system as the European Union countries.

The Customs Union is a central part of the EU which means that member states trade freely with each other and have all agreed to charge the same tariff on imports from outside of the bloc.

The customs union is often confused with the single market as both are EU institutions that facilitate free trade. Whereas the customs union abolishes tariffs and quotas, ...

Both have been warning for some time about the strains on the public sector and the implication that taxes will have to rise, ...

Essentially, the customs union only became an issue post-referendum. “Think about the shift that was taking place in the autumn of 2016, as you had May coming in and people were trying to get to ...

Labour wants "a" customs union but not "the" customs union while the Tories don't want "any form" of customs union - or do they? By Greg Heffer, Political Reporter Wednesday 2 May 2018 07:08, UK ...

LONDON — The UK government's decision to publicise its negotiation position on the customs union on Tuesday "seems like a sign of weakness," according to EU academic Professor Anand Menon, a ...

So exiting the customs union would impact the Northern Irish economy. But it would also increase the likelihood of a hard border returning to Ireland, undermining the Good Friday Agreement.

Customs union showdown is important - here's why. The PM's vow to leave the EU's trading bloc is a key plank of her Brexit plan, but she is coming under pressure to change tack.

Theresa May’s officials could be lining up to keep the U.K. in the European customs union after Brexit, according to a new analysis that chimes with the views of parts of the British government.

Riyadh: The GCC Customs Union Authority and Malomatia company signed a contract to build a unified central platform for the ...