Customs status of goods
Also called: Union goods · non-Union goods · customs status
The classification of goods as either Union goods, which are in free circulation in the customs territory, or non-Union goods, which remain under customs supervision until duties are settled or they leave. Türkiye uses the same distinction between serbest dolaşımdaki eşya and serbest dolaşımda olmayan eşya.
In practice
Goods moving between member states by sea or via a third country may need proof of their Union status, otherwise they are treated as non-Union goods on arrival.
EU
TürkiyeRelated terms
- Proof of Union status
- Evidence that goods carried between two points of the EU customs territory, usually by sea or through a third country, keep their status as Union…
- Release for free circulation
- The procedure that gives non-Union goods the customs status of Union goods. It involves collecting import duty, applying commercial policy measures…
- Customs supervision
- The general action taken by customs to make sure that customs rules are observed for goods that are not yet cleared, such as goods in temporary…
- A.TR movement certificate
- The document used in the EU–Türkiye customs union to show that industrial goods are in free circulation in the EU or in Türkiye, which allows them to…