A customs union would be one way to simplify the hugely complicated political situation on the island. Related: Japan warns UK its companies could leave over Brexit.

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.

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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.

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 ...

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, ...

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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 ...

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.

In short, leaving the customs union would be a step back toward less free trade. Even with a new free-trade agreement, businesses would have to certify the origin of any product they want to ship from ...