Various free ports exist outside the main customs territory of their host country.

Transportation of certain living things or agricultural products may be prohibited even within a customs territory.

Instead, they must be a customs territory with full autonomy in the conduct of their external commercial relations.

The parts of the customs territory concerned are as follows:

From 2013, it is open to accession to all states and "customs territories" that did not sign the convention.

Third countries: Countries that are outside the Customs territory of the Community.

A customs territory is a territory with individual customs regulations.

Any country that is outside the Customs Territory of the EU.

Taiwan is also a member of the World Trade Organisation as a single customs territory.

The goods remain under Customs supervision until they leave the customs territory of the Community.

American Samoa is an independent customs territory.

Under Protocol 3, the island is part of the customs territory of the European Community.

The remaining insular areas are separate customs territories administered largely by local authorities:

See also Customs Territory of the Community.

Third Country: Any country that is outside the customs territory of the European Community.

The 175 sovereign states, 4 customs territories and one customs union are divided into the following regional groups:

Macau maintains its own separate currency, customs territory, immigration and border controls, and police force.

In this context, it is crucial to deepen the single market by making the EU a fully-integrated customs territory.

(9) Documents to be used in examinations held in the customs territory of the Community by institutions set up in third countries.

In Hong Kong, ministers from 149 nations and customs territories agreed to eliminate subsidies of agricultural exports by 2013.

The Customs territory of the Community consists of:

As a special administrative region, Macau functions as a free port and as a separate customs territory.

W.T.O. rules also give each member country and customs territory a veto that could bring proceedings to a halt.

Countries outside the Customs Territory of the European Union (EU).

Customs territory of the European Community: The area falling within the national territory of member states.