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Union Customs Code Glossary

Supporting glossary source for customs, importer, origin, and importation concepts reused across other EU regulations such as CBAM and EUDR.

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High-level summary

Supporting glossary source for customs, importer, origin, and importation concepts reused across other EU regulations such as CBAM and EUDR.

The Union Customs Code is not a battery-specific flagship regulation, but it is a backbone source for trade and border concepts that other EU frameworks reuse. For Minespider, it helps explain the deeper legal logic behind importer, customs, origin, and release-for-free-circulation terminology.

Who it affects

  • Importers and customs-facing economic operators
  • Compliance teams working on CBAM, EUDR, or other border-related regulation
  • Teams modeling origin, customs declarations, and import procedures
  • Product, trade, and sustainability teams that need clear customs-law anchors for reused terms

Key defined terms

A short curated set of terms to help readers orient themselves before moving into the full regulation-specific glossary.

customs authorities

The Member State customs administrations and empowered authorities that apply customs legislation in import workflows.

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customs declarant

The person formally tied to a customs declaration for release for free circulation in the CBAM import workflow.

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customs territory of the Union

The Union customs-space boundary used to decide where UCC customs rules and CBAM import logic apply.

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Economic Operators Registration and Identification number (EORI number)

The customs registration identifier assigned after registration for customs purposes under the UCC framework used by CBAM.

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importation

The CBAM customs event of release for free circulation, not merely physical shipment into Europe.

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country of origin

An EUDR term pointing to the Union Customs Code country-or-territory concept used for origin, distinct from EUDR country of production.

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