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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.

country of origin

A regulatory term referring to a country or territory as referred to in Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

EUDRUnion Customs Code
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customs authorities

A regulatory term referring to the customs administrations of Member States as defined in Article 5, point (1), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

CBAMUnion Customs Code
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customs declarant

A regulatory term referring to a declarant as defined in Article 5, point (15).

CBAMUnion Customs Code
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customs territory of the Union

A regulatory term referring to the territory defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

CBAMUnion Customs Code
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Economic Operators Registration and Identification number (EORI number)

A regulatory term referring to the number assigned by the customs authority when the registration for customs purposes has been carried out in accordan.

CBAMUnion Customs Code
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importation

A regulatory term referring to release for free circulation as provided for in Article 201 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

CBAMUnion Customs Code
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