Customs Territory of the Community

Customs territory of the Community and the Treaties of the European Union

Description of Customs territory of the Community provided by the European Union Commission: The customs territory of the Community comprises of

• Austria,

• Belgium,

• Denmark, except the Faroe Islands and Greenland,

• Germany, except the Island of Heligoland and the territory of Buesingen,

• Greece,

• Finland (including the Åland Islands),

• France (including Monaco and the overseas departments Guadeloupe, French-Guiana, Martinique and Réunion), except the overseas territories and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and Mayotte,

• Ireland,

• Italy, except the municipalities of Livigno and Campione d'Italia and the national waters of Lake Lugano which are between the bank and the political frontier of the area between Ponte Tresa and Porto Ceresio,

• Luxembourg,

• the Netherlands in Europe,

• Portugal,

• Spain, except Ceuta and Melilla,

• Sweden,

• the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

• As from 1 May 2004 the customs territory of the Community also includes:

• the Czech Republic,

• Estonia,

• Cyprus,

• Latvia,

• Lithuania,

• Hungary,

• Malta,

• Poland,

• Slovenia,

• the Slovak Republic.

The customs territory of the Community includes the territorial waters, the inland maritime waters and the airspace of the Member States and the territory of the Principality of Monaco, except for the territorial waters, the inland maritime waters and the airspace of those territories which are not part of the customs territory of the Community as listed above.

Resources