No, the EU is among other things also a free trade area. That’s why there was all this talk of “leaving the single market” in the UK while Brexit was going on. You can start with the EU’s Wikipedia page tbh Answer from george6681 on reddit.com
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r/AskEconomics on Reddit: How do tariffs work between EU member countries?
January 31, 2026 -
I am an American and as such I have little knowledge on how to properly research figures in other countries. In order to remedy this I came here to ask a simple question:
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Is it true that EU member countries have more tariffs between each other than the US has against the entirety of the EU as a whole?
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If I want to find this information out and understand what the role of the EU is where do I go? I would appreciate a good book on the development and roles of the EU. But a website for where I need to go to find this information is just fine.
P.S: Thanks for your comments and time.
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No, the EU is among other things also a free trade area. That’s why there was all this talk of “leaving the single market” in the UK while Brexit was going on. You can start with the EU’s Wikipedia page tbh
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Did you consider the official EU website? https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history_en