11.   The AFTA agreement contains exceptions for newer, less-developed member states, which will be given several more years to drop customs barriers.

12.   The removal of customs barriers has been its only real outcome, while calls for policy coordination have removed on paper.

13.   The transit has been further encouraged since the union agreement removed customs barriers.

14.   Turkey and the EU have signed an accord for both sides to scrap customs barriers.

15.   Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership agreed to lift customs barriers and sign a free-trade agreement within two months to boost the ailing Turkish Cypriot economy.

16.   Under the plan, Egypt wants members to set up a free trade zone immediately and remove all customs barriers within four years.

17.   Two years ago, Russia and Belarus signed a union agreement that removed customs barriers, further encouraging the transit.

18.   ZIANA said authorities at Harare airport have launched investigations into how the child passed unnoticed through immigration and customs barriers to board the KLM flight.

19.   Garten is expected to make new demands for the Chinese authorities to lower customs barriers.

20.   Arab governments were accused Friday of blocking trade among their countries by failing to encourage exporters and keeping customs barriers despite their long-standing free trade pact.