Zollverein

Also known as German Customs Union

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Contents

Background
Initial efforts at a single-toll system
Problems with unifying the customs and toll agreements
1820s and 1830s
Timeline
Impact
Economic impact
Role in the unification of Germany
In literature
References
Further reading

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The ' (), or German Customs Union, was a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories. Organized by the 1833 treaties', it formally started on 1 January 1834. However, its foundations had been in development from 1818 with the creation of a variety of custom unions among the German states. By 1866, the included most of the German states. The Zollverein was not part of the German Confederation (1815-1866).