ThefreemovementofgoodsisafundamentalprinciplewithintheEuropeanUnion(EU)thatensurestheunrestrictedtradeandcirculationofproductsamongmemberstates.Iteliminatescustomsduties,quotas,andothertradebarriers,allowinggoodstobebought,sold,andtransportedacrossborderswithoutrestrictions.Thisprincipleisoneofthe"FourFreedoms"oftheEU,alongsidethefreemovementofpeople,services,andcapital.Bypromotingopenmarketsandfaircompetition,thefreemovementofgoodsstrengthenseconomicintegration,boostsefficiency,andbenefitsconsumerswithgreaterchoiceandlowerprices.ItisacornerstoneoftheEU'ssinglemarket,fosteringcooperationandeconomicgrowthamongmemberstates.
