The GCC Common Market aims to ensure full equality among GCC citizens in all economic activities across member states—embodying the concept of Gulf economic citizenship. It is based on Article Three of the Economic Agreement, which stipulates that GCC natural and legal persons shall be treated equally to nationals in any member state, without discrimination, particularly in the following economic fields:
It is a region where customs duties, taxes, and trade-restrictive regulations and procedures are eliminated among the member states of the union, while unified customs duties, regulations, and trade procedures are applied toward the outside world.
