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| 1834 | List, Friedrich |  |
| Berlin German states incorporate their customs unions into the larger Prussian customs union |
| Berlin The main ideological contributor behind the customs union is Friedrich List, an economist holding mercantilist and protectionist views |
| 1865 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Berlin Under the "February Conditions " Schleswig & Holstein enter the Zollverein |
| 1866 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| The Zollverein is effectively ended in 1866 with the advent of the Austro-Prussian War |
| 1867 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| A new organization with the same name was brought about in 1867 when peace was restored, the new Zollverein is stronger, in that no individual state had a veto |
| 1868 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Schleswig-Holstein, Kausenburg and Mecklenburg join the Zollverein |
| 1871 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Alsace-Lorraine join the Zollverein after being acquired by Germany following the Franco-Prussian war |
