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Exporting from the EU - what you need to know

The Market Access Database (MADB) gives information to companies exporting from the EU about import conditions in third country markets:

  1. Tariffs
    • Duties & taxes on imports of products into specific countries
  2. Procedures and Formalities
    • Procedures & documents required for customs clearance in the partner country
  3. Statistics
    • Trade flows in goods between EU and non-EU countries
  4. Trade barriers
    • Main barriers affecting your exports
  5. SPS: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues
    • Food safety/animal health/plant health measures
  6. Rules of Origin
    • Preferential agreements & rules of origin

 

Help us counter trade barriers ▼

We will determine whether these barriers breach international trade rules, and, if so, take appropriate action to remedy them, for example by formally requesting that the country in question remove them or asking for them to be delayed, so you can adapt to the change and/or use up your stocks.

1. Report any barriers to your exports that are not in the Trade Barriers section.

2. Tell us how technical barriers to trade (TBT) already notified to the Commission may hinder your exports.

3. Launch a formal procedure under the EU's Trade Barriers Regulation (TBR) if you think your business is being negatively affected by a trade obstacle. The Commission then investigates and determines whether there is evidence of a violation of international trade rules.

 

Importing into the EU?

 

Latest updates

  • 21-May-2013 Vietnam The import documentation for Vietnam has been amended with regard to various details. Attention is drawn to the following changes:

    Labelling requirements

    Since 1 May 2013, mandatory labelling requirements apply to the packages of imported cigarettes and tobacco intended for sale in Vietnam. New regulations have been enforced to ensure that the labels of said goods conform with the Vietnamese provisions for health warnings and trademark protection.
    For further details, please see the section on Packaging and Labelling Requirements below.

    Other

    Additional information on labelling requirements and on further trade-related topics is also provided in the following News section.
  • 21-May-2013 St. Lucia The import documentation for Saint Lucia has been reviewed and adapted accordingly. Attention is drawn to the following changes:

    Electronic Submission of Documents

    A sample of the electronic version of the Customs Import Declaration (sometimes also referred to as CARICOM Single Administrative Document - CARISAD) has been attached to the same-titled document. Moreover, the General Declaration for Aircraft and the Cargo Declaration for Vessels may be submitted via ASYCUDA (Automated System for Customs Data) World; the respective documents have been amended accordingly.

    Import Licence

    The document entitled Import Licence has been supplemented with the respective application form. Furthermore, the responsibility for the issue of said licence has been transferred to the Ministry of Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs, which is also responsible for the issue of a Trade Licence. Please see said documents for further details.

    Importation of Soil

    The document entitled Import Permit for Soil has been newly added to the set of documents of this report.

    Foodstuffs

    This report has been enhanced with a new document entitled Certificate of Dioxin Content, which may be required to certify that products are suitable for consumption as regards their dioxin content.

    Stockholm Convention

    The section on Hazardous Goods and Waste below has been amplified with information on the Official Contact Point (OCP) in Saint Lucia with regard to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (also referred to as the POP Convention).

    Other

    The samples and/or sample forms attached to the following documents have been exchanged for their current versions:

    Authorisation to Import Endangered Species and Products Subject to the CITES Convention
    Plant Import Permit.
  • 21-May-2013 Sri Lanka Changes of tariff rates. Amendments to the internal taxation.

News

Others