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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:
- Tariffs
- Duties & taxes on imports of products into specific countries
- Procedures and Formalities
- Procedures & documents required for customs clearance in the partner country
- Statistics
- Trade flows in goods between EU and non-EU countries
- Trade barriers
- Main barriers affecting your exports
- SPS: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues
- Food safety/animal health/plant health measures
- Rules of Origin
- Preferential agreements & rules of origin
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?
- EU Tariffs
- EU import tariffs
- Export Helpdesk
- Special conditions for developing countries
Latest updates
- 23-May-2013 Countervailing duties on brandy
- 23-May-2013 Factor F
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22-May-2013
Israel The import documentation for Israel has been amended with regard to various details. Attention is drawn to the following changes:
Customs Procedures and Regulations
This overview has been enhanced with information on the documents which are required or may be helpful for clearing imported goods through customs. Please see the section on Customs Procedures and Regulations for further details.
Customs Value and Import Duties
Details of the applicable customs valuation methods have been incorporated into this overview. For more information, please turn to the section on Customs Value and Import Duties below.
Chemical Substances and Hazardous Goods
The section on Chemical Substances and Hazardous Goods below has been amplified with information on the Designated National Authorities (DNAs) and the Official Contact Point (OCP) in Israel with regard to the Rotterdam and the Stockholm Convention. Please refer to the quoted chapter for details.
News
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EU calls for input on ‘conflict minerals’
The European Commission launched a public consultation on so-called 'conflict minerals'. The consultation is open until 26 June 2013 and will be managed by the Commission's Directorate-General for Trade. You can access the consultation on-line.
27 Mar 2013 -
Thailand amends its import conditions on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathia (BSE)
The EU welcomes the recent notification from Thailand on amended import conditions related to BSE which should now facilitate exports of bovine products from the EU.
11 Feb 2013 -
Japan re-opens market to beef from France and the Netherlands
The European Union welcomes the lifting of the Japanese ban on imports of beef and beef products, as a first step, from two EU Member States, France and the Netherlands, from 1 February 2013.
04 Feb 2013