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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
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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
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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