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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:
Brexit
The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union and is a third country as of 1 February 2020. During the transition period, which ends on 31 December 2020, Union law, with a few limited exceptions, continues to be applicable to and in the United Kingdom.
The Commission is in the process of updating some of the content on this website in light of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. If the site contains content that does not yet reflect the withdrawal of the United Kingdom, it is unintentional and will be addressed.
How does this help you? / Which information can you get there?
- Duties & taxes on imports of products into specific countries
- Procedures & documents required for customs clearance in the partner country
- Statistics on trade flows in goods between EU and non-EU countries
- Trade barriers affecting your exports
- Food safety/animal health/plant health measures
- Preferential agreements & rules of origin
- Services for SMEs
- Country trade information
Latest updates
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21-Feb-2020
Trinidad and Tobago Amendments as regards aircraft, standards as well as trade-related news have been brought to the import documentation for Trinidad and Tobago. The following changes have been made:
Aircraft
Aircraft to be imported into Trinidad and Tobago are to conform to certain national and international norms and standards. Therefore, a certificate of airworthiness is to be obtained from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Information thereon has been introduced in the newly created corresponding chapter in this overview which may be viewed for details.
Standards
The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS), i.e. the authority responsible for standardisation in the country, is a member of certain international standardisation organisations. Specifics on this matter have been added to the paragraph on Standards below. Please turn thereto for further particulars.
Other Changes
The following chapter contains information on trade-related news. -
21-Feb-2020
Philippines Focus: Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), strategic goods as well as trade-related news.
The import documentation for the Philippines has been reviewed and amended accordingly. Attention is drawn to the following changes:
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)
The contact information of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has been blue-pencilled throughout this import report. Furthermore, the following documents for which the BAI is responsible, have been revised as regards the documents to be enclosed as well as their corresponding application forms, amongst others, as applicable:
Licence to Deal in Livestock, Poultry and By-Products
Licence to Operate a Veterinary Drug Establishment
Registration of Feed
Registration of Feed Establishments
Registration of Veterinary Drugs.
Please refer to the quoted documents for particulars of this matter.
Strategic Goods
The document entitled Registration of Importers of Strategic Goods has been enhanced with details of the submission and processing of the application for said procedure. Moreover, applicants are to enclose a list of incorporators, directors and managers. The corresponding form may now be viewed in the mentioned document.
Other Changes
For trade-related News, please see the following paragraph. -
21-Feb-2020
Tanzania Changes and implementation of modifications:
- No nomenclature changes
- No changes of tariff rates
- No amendments to the internal taxation