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How can EU exporters of forestry products benefit from EPA concessions in exporting their products to Japan?Import trade concessions are contained in the EPA for EU exporters of forest products to Japan. As a result, these EU products have since the entry into force of the Agreement an important competitive advantage on the Japanese markets. This webinar is part of a series of webinars by the EU-Japan EPA Helpdesk. Each webinar will address a different topic or sector and will look at the...

How can EU producers of vehicles benefit from EPA concessions in exporting its products to Japan?Trade concessions are contained in the EPA for EU exporters of vehicles to Japan. As a result, these EU products have since the entry into force of the Agreement an important competitive advantage on the Japanese markets. This webinar is part of a series of webinars by the EU-Japan EPA Helpdesk. Each webinar will address a different topic or sector and will look at the changes the EU-Japan Economic...

How can EU SME exporters benefit from the EPA?Important concessions are contained in the EPA for EU exporters to Japan, including SMEs. As a result, these EU products have since the entry into force of the Agreement an important competitive advantage on the Japanese markets.This webinar is part of a series of webinars by the EU-Japan EPA Helpdesk. Each webinar will address a different topic or sector and will look at the changes the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement will make and the...

What are the EPA opportunities in Japan for EU GI-protected products?The EPA guarantees registration and protection for more than 200 EU GIs for wines and spirits and food-stuffs, including beers, and the possibility to add new GIs in the future.This webinar was part of a series of webinars by the EU-Japan EPA Helpdesk. Each webinar will address a different topic or sector and will look at the changes the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement will make and the opportunities it will create...

What to know before starting trade exchanges with Japan?Even if you already export to some FTA-countries, you will need specific information if you intend to have trade with Japan as the EU-Japan EPA is very different from the other trade agreements concluded by the EU. This presentation will present you what to start with, and will put the focus on the main differences with former agreements. The aim is to explain how to work in practice and also to provide some useful links with trustworthy...

How can EU exporters of malt, starches, wheat gluten & albuminoidal substances benefit from EPA concessions in exporting their products to Japan? Import trade concessions are contained in the EPA for EU exporters of malt, starches, wheat gluten & albuminoidal substances to Japan. As a result, these EU products have since the entry into force of the Agreement an important competitive advantage on the Japanese markets. For more information on the EPA Helpdesk please click here. This webinar...

How can EU exporters of malt, starches, wheat gluten & albuminoidal substances benefit from EPA concessions in exporting their products to Japan?Import trade concessions are contained in the EPA for EU exporters of malt, starches, wheat gluten & albuminoidal substances to Japan. As a result, these EU products have since the entry into force of the Agreement an important competitive advantage on the Japanese markets.For more information on the EPA Helpdesk please click here.This webinar targets...

How can EU exporters of fishery products benefit from EPA concessions in exporting its products to Japan?Trade concessions are contained in the EPA for EU exporters of fishery products to Japan. As a result, these EU products have since the entry into force of the Agreement an important competitive advantage on the Japanese markets. For more information on the EPA Helpdesk please click here.This webinar targets EU companies seeking to export fishery products to Japan by taking advantage of the...

What are the EPA opportunities for EU dairy exporters to Japan?The EPA offers important market access opportunities for EU dairy exporters to Japan. Duties will be gradually phased out for hard cheeses and a tariff quota will allow for duty free access as from 1/4/2033 for fresh cheeses. Import market access improvement also for other dairy products such as butter, whey products and skimmed milk powder.This webinar was part of a series of webinars by the EU-Japan EPA Helpdesk. Each webinar will...

What are the EPA opportunities for EU meat exporters to Japan?The EPA offers important market access opportunities for EU meat exporters to Japan. Duties will be gradually phased out for pork meat and processed pork meat, as well as for poultry meat. For beef meat duties will reduced from almost 40 to 9% over 15 years.This webinar is part of a series of webinars by the EU-Japan EPA Helpdesk. Each webinar will address a different topic or sector and will look at the changes the EU-Japan Economic...

What are the EPA opportunities for EU exporters of Processed Agricultural Products (PAPs) to Japan?The EPA offers important market access opportunities for EU PAPs exporters to Japan. Duties will be eliminated at the entry into force of the Agreement for important products such as mineral waters, cigarettes, cocoa powder, pectic substances, spirits, yeast and caseinates. For other products such as uncooked spaghetti, esterified starches, food preparations, duties will be eliminated over periods...

What to know before starting trade exchanges with Japan?Even if you already export to some FTA-countries, you will need specific information if you intend to have trade with Japan as the EU-Japan EPA is very different from the other trade agreements concluded by the EU. This presentation will present you what to start with, and will put the focus on the main differences with former agreements. In addition, this webinar will analyse the best and the easiest way to put into practice the EU-Japan...

What should be known about the EPA and intellectual property rights (IPRs)?The EPA offers important market access opportunities for EU products in the realm of IPRs, especially thanks to the recognition of several geographical indications (GIs). But the EPA is not only about GIs, in fact, the text of the Agreement between the EU and Japan is covering many different aspects of intellectual property protection, from patents to copyright, trade secrets, and common measures built on the provisions...

What are the EPA agri-food preferences offered within Tariff Rate Quotas? The EPA is offering tariff concessions within 25 agri-food related Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs). Knowledge about the functioning of these TRQs increases related export potentials. For more information on the EPA Helpdesk please click here. The webinar is targeted to EU agri-food companies seeking to understand the working of Tariff Rate Quotas opened by Japan in the EU-Japan EPA context. Topics covered during this webinar...

What are the EPA agri-food preferences offered within Tariff Rate Quotas?The EPA is offering tariff concessions within 25 agri-food related Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs). Knowledge about the functioning of these TRQs increases related export potentials. For more information on the EPA Helpdesk please click here.The webinar is targeted to EU agri-food companies seeking to understand the working of Tariff Rate Quotas opened by Japan in the EU-Japan EPA context.Topics covered during this webinar:The...

What to know before starting trade exchanges with Japan? Even if you already export to some FTA-countries, you will need specific information if you intend to have trade with Japan as the EU-Japan EPA is very different from the other trade agreements concluded by the EU. This presentation will present you what to start with, and will put the focus on the main differences with former agreements. The aim is to explain how to work in practice and also to provide some useful links with trustworthy...

What are the opportunities the EPA’s Human Resources Mobility provides to European professionals? Who are the affected professionals? For more information on the EPA Helpdesk please click here. The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, being a large, and extensive trade-agreement, provides extensive labour-market mobility opportunities. For the European professional, as well as for European firms, the Japanese labour market is now more accessible for long-terms professional expats. The...

This webinar will offer an explanation of the Access2Markets tool and will include a live demonstration of the tool’s features, such as: import and export sections, barriers, Single Entry Point Statistics, ROSA the Rules of Origin self-assessment tool, Access2Procurement.