Rules of Origin

The free trade agreement between the EU and Japan allows products made in the EU to benefit from preferential tariffs. But how do you assess if a product is of EU origin? What are the most important “Rules of Origins” common to many free trade agreements, and how do they work?

You would like to know if your goods may benefit from the existing free trade agreement between the EU and Japan?

Would you like to start importing food or non-food stuffs from Japan, but are unsure what 'preferential tariff treatment', 'rules of origin' and 'HS codes' are?