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The EU and Japan's Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force on 1 February 2019.
EU firms already export nearly €70bn in goods and €28bn in services to Japan every year.
In the past European firms faced trade barriers when exporting to Japan, which sometimes made it hard for them to compete.
The trade agreement with Japan:
- removes tariffs and other trade barriers and creates a platform to cooperate in order to prevent obstacles to trade; and
- helps us shape global trade rules in line with our high standards and shared values, and;
- sends a powerful signal that two of the world's biggest economies reject protectionism.
On 28 October 2023, the EU and Japan concluded an agreement on cross-border data flows. Once ratified, the agreed provisions will be included in the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.
More information:
- Press release: EU-Japan trade agreement enters into force
- Press release: First year of EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement shows growth in EU exports
- Press release: EU-Japan agreement conclude landmark deal on cross-border data flows at High-Level Economic Dialogue
- MEMO on the Economic Partnership Agreement
- Photos and videos
About the agreement
The EU and Japan meet regularly to discuss issues and best practices when applying the agreement.
Negotiation round reports, Textual proposals, Impact Assessments
The text of the agreement chapter-by-chapter
Find out more about the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.
Negotiating reports, impact assessments, meetings with EU Member States, the European Parliament, and civil society
The EU and Japan Economic Partnership Agreement in a nutshell
Information for businesses
The EU and Japan work together so that the EU-Japan trade agreement also benefits EU and Japanese SMEs.
EU-Japan Trade in your town
See detailed data on companies exporting from each European town to Japan.
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Latest news
EC-TRADE/2024/OP/0003: Study in support of an ex-post evaluation of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership
Today, the fifth meeting of the Joint Committee established under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) heard that bilateral trade and investment relations continue to expand and deepen.
Today, the landmark deal on cross-border data flows between the EU and Japan entered into force.