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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.
More information:
About the agreement
Committees and Dialogues
The EU and Japan meet regularly to discuss issues and best practices when applying the agreement.
Documents
Negotiation round reports, Textual proposals, Impact Assessments
EU-Japan agreement chapter-by-chapter
The text of the agreement chapter-by-chapter
Factsheets and guides
Find out more about the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.
Negotiation process
Negotiating reports, impact assessments, meetings with EU Member States, the European Parliament, and civil society
The agreement explained
The EU and Japan Economic Partnership Agreement in a nutshell
Information for businesses
Export info for SMEs exporting to Japan
Export info 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 box
See detailed data on companies exporting from each European town to Japan.
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Latest news
EU-Japan trade bounces back to pre-pandemic levels
Today, the Joint Committee established under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) took place.
Second EU-Japan EPA Progess report is out
Under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Facility Instrument, a Progress Report of the 2nd year of implementation of the EU-Japan EPA is now available.
Joint Statement by the Trade Ministers of the United States, Japan, and the European Union
The United States, Japan and the European Union have agreed to renew their Trilateral partnership to address the global challenges posed by non-market policies and practices of third countries.