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Import and export rules

The EU wants to help traders make the most of global trading by making information clear.

Trade topics
  • EU companies accessing world markets
  • Importing into the EU
  • Trade policy

Trading with the wider world brings growth to the EU economy and jobs for European workers.

The European Commission has data on tariff duties, the technical requirements to trade, food health requirements, anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties and other issues.

This information is set out according to whether you are exporting from the EU or importing into the EU.

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Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis shares his insights into the inner workings of EU trade policy.

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