About Access2Markets
Do you want to export or import products or services? Want to know what duties to pay or regulations to follow?
If you are a small business looking to go international, Access2Markets is for you.
This web portal combines the former Market Access Database, the EU Trade Helpdesk and much more in a single tool. Whether you are just starting out or an experienced trader, we have verything you need. Watch the introductory video.
Access2Markets has everything you need to know about tariffs, taxes, product rules and requirements for all EU countries and over 130 other markets around the world.
Look up the information product by product in My Trade Assistant.
Each product has a code. You can find it on Access2Markets. You will need the code to find out what customs duties and internal taxes you have to pay.
Find out what procedures and formalities you need to follow.
Access2Markets lists the product rules and requirements for each product.
Are you struggling to understand the rules of origin for your product? The self-assessment tool ROSA will help you!
If you are just starting out, our step-by-step guides describe the entire export and import process for goods and services.
Having problems importing or exporting?
Let us know if you face barriers in a particular market or search our database for existing barriers.
All EU trade agreements at a glance. Find out how they can benefit your business. Access2Markets lists them all, with details on rules of origin, EU intellectual property protection, investment, public procurement markets and more.
Claim your tariff reduction. To benefit from reduced tariffs, you need to present the right documents to the customs authorities of the importing country. Each EU trade agreement lists the documents you need. Find out how to prove the origin of your product or whether you need to be a ‘registered exporter’.
How do you place your product on the market?
Access2Markets has all the information you need, be it about conformity assessment certificates for machinery, health certificates for aquaculture products, or labelling for processed food.
Access2Markets has contact details for customs and other public authorities in the EU countries and abroad.