Safeguard duties

If your company is considering exporting, this section helps you find out which import duties and other costs you could face. It does not provide product-specific information. For that, you should use the product search function.

Safeguard measures may be applied when an industry is impacted by an unforeseen, sharp and sudden increase of imports. Such measures are used very rarely and only in very specific circumstances. Safeguard measures can consist of quantitative import restrictions (trade quotas) or of duty increases. They may apply to all imports of the product in question from all trade partners or from goods of specific origin.

Information on EU safeguard duties

Information on all completed and on-going safeguard investigations in the EU

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Frequently asked questions

  1. When the tariff refers to weight, is it gross weight or net weight?
  2. How can I find the import duty that applies to my product?
  3. If I want to sell my product in several EU countries, are there import duties to pay each time my product enters a different country?
  4. Can I get a list of products charged at 0% import duty?
  5. Are excise duties applied at EU or at national level?
  6. How is VAT charged in the EU?
  7. How can I get approval to export fish to the EU?
  8. Does food exported to the EU have to come from an EU-authorised establishment?
  9. Do I have to pay to use My Trade Assistant for Services and Investment?
  10. In which languages in My Trade Assistant for Services and Investment available?