Services

This section introduces the business concepts and processes that you should be familiar with when you consider trading services. Concepts relating to trade in goods are developed in a separate dedicated section.

 

 For gaining a complete overview, you should refer also to the Markets section – that offers information about trading services with a specific country.

The Services pillar covers

  • Getting started to trade services: this section helps you assess if your company is ready to trade abroad and helps you understand the basics of the process of import/export of services
  • Services - Main concepts: this section details the main concepts relevant to trading of services
  • Digital trade: this section introduces the concept and presents highlights of EU policy on digital trade
  • Statistics: this section presents main source of data about services trade between EU countries and non-EU countries, grouped on sectors
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Frequently asked questions

  1. What duty is due if software developed in the EU is exported to a third country and embedded in another product there e.g. a car, when that product is then imported into the EU?
  2. What is the duty to pay on the value of services such as engineering, development, artwork or design developed in the EU, exported to a third country and then imported e.g. within clothes, bicycles back to the EU?
  3. Are there any duties due on imported software from 3rd countries?
  4. What is My Trade Assistant for Services and Investment?
  5. What does “market access condition” for services mean?
  6. For which market access conditions can I find information on My Trade Assistant for Services and Investment?
  7. Where I can find information on countries, which are not covered by My Trade Assistant for Services and Investment?
  8. For which services sectors can I find information on My Trade Assistant for Services and Investment?
  9. For which countries can I find information on My Trade Assistant for Services and Investment?
  10. What does “mode of supply” for services mean?