The EPA offers important market access opportunities for EU dairy exporters to Japan. Duties will be gradually phased out for hard cheeses and a tariff quota will allow for duty free access as from 1/4/2033 for fresh cheeses. Import market access improvement also for other dairy products such as butter, whey products and skimmed milk powder.
This webinar is part of a series of webinars by the EU-Japan EPA Helpdesk. Each webinar will address a different topic or sector and will look at the changes the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement will make and the opportunities it will create. Each webinar will be accompanied by a factsheet and a practical guide. For more information on the EPA Helpdesk please click here.
The webinar was targeted to European SMEs seeking to understand the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, and wishing to export dairy products to Japan.
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Speakers: Yvan Van Eesbeek, Consultant on International Trade Agreements
Organiser: EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation - Brussels Office
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Joint venture established in 1987 by the European Commission (DG GROW) and the Japanese Government (METI) for promoting all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Japan.
The EU-Japan Centre’s activities are subject to the allocation of a Grant Agreement by the European Commission for 2024-2026