35 years helping EU companies internationalise 

Since its establishment in 1987, the mission of the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation has been:

• to promote all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between Japan and the EU;
• to strengthen the technological capabilities and the competitiveness of the European and Japanese industrial systems.

Today within this framework, the EU-Japan Centre is managing five helpdesks to support EU companies’ internationalization toward Japan.

General helpdesk 
Our information desk provides the information requested when available or points the enquirer to the right source of information. Typical topics: general market information, import regulations…
 

Tax and Public Procurement helpdesk 
Dedicated to EU SMEs looking for opportunities in Japanese public procurement calls or needing support for tax matters.
 

EPA Helpdesk 
Helping EU businesses understand the EU-Japan free trade agreement and providing advice on how to benefit from it.   
 

Technology transfer helpdesk
To support EU and Japanese companies in their journey to find and acquire technologies, as well as bridging the knowledge gap between current available technologies from both Japan and the EU.
 

EU-Japan Business Cooperation with ASEAN, Africa and Latin America Helpdesk
To support business cooperation between EU SMEs and Japanese companies in and with ASEAN, Africa and Latin America.