A link to obtain detailed information on how the Market Access Partnership between the Commission, Member States, and business tackles concrete problems that EU businesses face in third country markets.

This section will provide you with the import duties and internal taxes applicable to your exports to various third country markets.

All you need to know about import procedures and documents required for the importation of particular products into non-EU countries.

You can obtain from this section an overview of trade flows between the EU (including individual Member States) and non-EU countries.

This section is the entry point to notify the European Commission of barriers to trade and investment you encounter in third country markets.

This section will provide you information about specific trade barriers which EU exporters are faced with on third country markets.

This database is designed to facilitate the identification of Sanitary and Phytosanitary export problems to non-EU countries.

Restrictions on sales in your export markets? Discriminatory taxes when selling your goods abroad? Difficulties in acquiring patent rights in foreign countries? The Trade Barriers Regulation (TBR) is an instrument aimed at helping EU businesses overcome trade barriers and thereby develop their activities overseas. Find out more how the European Commission can help you.

If you have questions, you will hopefully find the answers in our FAQ section.

A collection of links to other sites which you may find useful.

Follow step by step the instructions on how to use each section of the Market Access Database. The User Guide is available in English (Translations in all 22 other EU languages in process).