Tools for export

Tools and links for exporters
A number of tools and manuals on issues of relevance to (potential) exporters to the EU Markets are freely available on the internet.

The EU Export Help Desk http://exporthelp.europa.eu/ is a free online service, provided by the European Commission, to facilitate market access for exporters from developing countries to importers/buyers in the European Union.

The Export Helpdesk is a database that allows you to search for detailed information on export requirements and formalities for specific products you want to export to Europe.  Read more about the contents of the EU Export Help Desk here (hyperlink to page 3.1 The EU Export Help Desk)

Trade fairs and exhibitions can be one way of targeting new markets. An overview of trade fairs in Europe is available here: http://www.eventseye.com/fairs/z1_trade-shows_europe.html

Exporter’s manuals, guides to export marketing planning and to doing market research as well as export readiness self assessment tests are freely available from The Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) for registered users. Click here (hyperlink to page 2.1) to read more.

Training material from the ECIBON Project covering export issues is available here:

(Either list of materials to download or separate page if more than 5-6 materials)

Tools for Intermediary Business Organisations is available here (hyperlink subpage 3.2)