Entrepreneurs got acquainted with the EU export opportunities

European consumers are interested in Armenian products and Armenian businesses are interested in selling on the EU market. To facilitate this exchange, the European Union Delegation to Armenia, SME Development National Centre of Armenia and European Union Advisory Group, Armenian-European Policy and Legal Advice Centre organized two workshops to inform Armenian producers on how to export to the EU.

The EU is the world’s largest single market and is also Armenia’s leading export partner. Moreover, since January 2009 Armenian businesses enjoy preferential conditions to export to the EU that reduce significantly ─ and in some cases even totally remove ─ the import duties to be paid when entering the EU market.

Despite these advantageous trade opportunities, Armenian producers can diversify and increase their exports further. To help overcome trade challenges, the EU developed an information tool, which provides Armenian exporters with necessary information to enter European markets.

The Export Helpdesk is a free internet site that gives details on how to export to the European Union. Anything from product-specific standards to import tariffs and trade statistics, as well as useful links to business associations can be found there.

Armenian businesses had the opportunity to learn how the Export Helpdesk functions in practice during seminars in Yerevan and Ijevan on 1-2 July 2010.

Export Help Desk` http://exporthelp.europa.eu

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