Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement

Member countries (18)

• 🇯🇵Japan
• 🇩🇪Germany
• 🇫🇷France
• 🇮🇹Italy
• 🇪🇸Spain
• 🇳🇱Netherlands
• 🇧🇪Belgium
• 🇦🇹Austria
• 🇮🇪Ireland
• 🇵🇹Portugal
• 🇬🇷Greece
• 🇵🇱Poland
• 🇨🇿Czech Republic
• 🇭🇺Hungary
• 🇷🇴Romania
• 🇸🇪Sweden
• 🇩🇰Denmark
• 🇫🇮Finland

Commodity coverage

EU's largest bilateral FTA. Tariff elimination on 99% of EU exports to Japan and 97% of Japanese exports to EU. Significant agricultural quotas (cheese, wine, meat). Strong rules-of-origin chapter and digital-trade provisions.

Rules of origin

Self-declaration on the commercial invoice for shipments under EUR 6,000; REX-system registration required for higher values.

Official text & sources

• Official treaty text
• policy.trade.ec.europa.eu
• mofa.go.jp

See also

• Incoterms 2020 →
• HS codes →
• Duty calculator →
• Trade route lanes →