Destination EU – Distribution & Sales

Access EU consumers – Comply with EU standards – Manage your EU sales network

The EU is a market of more than 500 million consumers.

In order to sell your products or services in the EU you will need to ensure compliance with the following rules:

• IMPORTING – CUSTOMS DUTIES AND PROCEDURES
• PREFERENTIAL TRADE – ORIGIN
• EU PRODUCT REGULATIONS / IMPORTER OBLIGATIONS
• EU STANDARDS – CE MARKING
• TRANSFER PRICING
• VAT – INTERNAL SALES / SUPPLIES
• APPOINTING / MANAGING DISTRIBUTORS + AGENTS
• PRICING POLICIES: discounts; rebates; resale pricing; grey market issues
• DISPUTES: unpaid invoices; disputes with distributors/agents; competition complaints and investigations
• EXPORTING FROM EU: customs procedures; export controls; EU sanctions.

GCO provides advice and compliance support in each of these areas.