EU-JAPAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT EXPECTED TO BENEFIT EU KNITWEAR BRANDS – BUT WHAT ABOUT JAPAN?
August 1st, 2012
BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS; AND WANG FANGQING, IN SHANGHAI
A BOOST in export sales for European knitwear brands might be on the horizon, as a result of a projected free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Japan, with formal negotiations expected to begin by the end of the year. While tariffs are generally not a concern for outputs and inputs, if the resulting agreement tames Japan's notoriously rigourous trade administration and sales rules, EU exporters - especially at the higher end of the market could enjoy widened export opportunities. ...
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