Fifteen country pages, each answering the questions that exporters from that country actually ask \— in the phrasing they use. The rules are the same for everyone; the misconceptions are different everywhere.
Direct shipping, suspended listings, the CE-certificate mistake, Seller Central upload, Temu and TikTok Shop.
Why IEC and GST registration do nothing for the EU side, responsible person costs, marketplace enforcement.
EVFTA doesn't exempt product rules, furniture hits three layers (GPSR + EUDR + formaldehyde), agri-exports.
Trade preferences vs product rules, Amazon suspensions, labelling.
The 1996 customs union removes duties, not product rules — the most expensive misconception in Turkish export.
Amazon suspended thousands of US listings in 2025 for missing a Responsible Person. Where to upload, what it costs, VAT/OSS.
Palm oil is on the EUDR deforestation list. CE doesn't replace GPSR. Garments and electronics.
REACH restricted substances in textiles (azo dyes, formaldehyde). Factory vs buyer — who carries the duty.
The EU-Korea FTA is a tariff discount, not a regime. K-beauty: cosmetics have their own Responsible Person (Reg. 1223/2009).
The EU-Japan EPA is the world's largest trade agreement — product rules sit on top. Precision machinery, food.
EUDR hits hardest: coffee, soy, cattle and timber all on the deforestation list. EU-Mercosur won't change that.
GSP+ removes tariffs, not REACH restrictions in textiles. Azo dyes, formaldehyde, phthalates.
Palm oil (EUDR), medical devices (MDR/IVDR), electronics.
CE marking ≠ GPSR compliance — the most common misconception among Taiwanese electronics manufacturers.
Great Britain runs its own regime; Northern Ireland follows EU rules under the Windsor Framework.
Since 13 December 2024, the EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) requires almost every consumer product sold in the EU to have a Responsible Person established inside the EU \— named on the product, holding the technical file, and reachable by authorities. No trade agreement, customs union or tariff preference changes that. The country pages above explain what else applies on top, and where the traps are.
Not sure which rules apply to your product? Run the free product check \— eight questions, intermediate answers, and the regimes that apply to you.
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