International Trade Strategy (FTA, Tariff Cost Reduction, CO, etc)
＜Examples of how we help our clients＞
- Business impact analysis of FTAs/EPAs
(Tariffs, investment, standards and certification, employment, etc.) - Tactics on FTAs/EPAs for tariff cost reduction and certification of origin (CO)
- Regulatory compliance in the UK after Brexit
Business Impact Analysis of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) / Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
(Tariffs, Investment, Standards and Certification, Employment, etc.)
In recent years, TPP11, the EU-Japan EPA, and the Japan-U.S. Trade Agreement and the RCEP have come into effect one after another.
It is analysed that “3% of tariffs is equivalent to 30% of corporate taxes,” which is the significant impact in business. Taking the advantages of FTAs and EPAs are expected to increase the corporate profits. In addition, by utilizing rules in areas other than tariffs such as investment, standards and certification, employment, etc., you can improve your competitive advantages, such as increased M&A opportunities.
However, most of the companies cannot fully utilize FTAs/EPAs due to its complexity.
We bring our experience of negotiating FTA/EPAs at METI to help you analyze the impact of utilizing FTA/EPAs on your business in terms of both tariff and non-tariff issues.
It is analysed that “3% of tariffs is equivalent to 30% of corporate taxes,” which is the significant impact in business. Taking the advantages of FTAs and EPAs are expected to increase the corporate profits. In addition, by utilizing rules in areas other than tariffs such as investment, standards and certification, employment, etc., you can improve your competitive advantages, such as increased M&A opportunities.
However, most of the companies cannot fully utilize FTAs/EPAs due to its complexity.
We bring our experience of negotiating FTA/EPAs at METI to help you analyze the impact of utilizing FTA/EPAs on your business in terms of both tariff and non-tariff issues.
FTA/EPA Tactics for tariff cost reduction and certification of origin (CO)
Taking the advantages of FTAs and EPAs are expected to increase the corporate profits. We help you to identify potential opportunities where you can take the most advantage of FTAs/EPAs in your current commercial flow and logistics, which lead to the tariff cost reduction. We also help you to build your best supply chain based on the tariff rate forecast.
CO is essential in order to utilize FTA/EPAs. We bring our experience of establishing CO system of TPP, which were commissioned by METI, to help you understand the rules of origin for each product and establish your best internal system for utilizing CO.
CO is essential in order to utilize FTA/EPAs. We bring our experience of establishing CO system of TPP, which were commissioned by METI, to help you understand the rules of origin for each product and establish your best internal system for utilizing CO.
Please find more information on our service page for Law Investigation & Compliance, Geopolitical Risk・Global Trend Analysis, and Supply Chain Management.
Why OWLS？
- Expertise of our consultants who handled FTA/EPAs and WTO negotiations at METI
- Expertise of our consultants who are the member of METI’s “Rules of Origin Study Group”
- Expertise of our consultants who handed the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) negotiations for standards and certification at METI
- Expertise of our consultants who established the CO system of TPP under the METI’s Project “FY 2015 TPP CO System Dissemination and Awareness”.
- Expertise in import/export customs clearance
- Our contributions and comments to major media such as the major Japanese economic newspapers (“NIKKEI”, “NIKKEI Business Online”, “NIKKEI Business Daily”,) and other professional and academic journals such as “World Economic Review”
Media Coverage
- “Company’s Profitable FTA Tactics” (Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.).
