Importing from India

Bringing in food, textiles or handicrafts: rules and support.

Anyone bringing products from India to the Netherlands is importing into the European Union and must meet EU rules. Food, spices and supplements face strict safety and labelling requirements, supervised by the NVWA. Import duties and VAT are handled by Dutch Customs; you need an EORI number for that.

The EU database Access2Markets shows the tariffs and requirements for each product. CBI, a Dutch government agency, helps exporters from countries such as India enter the European market and publishes free market studies that are useful for importers too.

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Useful links

• Access2Markets (EU) trade.ec.europa.eu
  Tariffs, rules and formalities per product.
• CBI cbi.eu
  Market information on imports from developing countries.
• KVK kvk.nl
  Step-by-step guides to importing.
• NVWA nvwa.nl
  Requirements for food and consumer products.