CBI provides a wide range of documents containing EU market information, All CBI market information is targeted at developing countries

SECTOR SPECIFIC MARKET INFORMATION

CBI publishes market information for about 40 market sectors. For each market sector, the following kind of information is available;

1 CBI sector surveys on the EU market in general, focusing on development and trends in the field of market size (consumption, production and trade), distribution and the prices in the EU.

2 CBI sector surveys on the market in the specific EU countries focusing on development and trends in the field of market size, distribution, prices and business practice in the EU country concerned.

3 CBI product surveys on a specific product (group) within the market sector concerned, focusing and
developments and trends in the field of the market size, distribution, prices and business practice in the EU and a number of specific EU countries as well as on business practices.

4 EU export guidelines ‘ From survey to success’, containing practical suggestions which will help to
evaluate whether or not to get involved in the EU markets (s), or how to improve your approach of the
EU market (s).

5 Information on the market access requirements, focusing on the legislative and non-legislative
requirements based on environmental, consumer health and safety and social corners in the EU and in specific EU countries.

GENERAL TRADE RELATED INFORMATION

Besides information on specific markets sectors, CBI also publishes more general trade related information, the so called Export manuals. At the moment, the following Export manuals are available.

1 Exporting to the EU- trends, developments and doing business in the EU.
2 Export planner- how to plan your export process.
3 Your Guide to market research – practical and low cost research methods
4 Your image builder – how to present yourself on the EU market
5 Your expo coach – selection, preparation and participation in trade fairs
6 Digging for gold on the Internet – Internet as a sources for market information
7 Website promotion – how to promote your website in the EU www.cbi.eu/marketinfo

All CBI market information can be downloaded from the CBI websites at http:// www.cbi.eu/marketinfo

HOW TO USE THE DIFFERENT CBI MARKET INFORMATION TOOLS

If you are new on the EU market, you are advised to start by consulting the more general Export manuals like ‘Exporting to the EU’ and ‘Export planner’, before consulting sector-specific information. If you are a more experienced exporter, you can use these manuals as reference materials while focusing on the specific information for your market sector.

Concerning the sector-specific information, you are advised to start with the information on the EU market in the general and the export guidelines. After consulting this information, you should have gained a better idea on which surveys on the markets in specific EU countries are most interesting to consult. You are advised also to check if a survey on your specific product (group) is available. And you are strongly advised always to check the documents on market access requirements for your product.

Finally, it is stressed that CBI market information servers as a basis for further research, meaning that you should – after consulting the CBI information – further research your EU target for more detailed and specific information related to specific situation.