Exporters' stories

The EU’s FTAs with Mexico and South Korea enable RD Coatings, which produces high-performance coatings, to be more competitive and to export faster with simplified customs procedures.

Burgozone is a family-owned boutique winery producing high-end Bulgarian wines.

Bohemia Hop – the largest supplier of fine aroma Saaz hops – zatecky chmel (PDO).

Increased exports mean BRM Aero produces around 80 airplanes a year, a number which is steadily growing. If the EU and Australia were to sign a trade agreement, orders would be likely to grow further still.

Pacific Bio Lubricants Ltd is an Auckland-based subsidiary of the Czech company BIONA. It develops, manufactures and offers environmentally-friendly lubricants labelled LUBECO.

SiccaDania is a new company producing evaporators and dryers for the dairy, food, and starch industries. They sell their products and provide after sales service for them to customers around the world.

What do forests, bees, and entrepreneurial spirit have in common? The answer can be found in Estonia, where Artisan Honey is producing its very own honey from its very own bee hives.

Estonia Pianos is a company that produces grand and concert pianos of the highest quality. Around 80-85% of Estonia’s sales are outside the EU, mainly to the USA, Australia and China.

Framery’s pods make everyday office life happier by providing a place where people can concentrate and work more efficiently. Since CETA came into effect, it has seen sales to Canada rise by 50%.

The company sees growing demand for its types of beer in South America, and especially in Argentina, and would like to launch exports there. A trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur would open up a whole new market, where similar tastes in beer are found on both sides of the Atlantic.

The EU-NZ trade agreement helps HappyOrNot to increase its turnover due to the elimination of duties, it makes the company more competitive in the market and it speeds up export procedures due to less administrative paperwork.

The EU has Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) in place with Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States.

The EU-Mercosur Agreement could very much help to standardise practices of doing business between the countries concerned, making administrative procedures easier and cheaper for Finland-based measuring equipment manufacturer Vaisala.

Maritxu and Eric Amestoy began producing piment d’Espelette (Espelette chilli pepper) on their farm in Halsou, France more than ten years ago. Maritxu and Eric have been exporting their piment d’ Espelette to Canada since 2016. It sells the peppers to a cannery that produces prepared foods.

Axioma is a French company with big plans to boost its exports beyond the borders of the EU. They are very conscious of the role that EU trade agreements play in facilitating their access to non-EU markets.

Fromagerie Delin is a French cheese producer based close to Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy. The company is a perfect example of the opportunities created for small businesses as a result of EU trade deals. The company’s international success has supported the breadth of its supply chain.

La Confiserie du Roy René is a French confectioner. The company has been perfecting the art of calissons (sweets made of candied fruit and almonds) since 1920. The company adopted a strategy of internationalisation in 2014 by taking advantage of EU trade deals with partners around the world.

Technilum is a French designer and manufacturer of customized aluminium urban and outdoor lighting furniture.

The 2000 EU-Mexico trade deal has multiplied trade, investment, growth and jobs on both sides of the Atlantic. With the planned strengthening of the deal, the Drappier Champagne house, whose exports to Mexico have led to new jobs and increased production, will benefit from an even more open market.