New European tariff preference regulation for imports from developing countries
22 Jun 2026
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Who is affected:
European importers, companies with supply chains in developing countries and exporters from those countries
Summary
The EU renews its system of reduced tariffs for products from developing countries. It replaces the previous 2012 regulation with new conditions for access to the European market.
Detailed analysis
PRO
Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 updates the EU's Generalized System of Preferences (SGP), which allows developing countries to export with reduced or zero tariffs to the European market. It repeals Regulation 978/2012, potentially introducing new eligibility criteria, graduation conditions and benefit withdrawal mechanisms. …
Full official title
OJ:L_202601395: Reglamento (UE) 2026/1395 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 17 de junio de 2026, por el que se aplica un sistema generalizado de preferencias arancelarias y se deroga el Reglamento (UE) n.° 978/2012