MEGAMED works closely with importers, distributors, and retailers to supply them with the items that their customers need, and we work for the mutual benefit. Our manufacturing partners are Mediterranean brands owners, we help them to successfully take their products to a different part of the world & especially to African markets. From expert advice on import and export regulations to coming up with innovative ways to make new markets.
MEGAMED provides a contract management service for those looking for some extra help sourcing and importing the products they really need to drive their businesses forward.
EU position in world trade
The EU is in prime position when it comes to global trade. The openness of EU trade arrangements have made it the biggest player on the global trading scene and it remains a good region to do business with.
Every day, the EU exports hundreds of millions of euros worth of goods and imports hundreds of millions more. The world's largest exporter of manufactured goods and services, it is also the biggest export market for around 80 countries.
Together, EU countries account for 16% of world imports and exports.
Food and Feed Safety
The central goal of the EU legislation on food safety is to ensure a high level of protection of human health and consumers' interests in relation to food, whereas EU rules on animal feed are aimed towards the protection of human and animal health, and to some extent to environmental protection.
Regulation (EC) 178/2002 (CELEX 32002R0178) lays down the general principles and requirements of Food Law, and covers all stages of food/feed production and distribution. Importers of food and feed products would be required to identify and register from whom the product was exported in the country of origin, in view of fulfilling the requirements for traceability.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provides the European Commission with independent scientific advice on all matters with direct or indirect impact on food safety. It is a separate legal entity, independent from the other EU institutions.
EU trade relations Africa
Trade and investment relations between the EU and AFRICA are intense. Africa is the EU’s biggest trade partner among the Southern Neighbourhood.
Shipping and Freight
The EU, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), embraces the rule of 'free importation' for its Common Import Regime. This rule implies that the EU encourages liberal trade policies to ease the flow of goods and services through its borders, implementing the principles of binding tariffs and of non-discrimination between trading partners.
The 27 Member States of the EU form a single territory for customs purposes. This implies that the EU is a Customs Union, meaning that its Member States have no customs duty barriers between themselves and they all have a common customs tariff for imported goods. Moreover, once customs duties have been duly paid and compliance with import conditions has been inspected, imported goods are free to circulate within the rest of the EU without any further customs controls.
Goods dispatch represents the last contact between the product and the warehouse. It is during this process that the final documentation verification takes place. This prevents errors and ensures that customers receive what they have ordered.
To achieve this you need to check the various associated documents (goods receipt, picking order, delivery note, road map, waybill, etc.), make sure the products ordered are those that are on the pallet or in the package, and verify all this information in the warehouse management system.
Custom brands
The idea of customized food and drink has reached a new level as companies, brands and restaurants explore ways to entice new and existing consumers. In a brilliant move, many are going straight to the consumer for their unique perspective instead of relying on their own creativity and cleverness. This is being done through the option of customization.
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