Poptisan JEEPA – Sporazum o ekonomskom partnerstvu između Japana i EU. Cilj ovog sporazuma je da se uklone protekcionističke mere (u narednih 10 godina) i globalna pravila trgovine prilagode visokim standardima. Pregovori su započeti još 2013. godine, ali su aktuelizovani tek sa Trampovim povlačenjem iz trgovinskog sporazuma Amerike sa Evropom (TTP) i insistiranju na novim okvirima unutar NAFTA. Evropske kompanije, koje izvoze na japansko tržište (plaćaju preko 1 mijarde evra izvoznih dažbina godišnje) suočavaju se sa protekcionističkim merama (trgovinskim barijerama), što im otežava konkurentsku poziciju. Visoka je prosečna carina na poljoprivredne proizvode (21%). Sporazumom bi se smanjile tarife na govedinu, svinjetinu i vino (čime bi eliminisali 85% tarifa za proizvode izvezene u Japan), kao i na tekstil i obuću (sa 30% na 21 %, a potom na 0% u narednih 10 godina).
Signed JEEPA – Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement. The goal of this agreement is to remove protectionist measures (within the next 10 years) and adjust global trade rules to high standards. Negotiations started back in 2013, but were only actualized with Trump’s withdrawal from the trade agreement between America and Europe (TTP) and his insistence on new frameworks within NAFTA. European companies that export to the Japanese market (they pay over 1 billion euros in export duties annually) face protectionist measures (trade barriers), which makes their competitive position difficult. The average customs duty on agricultural products is high (21%). The agreement would reduce tariffs on beef, pork and wine (eliminating 85% of tariffs on products exported to Japan), as well as on textiles and footwear (from 30% to 21%, and then to 0% over the next 10 years).