PLASTICS MATERIALS AND MACHINERY EXPORT …

1 PLASTICS MATERIALS AND MACHINERY EXPORT GUIDEA Reference for Exporters in the PLASTICS IndustryPrepared Commercial Service, Commercial Specialists and the CS Manufacturing TeamMarch 20153 TABLE OF Commercial Service Support for Exporters 4 Country Snapshots: European Union 8 Argentina 12 Brazil 16 China 20 Croatia 27 Czech Republic 31 Egypt 34 France 36 Germany 43 Hungary 49 India 52 Israel 58 Jordan 63 Kazakhstan 66 Mexico 76 Poland 80 Russia 85 Spain 91 Sweden 94 Turkey 97 United Kingdom 101 Vietnam Commercial Service Offices in the United States 112UL and the UL logo are trademarks of UL LLC 2015 Facilitating Today s Innovations, While Helping Safeguard TomorrowYour Experts for PLASTICS material selection, testing and certificationFor more than 120 years, UL has been a trusted safety partner to governments, manufacturers, retailers and consumers.

2 UL has been testing PLASTICS since 1941. We work closely with plastic industry stakeholders to maintain and enhance existing UL Standards, establish new Standards, and develop certification and testing programs that address emerging technologies and product applications. Discover our unsurpassed capabilities in PLASTICS technology, capacity, quality and COMMERCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR EXPORTERS:The Commercial Service is the EXPORT promotion agency of the United States Department of Commerce. We provide a wide range of services and programs to help companies increase their sales of goods and services to foreign markets. Our trade specialists and foreign commercial specialists will assist you in identifying trade opportunities, finding local business partners, launching your company, promoting your products and services, obtaining valuable market research reports and protecting your intellectual property rights.

3 Commercial Service trade specialists in over 100 cities and in nearly 80 countries stand ready to help you get started in exporting or increasing your sales to foreign EXPORTERS SHOULD WORK WITH US: Our specialists will assess markets of opportunity and connect you with qualified distributors and partners. Through our customized programs, such as the International Partner Search or the Gold Key Service, we can connect you to potential partners. Our overseas specialists can provide you with market research, industry-specific or custom-tailored information on growth sectors, local competition etc. Our services will help you maximize your time at international trade shows, including matchmaking and pre-show promotional programs.

4 We can assist you to overcome trade obstacles and provide guidance on trade learn more about what we can do for you and to find market research, find trade events, trade leads, and information on how to EXPORT , please visit Contact us today to connect with a world of THE MARKET BRIEFS:This is a PLASTICS Market Briefs booklet produced by the Commercial Service. It contains insights into important markets for firms. The purpose of this booklet is to provide market intelligence to support companies in the PLASTICS industry who are interested in entering new markets with enormous EXPORT potential. We hope this booklet will be a source of practical, hands-on information. These market briefs were written by the commercial specialists responsible for the PLASTICS sector in their respective countries.

5 Their contact information can be found on top of each market brief. Please feel free to contact us for further information. NOTE: The information contained in this booklet is intended to be a basic market snapshot for exporters of PLASTICS /rubber MATERIALS and MACHINERY . It is not a comprehensive market would like to thank our sponsor, Underwriter Laboratories and the contributing partners for making this booklet trade AGREEMENTSIf you are looking to EXPORT your product or service, consider EXPORT markets with which the United States has negotiated a Free trade Agreement (FTA). FTAs have proven to be one of the most effective ways for exporters to access foreign markets, making it easier and cheaper for businesses. These agreements provide a competitive advantage versus products from other economies because they reduce tariffs and barriers to exports, protect interests, and enhance the rule of law in the FTA partner country.

6 In 2013, the United States exported $ billion in plastic MATERIALS and products to our 20 FTA partners, up 4 % from 2012 shipments. FTA trade in these goods favored the United States, giving us a trade surplus of $ billion and accounting for of total plastic MATERIALS /products exports. FTA PARTNER COUNTRIESAs of January 1, 2014, the United States has 14 FTAs in force with 20 on these countries is available from (followed by the respective country of interest). FTA TARIFF TOOLTo determine if your product qualifies for preferential tariff treatment under any of these FTAs, the International trade Administration (ITA) has developed the FTA Tariff Tool. The FTA Tariff Tool provides a searchable database for the relevant tariff/rule of origin requirements for any product (agricultural or industrial).

7 In addition, it generates market access reports/charts across industrial sectors or product groups and creates a snapshot of current tariff and trade trends under the different FTAs. The Tool can be accessed from The website also contains an instructional video, quick start guide, and user s manual. Australia Bahrain Chile Colombia DR-CAFTA: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras & Nicaragua Israel Jordan Korea Morocco NAFTA: Canada & Mexico Oman Panama Peru Singapore89 SUMMARYS everal pieces of EU legislation effect the manufacture, import and sale of PLASTICS . The most comprehensive and extensive of these regulations is REACH, the EU regulation on chemicals and their safe use (EC 1907/2006).

8 REACH applies to the entire plastic supply chain including additives producers, PLASTICS producers, manufacturers of finished goods using PLASTICS , and, in some cases IS REACH?REACH, the acronym for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and restriction of Chemicals, is the basic EU regulation applying to chemicals. The legislation entered into force on June 1, 2007, and it applies throughout the EU as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. The purpose of REACH is to enhance protection of human health and environment by encouraging communication throughout the supply-chain on the chemicals used in products and promoting the use of substances with low toxicity. REACH, which is managed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), imposes obligations on all companies active in the EU market that use chemical substances.

9 REACH REGISTRATION All manufacturers and importers of substances in quantities higher than 1 metric ton per year must register their chemicals by submitting a dossier to the European Chemical Agency (ECHA). One key principle of REACH is no data, no market. This means that companies manufacturing or importing chemical substances subject to the regulation may not place products on the EU market without first having registered them with ECHA. For more information on how to submit a registration dossier, see the ECHA website: CANDIDATE LIST OF SUBSTANCES OF VERY HIGH CONCERNThe REACH Candidate List currently contains 155 substances of very high concern. It is important that exporters monitor the Candidate List, which is updated twice a year, because it triggers legal obligations for such companies.

10 Manufacturers and importers of finished products that contain substances included in the Candidate List have an obligation to notify ECHA and to inform customers of the presence of these substances in the products (REACH Articles 7 and 33). In addition, the EU will eventually require manufacturers and importers to obtain pre-market authorizations. The Candidate List includes many chemicals of interest to the PLASTICS industry, such as phthalates, flame retardants, and monomers: also maintains a list of chemical substances subject to restrictions. This list is located on the ECHA website: material SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)The safety data sheets remain the primary means for hazard communication in the supply chain of chemical products.