neste país, os interessados podem obter informação acedendo ao tema Procedu- res and Formalities no já referido Site da MADB. É possível clicar nos itens aí refe- ridos para obter informação pormenori- zada sobre cada uma das formalidades/documentos, chamando-se especial atenção para a coluna Country Overview, na qual podem ser consultadas diversas matérias, como as importações proíbi- das, as importações de produtos de ori-gem animal e vegetal, as regras de rotu- lagem e embalagem e a regulamentação técnica de produtos.
No que se refere à regulamentação técni- ca de produtos a sua complexidade e exi- gência de procedimentos standard po- dem levantar algumas dificuldades no acesso ao mercado. Por exemplo, ao nível dos requisitos e normas de segurança dos produtos, os EUA regem-se por nor- mas ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), com requisitos próprios, enquanto a Europa se guia por padrões Europeus EN/ISO, igualmente com legis- lação própria.
The United States of America (USA) is the world's third-largest country by total area with an extension of 4500 km from east to west and 2575 km from north to south.
The USA plays an important role in international trade relations, being second in the exporter's ranking (after China), with 8.4% of the total value of world exports in 2013, and being first in the ranking of importers, accounting for 12.3% of world imports in the same year.
In 2013, 17% of the goods imported by the USA were originated in European Union countries, with Germany as the main supplier (5th largest supplier with a 5% share in 2012), United Kingdom (7th customer with a share of 2.3%), France (9th supplier with a share of 2%), Italy (11th customer with a share of 1.7%) and Ireland (14th with a share of 1.4%). Portugal was the 58th USA supplier, representing 0.1% of USA imports.
Economic relations with Portugal
In the last five years the trade balance of goods and services between Portugal and the USA has been largely favorable to our country. It should be noted that the average annual export growth in the period 2009-2013 was 14.8%, while imports increased by 0.8%.
In the first eight months of 2014, the USA maintained its position as a customer of Portugal, being in 6th place (2nd outside the EU context), representing 4.3% of total sales outside Portugal.
According to data released by the National Statistical Institute (INE), the average annual growth rate of Portu- guese exports between 2009 and 2013 was approximately 19%, with a continu- ous increase over the period.
In the first 8 months of 2014, when compared to the same period of the previous year, the positive trend of Portuguese exports to USA is keeping on, but at a slower growth speed (6.8%).
In 2013, the main exports came to be mineral fuels, which represented 32.6% of the total, followed by machinery (electrical and mechanical), cork and textiles. These four product groups together accounted for 57.2% of total exports to the USA.
Legal conditions for market access
Although the USA has an open market economy to exterior, there are still many difficulties in accessing the market.
Although most goods enter freely in the market, the importation of certain cate- gories of products may be prohibited or conditioned in order to protect the national economy and security, to safeguard the health and well-being of consumers and to preserve animal and vegetable life. The USA Customs and Border Protection website (CBP) pro- vides up-to-date information on prod- ucts subject to restrictions or prohibi- tions.
In addition and in general, all products that enter in the USA should contain the original country permanently and legibly stamped in English, and the use of the term "Made in European Union" (for example) is not acceptable (Marking of Country of Origin on US Imports).
Customs duties on imports of products from EU in the USA can be found on the Tariffs button of Market Access Database (MADB) website, selecting the market and product / tariff code (MNF). By clicking on the specific product tariff code (more disaggregated classifica- tion), the interested parties have access to other taxes in addition to the import duties (ex., sales tax, federal excise tax, merchandise processing fee, harbour maintenance fee). Regarding the docu- mentation (general / specific) required for the importation of the goods into this country, the interested parties can obtain information on the subject Procedures and Formalities in the above-mentioned MADB website. It is possible to click on the items mentioned there for detailed information on each of the formalities / documents, with special attention being given to the Country Overview column, where a wide range of subjects can be consulted, among which are prohibited imports, imports of products of animal and vegetable origin, labeling and packaging rules and technical product regulations.
Regarding the technical regulations of products, their complexity and the re- quirement of standard procedures may also raise some difficulties in accessing the market. For example, at the level of product safety requirements and stand- ards the USA is ruled by ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards, with its own requirements, while Europe is guided by European standards EN / ISO (International Organi- zation for Standardization ), also with its own legislation.
Fonte/source: www.portugalglobal.pt
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