Supply chain management

If you produce and export food or non-food products to the EU or provide services to EU companies, you may be requested to meet certain requirements or provide information that can affect your internal business management. These requirements relate to an overall business concept commonly referred to as ‘supply chain management’. With European companies increasingly looking to outsource the production of their products to cost-competitive countries the guarantee of quality standards, transparency and traceability in the whole supply chain has become an increasingly important market access requirement.

Please note that your company is part of a supply chain and therefore your EU buyer might set requirements related to his supply chain management. This document describes how supply chain management issues may influence suppliers in developing countries and how they can implement supply chain management themselves.  This documents also includes information on sustainability aspects that have been incorporated in EU companies’ policies and supply chain management as response to the increasing awareness on sustainability issues in Europe.

Relevant Market Sectors

Agricultural, fishery and forestry, Apparel, Automotive parts, Business Process Outsourcing, Coffee, tea and cocoa, Consumer products, Cut flowers and foliage, Domestic Furniture, Electronic components, Engineering products, Engineering services, Fasteners and builders' hardware, Fishery products, Food ingredients, Footwear, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, Hand and power tools, Home decoration, Home textiles, Honey, beewax and sugars, Household utensils, Industrial products, IT Outsourcing services, Jewellery, Leather goods, Medical devices and disposables, Metalworking Castings and Forgings, Natural colours, flavours and thickeners, Natural ingredients for cosmetics, Natural ingredients for pharmaceuticals, Natural stone products, Office and school supplies, Organic food products, Paints and Coatings, Personal Protective Equipment, Pharmaceutical Products, Pipe and process equipment, Plants and young plant material, Preserved Fruit and Vegetables, Processed fruits, vegetables and nuts, Rice and pulses, Sanitary ware and ceramic tiles, Services, Spices and Herbs, Sports and camping goods, Timber and timber products, Tourism, Toys and games, Vegetable oils and fats, Wine