Slovakia - Trade Barriers Slovakia Trade Barriers
Information on agricultural trade barriers can be found at the following website: Foreign Agricultural Service (http://www.usda-eu.org/).
For information on existing trade barriers, please see the National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers published by USTR.A licensing system is Slovakia's primary non-tariff barrier. The Ministry of Economy is authorized to issue import and export permits or licenses for sensitive goods with the objective of protecting the domestic market. The licensing procedure is governed by Regulation No. 15/1998 and amended Regulation No. 163/1999, which describe the conditions for issuing official authorization for the import/export of goods and services. These regulations also include individual lists of products subject to licensing procedures. There are four specific licensing regimes:
1) Extremely dangerous poisons, hazardous chemical substances, pesticides and additive chemical substances are subject to non-automatic licenses that may be issued upon written application of the Slovak importer/exporter of the goods. The licenses are not transferable. The licensing procedure for certain hazardous chemical substances and pesticides is governed by Regulation No. 67/2010.
2) Narcotics, psychotropic substances, precursors and additive chemical substances are also subject to non-automatic licenses that may be issued upon written application of the Slovak importer/exporter of these goods. The licenses are not transferable. The licensing procedure for drug precursors is governed by Regulation No. 331/2005.
3) Dual-use goods and technologies that can be used in military as well as civilian applications (Wassenaar system). The licensing procedure is governed by Regulation No. 21/2007.
4) Weapons, ammunition, explosives and related items. Prepared by our U.S. Embassies abroad. With its network of 108 offices across the United States and in more than 75 countries, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the U.S. Commercial Service trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.