The Treasurer’s Guide to Trade Finance

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Poland


Principal exports


Machinery and transport equipment, semi-
manufactured goods, manufactured goods, food,
and livestock.


Import/export documentation


Within the EU: no documentation
requirements, but a commercial invoice is
typically included.


Outside the EU: commercial invoice, customs
declaration, bill of lading, packing list and,
sometimes, a certificate of origin.


Licences


Imports


ƒ Goods/items that are subject to international
controls.


Exports


ƒ Licences without quotes are required to
export radioactive materials and military and
dual-use items.


ƒ Export licences with quotas: aluminium,
copper waste and scrap, lead, nickel, tin,
and zinc.


Tariffs/Taxes
Imports
ƒ Tariffs on imports from outside the EU are
set according to the EU’s common customs
code, with higher rates for agricultural
imports.
Exports
ƒ None.

Financing requirements for imports/
exports
ƒ None.

Prohibited items
ƒ Imports that are prohibited in accordance
with EU regulations and UN Security Council
resolutions, such as items deemed a threat
to fauna and flora and national security.
ƒ Additional items prohibited for import:
asbestos, various dangerous chemicals and
various ozone-depleting substances.
ƒ Exports that are prohibited in accordance
with EU regulations and UN Security Council
resolutions.
ƒ Additional items prohibited for export: ozone-
depleting substances and specific species
of poultry.
ƒ Bituminous mineral oils and petroleum
oils are prohibited from being exported to
Montenegro or Serbia.

Poland imports exports


Trade information


Key trading partners


Imports by origin


EU 58.6%
Russian
Federation 12.6%
China 8.8%
USA 2.3%
South Korea 2.2%
Other 15.5%

Source: WTO, September 2012


Exports by destination

EU 77.1%
Russian
Federation 4.7%
Ukraine 2.6%
Norway 2.1%
USA 2.0%
Other 11.5%
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