We are pleased to announce the
launch of Baker
McKenzie’s COVID-19 Product Import/Export Review (“COVID-19 PIER”) tool.
This tool is a multijurisdictional tracker that provides information on
import and export measures imposed around the world in response to the COVID-19
pandemic. New jurisdictions will be added as we continuously update the
information in the tool.
The past few months have seen an exponential increase in the demand for
personal protective equipment (“PPE”), medical supplies, and other products,
along with actual or feared shortages in some of those same products. To
address this mismatch, many jurisdictions have employed a mix of a “carrot”
approach (relaxing import duties and product regulatory requirements to
facilitate the importation of these products) and a “stick” approach (imposing
export restrictions prohibiting the exportation of these products). The
resulting patchwork of jurisdiction-specific measures is fast-changing, as
exemplified by the European Commission’s most recent lift of an export ban on PPE
introduced just two months ago, while a number of EU member states still
maintain their own national export restrictions.
COVID-19 PIER
will be useful for companies that are engaged in the commercial manufacture and
export of PPE and other affected products, as well as by companies looking to
procure these items for export to their own offices around the world as part of
their recovery planning and reopening strategies to keep their personnel
healthy and safe at work.
The tool is easy to navigate. Simply select the exporting and importing
jurisdiction(s) to view user-friendly and regularly updated information on the
current import and export measures that have been implemented in response to
the pandemic. You may also view contact details for our local experts. With one
click you can generate and download a PDF report. A step-by-step quick
reference guide can be accessed by clicking here.
Please contact us if you wish to learn more about the measures and how they can
affect your business.
COVID-19
PIER Product Import/Export Review Tool Contacts
Alison
Stafford Powell, Palo Alto
Jennifer Revis, London
Graham Stuart, London
Kerry Contini, Washington, DC