Kawai Musical Instruments: Overseas sales of high value-added pianos: Utilization of EPA and FTA
September 15, 2020
Kawai Musical Instruments:
We manufacture and sell pianos and manage music classes.
Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Exporting high-value-added pianos from Japan to 40 countries around the world.
The use of the EPA started from the Japan-Chile EPA, which came into effect in 2007.
TPP11,
Japan-EU EPA,
Japan-US trade agreement, etc.
It is also active in using third-country free trade agreements. (Indonesia, China, Canada, USA, Chile, EU)
Significance of utilizing the agreement:
The handmade grand piano “Shigeru Kawai” brand boasts quality that surpasses that of German products.
EPA:
Supporting penetration into overseas markets beyond the boundaries of subsidiaries and distributors.
–JETRO
https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2020/09/2033f499a8687751.html