You want to export to Japan?

OK, but how?

Are you considering the export of your products to Japan? Immediately you will be confronted with a multitude of questions. Is there a market? Who are my competitors and what are their prices? Are there any trade barriers to overcome?
Should I adapt my product to particular local requirements and how do I know? Shall I undertake such an expensive trip immediately? I do not know the culture and the way of doing business there, how do I get someone who speaks Japanese and knows his way around? How do I prepare a travel program and who can produce a brochure in Japanese? Where can I find a suitable (temporary) working place? Or, how do I find a reliable and result- oriented agent? How are distribution and transport channels organised? And finally, suppose everything works out as expected, how do I make sure to get paid?

All well known questions for an entrepreneur who wants to open up new markets for himself, but that, in the case of Japan, are each very difficult to answer. And yet, the Japanese market can be extremely rewarding and profitable, also for you. At least, if you know how to overcome those initial hurdles. If not, it is good to know that there is, in your neighbourhood, a team of experienced businessmen who, for many years, have worked in Japan with Japanese counterparts and who have successfully introduced the products of many European companies on the Japanese market.

Qualiteam International Maastricht BV is the Dutch office of an international network of businessmen with a long experience in the industry and trade in the Far East and SE Asia, more particularly in Japan. Mr Thomas V.M. de Meyer, who is running the Dutch office, lived and worked in Japan and has introduced products of big and smaller European firms on the Japanese market. As marketing director of a Dutch-Japanese joint-venture and as independant businessman he has, since then, been visiting Japan on a regular basis. Through close cooperation with one of the leading European industrial corporations, Qualiteam International has people, facilities and sources of information at your disposal, on the spot, to solve the problems mentioned above. Qualiteam International has experience in a wide range of markets and industrial products and will be glad to introduce you and your products in the land of the rising sun.