Perfumes and fragrances

Export from France

Export Portal helps export companies promote their business globally by posting product catalogs and company profiles in our global e-marketplace. If you are interested in buying high-quality French products and services, you have come to the right place. Or if you are a French exporter, you are invited to post your "made in France" products to boost your business and find global importers.

France is considered to be one of the EU's main exporters with everything from automobiles to raw commodities, holding an important position as the fifth largest trader in the world.

The essential commodities exported by the country include chemical products, machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, pharmaceuticals, cars & vehicles, consumer products, and many others.

It is a well known fact, that the French are deeply connected and proud of their cheeses. As well they should be! Being the second largest global exporter in quality farm products, the country in question is justly renowned for producing some of the best wines in the world, the finest cheeses or high-quality wheat. The French government continues to provide considerable subsidies to its agricultural ensuring increased export activities.

You don't have to travel to France to buy the finest cheeses in the world. Export Portal allows you to browse online the most complete collection of products and goods cultivated or made in France directly from point of origin. We stock Cheese Manufacturers, Global French Clothing Suppliers, Wine Sellers in France, Aircraft manufacturers of France, and many others. Join Export Portal now to find the best deals with low prices on high quality products, to find business partners or to showcase your business and products throughout the world.

Import to France

Export Portal is a trade portal for exporters and manufacturers – helping them conduct business over Internet. The portal helps sellers and buyers locate each other, negociate directly, transact business and share information.

If you are interested into importing goods into France, explore our catalog of numerous products and get the most out of the Imports of France product range from the comfort of your home or office.

With referance to French imports, France is the second largest importer in Europe. The first place on France's import list include crude and refined petroleum. Cars and cars spare parts represent about 5 percent of the country’s imports, while pharmaceutical products occupy the 3rd place with 3 percent, followed by computers and medical devices.

France main imports are fuel, electronics, chemicals, metal products, industrial and agricultural machinery, cars, food and clothing. Shipments from Europe account for 58 percent of total imports. Main import partners are Germany, China, Belgium, Italy and the United States.

Export Portal is your one stop destination for finding and contacting Global Suppliers and Manufacturers to import products easily and safely to France. Source for Cars & Parts Manufacturers, Manufacturers & Suppliers of Pharmaceuticals, Personal Computer Manufacturersand many others.

Perfume now is an important part of our image, it can reflect our individuality and personality. On Export Portal you will find countless range of perfume brands, producers, scents and fragrance concentrations. 

Perfume choice offers a wide range of products. You can choose your perfume according to the scent you like or the fragrance concentration you prefer. Fragrance concentration is the strength that a fragrance has. Perfumes with a higher fragrance concentration contain more perfume oils and less alcohol. 

According to fragrance concentration we differ the following types of perfumes:

Parfum
Parfum, also known as extrait de parfum or pure perfume, has the highest fragrance concentration. Parfum will contain anywhere from 15% to 40% fragrance. Of all scents, parfums last the longest; usually six to eight hours. Parfum generally also commands the highest price of all the fragrance types due to the high concentration of fragrance. 

Eau de Parfum
After parfum, eau de parfum (EDP) has the next highest concentration of fragrance. On average, eau de parfum will last for four to five hours. It is also generally less expensive that parfum and while it does have a higher concentration of alcohol than parfum, it is better for sensitive skin than other fragrance types. Eau de parfum is one of the most common fragrance types and is suitable for everyday wear.

Eau de Toilette
Eau de toilette (EDT) has a fragrance concentration of between 5% and 15%. It is cheaper than eau de parfum and is one of the most popular types of fragrance available. EDT fragrance will normally last for two to three hours. Eau de toilette is considered by some to be for daywear while eau de parfum is considered nightwear. 

Eau de Cologne
Eau de cologne, or EDC, has a much lower concentration of fragrance. EDC generally comes in bigger bottles and more of the fragrance needs to be used. Originally eau de cologne referred to a traditional recipe that used herb and citrus notes with little anchoring with base notes.

Eau Fraiche
Eau fraiche is similar to eau de cologne in that the scent will generally last for up to two hours. Eau fraiche has an even lower concentration of fragrance than eau de cologne, normally only 1% to 3%. While eau fraiche has a low fragrance concentration, it does not contain a high amount of alcohol. Along with the fragrance, the remainder of eau fraiche is mostly water.

Along with the types of perfume listed above, there are mists, aftershaves, and other types of fragrances available. Along with fragrance types there are also fragrance notes which determine the final scent. With all of the types and scents available, shopping for perfume will satisfy every taste.

Perfume scents fall under following categories:

Floral perfume
Probably the most popular scent option, floral perfumes contain the scent of either one flower (rose, gardenia, lavender) or a bouquet of several varieties. Floral scents are feminine and romantic.

Oriental perfume
These scents tend to be muskier and small rich and slightly spicy with hints of vanilla, cinnamon and clove.

Chypre perfume
This family of perfumes are characterized by an earthy, woodsy scent, with hints of oak, moss and citrus.

Green perfume
Think fresh cut grass, crushed leaves and other fresh, cool scents that bring to mind the outdoors and open spaces.

Fougere perfume
Meaning fern in French, this family of scents is stronger and often used in men's fragrances. They contain hints of oak, moss and fresh herbs. 

Oceanic perfume
These scents are influenced by the sea and evoke being by the ocean (sandy beach, salty air). Oceanic scents are clean, almost-masculine with hints of spice and citrus. 

Wood perfume
Step into a forest and these are the notes you will get with a woody scent. Think pine, cedar, sandalwood - scents that are earthy and musky. 

Chances are the fragrance you choose will also have several "notes". Perfumes often contain layers of scents to create their unique bouquet. These layers are referred to as notes, and rather than noticing only one type of scent, you'll pick up on several notes that become more apparent over time. So what you smell at the beauty counter will change by the time you get home.

Top notes: This is what you smell immediately upon applying your perfume. It's the scent that first hits your nose, but then evaporates quickly.

Middle notes: The middle notes emerge as the top notes are dissipating and make up the majority of the scent.

Base notes: These notes are richer and are not often detected until you've been wearing a scent for at least 20 to 30 minutes. These notes provide depth and back up the middle notes to create the overriding theme of the scent.

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Customs requirements of France

France Customs Contacts

Website: http://www.douane.gouv.fr/ 

Email: ids@douane.finances.gouv.fr 

Address: 11, rue des deux Communes 93558 Montreuil cedex FRANCE 

Telephone:  +33172407850

France is a country located in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the Mediterranean Sea, Monaco and Spain. The country also has maritime borders with the United Kingdom. France is a developed country, being the 6th largest economy by GDP and one of the most active participants in the international trade. It is a member of the United Nations, European Union, Group of 7, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the World Trade Organization.

Import Requirements

Within the EU, products originating in the EU community  move freely, being exempt from customs formalities. France follows all the EU requirements related to exports and imports. The country uses a harmonised trade system of the EU and applies customs tariffs in conformity with the EU Common Customs Tariff.

Certification, labelling and packaging follow the EU rules. 

The documents which have to accompany the goods when they are delivered inside the E.U community include:

• Bill of lading or airway bill
• Certificate of origin
• Commercial invoice

For a transaction outside the European Union, the importer has to add:

• Import licenses
• Certifications
• Single Administrative Document (SAD)
• Health certificate 

Source:

http://www.export.gov/france/doingbusinessinfrance/index.asp