foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network required public distribution date 5 2 2001 en1002 estonia retail food sector 2000 approved by lana bennett counselor us embassy stockholm prepared jolanta andersone assistant highlights the estonian market holds potential for imports of a wide range high value packaged goods targeted to higher middle income level groups increasing numbers tourists and growing expatriate community fast developing consolidation outlets through investment large scandinavian chains may provide new opportunities exporters who can successfully connect with these companies newly enforced import tariff schedule disadvantage some competition from united states as tariffs european countries are set at zero while face mfn rates on average consumer demand remains price sensitive trade free access eu once accedes union includes psd changes no matrix annual sw1 en table contents i summary page 1 customer profile advantages challenges facing products in latvia ii road map entry 3 supermarkets
