required report public distribution date 12 29 2003 gain number en3001 estonia exporter guide annual approved by lana bennett agricultural counselor us embassy prepared jolanta andersone specialist highlights with consumer purchasing power on the rise and growing tourism prospects for increased demand high value food imports are viewed as favorable inflow fast development of large nordic european retail chains into along other baltic countries offer new opportunities american exporters who can successfully connect them market entrants will have to be agrressive compete more established suppliers their commercial relationsships been built up maintained over past decade major current contstraints exports include tariff disadvantages vis a s partners free trade agreements unfamiliarity grocery products join eu in 2004 then automatically takes tariffs model certificates requirements includes psd changes no matrix stockholm sw1 en usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 13 unclassified