Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
The origin of goods determines the duty rate applicable on import into the European Union. Depending on the country of manufacture and the applicable trade agreement, the rate may differ significantly from the MFN (Most Favoured Nation) rate. Proving preferential origin allows importers to benefit from reduced or zero duties under EU free trade agreements.
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Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
The origin of the goods of this heading shall be the country where the plant grew.
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
1. For the purposes of this residual rule, "mixing" means the deliberate and proportionally controlled operation consisting in bringing together two or more fungible materials. 2. The origin of a mixture of products of this Chapter shall be the country of origin of the materials that account for more than 50% by weight of the mixture. The weight of materials of the same origin shall be taken together. 3. When none of the materials used meet the percentage required, the origin of the mixture shall be the country in which the mixing was carried out. Chapter residual rule: Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the primary rules and the other Chapter residual rule[s], the country of origin of the goods shall be the country in which the major portion of the materials originated, as determined on the basis of the weight of the materials.
Section II : VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
Chapter 9: Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Product-specific list rules from free trade and preference agreements concluded by the EU.
Turkey
Production from non-originating materials of any heading.
All vegetable materials must be wholly obtained
All materials used must be wholly obtained
Algeria
All materials used must be wholly obtained
Caribbean Forum countries (15 states incl. Dominican Republic)
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used must be wholly obtained.
Cameroon
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used must be wholly obtained.
Canada
A change from within any one of these subheading or any other subheading.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Chile
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
Cote d'Ivoire
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used must be wholly obtained.
Kenya, Rwanda (others pending ratification)
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used must be wholly obtained.
Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Zimbabwe
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used must be wholly obtained.
Egypt
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Faroe Islands
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Georgia
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Ghana
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Israel
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Japan
CTSH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 6-digit level (subheading).
Blending, crushing or grinding.
Jordan
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Kenya
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used must be wholly obtained.
Lebanon
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Mexico
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used must be wholly obtained.
Moldova
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Morocco
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used must be wholly obtained.
Palestine
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Singapore
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
South Korea
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used must be wholly obtained.
Switzerland
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
Tunisia
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Turkey
Production from non-originating materials of any heading.
United Kingdom
Production from non-originating materials of any heading.
Ukraine
Manufacture in which all the materials of chapter 9 used are wholly obtained.
Vietnam
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
All vegetable materials must be wholly obtained
All vegetable materials must be wholly obtained
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
The EU imported 353 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with Indonesia as the main supplier.
EU Imports
353 M€
EU Exports
69 M€
Balance
284 M€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)