Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), articles of these metals, including waste and scrap..
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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Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), articles of these metals, including waste and scrap..
As specified for split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
-- Other
As specified for split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
Chromium unwrought; powders
As split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
-- Waste and scrap
The origin shall be the country where the waste and scrap of this split subheading are derived from manufacturing or processing operations or from consumption
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
Other chromium
As split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
Hafnium unwrought; waste and scrap; powders
As split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
Other hafnium
As split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
Rhenium unwrought; waste and scrap; powders
As split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
Other rhenium
As split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
-- Unwrought; powders
As specified for split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
-- Waste and scrap
The origin shall be the country where the waste and scrap of this split subheading are derived from manufacturing or processing operations or from consumption
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
-- Other
As specified for split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
-- Waste and scrap
The origin shall be the country where the waste and scrap of this split subheading are derived from manufacturing or processing operations or from consumption
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
-- Other
As specified for split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
-- Unwrought; waste and scrap; powders
As specified for split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
-- Other
As specified for split subheadings
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
These rules reflect the EU position in WTO multilateral negotiations. They are not legally binding but serve as a subsidiary reference.
Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), articles of these metals, including waste and scrap..
As specified for split subheadings
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Unwrought; powders
As specified for split subheadings
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Waste and scrap
The origin shall be the country where the waste and scrap of this split subheading are derived from manufacturing or processing operations or from consumption
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Other
As specified for split subheadings
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Waste and scrap
The origin shall be the country where the waste and scrap of this split subheading are derived from manufacturing or processing operations or from consumption
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Unwrought; powders
As specified for split subheadings
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Waste and scrap
The origin shall be the country where the waste and scrap of this split subheading are derived from manufacturing or processing operations or from consumption
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Other
As specified for split subheadings
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Waste and scrap
The origin shall be the country where the waste and scrap of this split subheading are derived from manufacturing or processing operations or from consumption
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Other
As specified for split subheadings
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Unwrought; waste and scrap; powders
As specified for split subheadings
Source : EU WTO Position
-- Other
As specified for split subheadings
Source : EU WTO Position
Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the primary rules, 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 value of the materials.
Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the primary rules, 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 value of the materials.
Chapter 81: Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Product-specific list rules from free trade and preference agreements concluded by the EU.
Turkey
Production from non-originating materials of any heading.
CTH
MaxNOM 70%
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
Manufacture in which the value of all non-originating materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
Algeria
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
Manufacture in which the value of all non-originating materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product
Caribbean Forum countries (15 states incl. Dominican Republic)
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Caribbean Forum countries (15 states incl. Dominican Republic)
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials classified within the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Cameroon
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials classified within the same heading as the product used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Cameroon
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Canada
A change from any other subheading.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Chile
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Chile
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Cote d'Ivoire
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials classified within the same heading as the product used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Cote d'Ivoire
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Kenya, Rwanda (others pending ratification)
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Zimbabwe
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials classified within the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Zimbabwe
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Egypt
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Egypt
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Faroe Islands
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Faroe Islands
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Georgia
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Georgia
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Ghana
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials classified within the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex‐works price of the product.
Ghana
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Israel
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Israel
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
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).
Production from non-originating materials of any heading by the use of refining, smelting or thermal metal forming.
Jordan
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Jordan
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Kenya
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
Lebanon
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Lebanon
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Mexico
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials classified within the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Mexico
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Moldova
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Moldova
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Morocco
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Morocco
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
New Zealand
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).
The good has a Regional Value Content (RVC) as calculated under Article 4 of the Origin Reference Document of not less than 40%, whether using the build-up method or build-down method (RVC40).
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials classified within the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Palestine
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Palestine
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Singapore
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
South Korea
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials classified within the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
Switzerland
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
Tunisia
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Tunisia
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Turkey
Production from non-originating materials of any heading.
United Kingdom
Production from non-originating materials of any heading.
Ukraine
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Ukraine
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials of the same heading as the product used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
Vietnam
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
CTH
MaxNOM 50%
CTH
MaxNOM 50%
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
Manufacture from materials of any heading.
The EU imported 1.6 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
1.6 Md€
EU Exports
1.3 Md€
Balance
260 M€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)