- Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
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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- Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
CTH; or 45% value added rule
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
Source : EU WTO Position
Collection of parts: Where a change in classification results from the application of HS General Interpretative Rule 2(a) with respect to collections of parts that are presented as unassembled articles of another heading or subheading the individual parts shall retain their origin prior to such collection Note 2: Assembly of the collection of parts: Goods assembled from a collection of parts classified as the assembled good by application of General Interpretative Rule 2 shall have origin in the country of assembly, provided the assembly would have satisfied the primary rule for the good had each of the parts been presented separately and not as a collection Note 3: Disassembly of goods: A change of classification which results from the disassembly of goods shall not be considered as the change required by the rule set forth in the table of "list rules" .The country of origin of the parts recovered from the goods shall be the country where the parts are recovered, unless the importer, exporter or any person with a justifiable cause to determine the origin of parts demonstrates another country of origin on the basis of verifiable evidence.
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.
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Product-specific list rules from free trade and preference agreements concluded by the EU.
Turkey
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
A maximum of 50% of the ex-works price (EXW) is made up of non-originating parts (MAXNOM).
CTH; materials of same heading may be used if value ≤15% EXW
MaxNOM 70%
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. Materials of the same heading may be used, provided their total value does not exceed 10% of the ex-works price of the product
Manufacture in which the value of all non-originating materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product
Algeria
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. Materials of the same heading may be used, provided their total value does not exceed 10% of the ex-works price of the product
Manufacture in which the value of all non-originating materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product
Australia
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).
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).
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 - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% 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 - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Canada
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
A change from within any one of these heading, whether or not there is also a change from any other heading, provided that the value of non-originating materials classified in the same heading as the final product does not exceed 50% of the transaction value or ex-works price of the product.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Chile
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% 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 - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Kenya, Rwanda (others pending ratification)
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% 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 - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Egypt
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Faroe Islands
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Georgia
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% 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 and - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex‐works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex‐works price of the product.
Israel
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Japan
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
A maximum of 50% of the ex-works price (EXW) is made up of non-originating parts (MAXNOM).
Jordan
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Kenya
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product.
Lebanon
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% 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, except for heading 8482.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% 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, - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Moldova
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Morocco
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% 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: all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Palestine
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Singapore
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
South Korea
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 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 - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Switzerland
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials 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, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Turkey
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
A maximum of 50% of the ex-works price (EXW) is made up of non-originating parts (MAXNOM).
United Kingdom
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
A maximum of 50% of the ex-works price (EXW) is made up of non-originating parts (MAXNOM).
Ukraine
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Vietnam
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product.
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
CTH; materials of same heading may be used if value ≤15% EXW
MaxNOM 50%
CTH; materials of same heading may be used if value ≤15% EXW
MaxNOM 50%
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the good.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the good.
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the good.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the good.
The EU imported 32.5 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
32.5 Md€
EU Exports
58.0 Md€
Balance
25.5 Md€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Your goods contain a Regional Value Content (RVC) of at least 55% of the Free on Board (FOB) cost of the goods.