EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-Australia preferential rate on HS 5909, products must satisfy the origin rule of type regional value content (RVC).
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).
40% ex-worksCC: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 2-digit level (chapter).
The EU imported 170 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
170 M€
EU Exports
202 M€
Balance
33 M€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)
19 k€ of preference-eligible trade with MFN applied. Agreement may not yet be in force or preference margin may be insufficient.
Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.