EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-CARIFORUM EPA preferential rate on HS 1903, products must satisfy the origin rule of type specific processing (SP). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.
Manufacture from materials of any heading except potato starch of heading 1108.
The EU imported 75 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with Thailand as the main supplier.
EU Imports
75 M€
EU Exports
11 M€
Balance
64 M€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)
100 k€ of preferential trade in 2025 via autonomous measures or TRQ (E3). Overall rate: 100%.
Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.