EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-CARIFORUM EPA preferential rate on HS 3920, products must satisfy the origin rule of type maximum non-originating materials (MaxNOM). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies. 5 specific rules apply to this code under this agreement.
Manufacture in which the value of any materials of chapter 39 used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
50% ex-worksManufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product.
25% ex-worksManufacture in which: - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product - the value of any materials of chapter 39 used does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product.
50% ex-worksManufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product.
25% ex-worksManufacture in which the value of any materials of chapter 39 used does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product.
20% ex-worksManufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product.
25% ex-worksManufacture from a thermoplastic partial salt which is a copolymer of ethylene and metacrylic acid partly neutralised with metal ions, mainly zinc and sodium.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 25% of the ex-works price of the product.
25% ex-worksManufacture in which the value of any materials classified in the same heading as the product does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product.
20% ex-worksThe EU imported 23.6 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with Turkey as the main supplier.
EU Imports
23.6 Md€
EU Exports
28.0 Md€
Balance
4.4 Md€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)
268 k€ of preferential trade in 2026 via autonomous measures or TRQ (E3). Overall rate: 100%.
Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.