EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-CARIFORUM EPA preferential rate on HS 4504, products must satisfy the origin rule of type specific processing (SP). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.
Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product.
The EU imported 118 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
118 M€
EU Exports
1.5 Md€
Balance
1.4 Md€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)
Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.