What is the tolerance threshold under the EU-CARIFORUM EPA?

The general tolerance is 15% of the ex-works value of the finished product.

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EU-CARIFORUM EPA - HS 8439

Name: EU Trade Statistics - HS 8439 - EU-CARIFORUM EPA
Creator: Eurostat
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EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement · Origin of Goods

1 rulesTolerance: 15%2008

To qualify for the EU-CARIFORUM EPA preferential rate on HS 8439, products must satisfy the origin rule of type maximum non-originating materials (MaxNOM). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.

8439Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard

MaxNOM

Manufacture: - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within the same heading as the product are only used up to a value of 25% of the ex-works price of the product.

40% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.

30% ex-works

8439Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard

MaxNOM

40% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.

30% ex-works

Preference utilization in the EU

Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)

100%FTA

2023

100%7 k€

2022

100%6 k€

Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026

Full analysis

The EU imported 1.2 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.

EU Imports

1.2 Md€

EU Exports

9.4 Md€

Balance

8.2 Md€

Top supplying countries (extra-EU)

1.China

40%470 M€

2.Switzerland

18%212 M€

3.United States

12%140 M€

4.United Kingdom

5%62 M€

8439Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard

MaxNOM

40% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.

30% ex-works

8439Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard

MaxNOM

40% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.

30% ex-works

Preference utilization in the EU

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

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