EU-Central America Association Agreement · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-Central America preferential rate on HS 3907, products must satisfy the origin rule of type maximum non-originating materials (MaxNOM). A tolerance of 10% of the ex-works value applies. 4 specific rules apply to this code under this agreement.
Manufacture in which: the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product, and within the above limit, the value of all the 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 all the 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 materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
50% ex-worksManufacture in which the value of all the materials of chapter 39 used does not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product and / or manufacture from polycarbonate of tetrabromo-(bisphenol A).
20% ex-worksThe EU imported 23.5 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
23.5 Md€
EU Exports
23.6 Md€
Balance
140 M€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)
347 k€ of preferential trade in 2025 via autonomous measures or TRQ (E3). Overall rate: 100%.
Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.