EU-Central America Association Agreement · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-Central America preferential rate on HS 7116, products must satisfy the origin rule of type maximum non-originating materials (MaxNOM). A tolerance of 10% of the ex-works value applies.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.
50% ex-worksThe EU imported 835 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
835 M€
EU Exports
493 M€
Balance
342 M€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)
Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.