EU-Cote d'Ivoire Stepping Stone EPA (West Africa) · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-Cote d'Ivoire EPA preferential rate on HS 5309-5311, products must satisfy the origin rule of type specific processing (SP). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.
Manufacture from yarn.
Printing accompanied by at least two preparatory or finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerising, heat setting, raising, calendaring, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling) where the value of the unprinted fabric used does not exceed 47.5% of the ex-works price of the product.
The EU imported 875 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
875 M€
EU Exports
1.3 Md€
Balance
439 M€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)