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

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

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EU-EAC EPA - HS 0306

Name: EU Trade Statistics - HS 0306 - EU-EAC EPA
Creator: Eurostat
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EU-East African Community EPA · Origin of Goods

3 rulesTolerance: 15%

To qualify for the EU-EAC EPA preferential rate on HS 0306, products must satisfy the origin rule of type wholly obtained (WO). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies. 3 specific rules apply to this code under this agreement.

0306Any other product from heading 0306

All fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates are wholly obtained.

0306Any other product from heading 0306

All fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates are wholly obtained.

0306Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, dried, salted or in brine; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of any materials of chapter 3 used does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the product.

15% ex-works

0306Smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process

Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except meat end edible meat offal of chapter 2 and materials of chapter 16 obtained from meat and edible meat offal of chapter 2, and - in which all the materials of chapter 3 and materials of chapter 16 obtained from fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates of chapter 3 used are wholly obtained.

Preference utilization in the EU

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

100%GSP

2026

100%43 k€

2025

100%154 k€

2024

100%480 k€

2023

100%323 k€

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

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026

Full analysis

The EU imported 17.7 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with Ecuador as the main supplier.

EU Imports

17.7 Md€

EU Exports

2.7 Md€

Balance

15.0 Md€

Top supplying countries (extra-EU)

1.Ecuador

24%4.3 Md€

2.India

12%2.2 Md€

3.Argentina

11%1.9 Md€

4.United Kingdom

7%1.2 Md€

0306Any other product from heading 0306

All fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates are wholly obtained.

0306Any other product from heading 0306

All fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates are wholly obtained.

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of any materials of chapter 3 used does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the product.

15% ex-works

0306Smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process

Preference utilization in the EU

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

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