EU-East African Community EPA · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-EAC EPA preferential rate on HS 1516-1517, products must satisfy the origin rule of type specific processing (SP). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which the weight of all the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product.
The EU imported 835 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with India as the main supplier.
EU Imports
835 M€
EU Exports
1.0 Md€
Balance
203 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.