EU-East African Community EPA · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-EAC EPA preferential rate on HS 1518, 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 subheading, except that of the product.
The EU imported 10.6 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
10.6 Md€
EU Exports
746 M€
Balance
9.9 Md€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)
Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.