EU-East African Community EPA · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-EAC EPA preferential rate on HS 2202, products must satisfy the origin rule of type CTH + MaxNOM. A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.
Manufacture from materials of any heading except that of the product, in which: - the individual weight of sugar and of the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product, and - the total combined weight of sugar and the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 60% of the weight of the final product.
40% weightThe EU imported 7.5 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with Switzerland as the main supplier.
EU Imports
7.5 Md€
EU Exports
23.5 Md€
Balance
16.1 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.