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 3002

EU-East African Community EPA · Origin of Goods

5 rulesTolerance: 15%

To qualify for the EU-EAC EPA preferential rate on HS 3002, products must satisfy the origin rule of type maximum non-originating materials (MaxNOM). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies. 5 specific rules apply to this code under this agreement.

3002Pharmaceutical products ▸ Other carboxyimide- function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds, in the form of peptides and proteins which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes

MaxNOM

20% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex- work price of the product.

60% ex-works

MaxNOM

20% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex- work price of the product.

60% ex-works

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026

Full analysis

The EU imported 217.0 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with United States as the main supplier.

EU Imports

217.0 Md€

EU Exports

471.6 Md€

Balance

254.6 Md€

Top supplying countries (extra-EU)

1.United States

45%98.3 Md€

2.Switzerland

34%73.2 Md€

3.South Korea

8%18.3 Md€

4.Singapore

3%7.5 Md€

MaxNOM

20% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex- work price of the product.

60% ex-works

MaxNOM

20% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex- work price of the product.

60% ex-works

3002Pharmaceutical products ▸ Other heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero- atom(s) only, containing an unfused imidazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, in the form of peptides and proteins which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes

MaxNOM

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of heading 2932 and heading 2933 used must not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product.

20% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex- work price of the product.

60% ex-works

3002Pharmaceutical products ▸ Other nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined, in the form of peptides and proteins which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes; other heterocyclic compounds, in the form of peptides and proteins which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes

MaxNOM

Manufacture from materials of any heading. However, the value of all the materials of heading 2932, heading 2933 and heading 2934 used must not exceed 20% of the ex-works price of the product.

20% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex- work price of the product.

60% ex-works

3002Pharmaceutical products ▸ Other hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis, in the form of peptides and proteins (other than goods of heading 2937) which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones, in the form of peptides and proteins (other than goods of heading 2937) which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes

MaxNOM

20% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 60% of the ex- work price of the product.

60% ex-works

3002Pharmaceutical products ▸ Other polyethers, in primary forms, in the form of peptides and proteins which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes

MaxNOM

Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product. However, materials of the same heading as the product may be used, provided that their total value does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product In the case of the products composed of materials classified within both heading 3901 to heading 3906, on the one hand, and within heading 3907 to heading 3911, on the other hand, this restriction only applies to that group of materials which predominates by weight in the product.

50% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex-works price of the product.

70% ex-works

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026

Full analysis

The EU imported 217.0 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with United States as the main supplier.

EU Imports

217.0 Md€

EU Exports

471.6 Md€

Balance

254.6 Md€

Top supplying countries (extra-EU)

1.United States

45%98.3 Md€

2.Switzerland

34%73.2 Md€

3.South Korea

8%18.3 Md€

4.Singapore

3%7.5 Md€

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

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