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 5909-5911

Name: EU Trade Statistics - HS 5909-5911 - EU-EAC EPA
Creator: Eurostat
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EU-East African Community EPA · Origin of Goods

1 rulesTolerance: 15%

To qualify for the EU-EAC EPA preferential rate on HS 5909-5911, products must satisfy the origin rule of type specific processing (SP). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.

5909-5911Textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use: -Polishing discs or rings other than of felt of heading No 5911 -Woven fabrics, of a kind commonly used in papermaking or other technical uses, felted or not, whether or not impregnated or coated, tubular or endless with single or multiple warp and/or weft, or flat woven with multiple warp and/or weft of heading No 5911 - Other

Weaving Weaving Extrusion of man- made filament yarn or spinning of natural or man- made staple fibres, accompa nied by weaving or Weaving accompa nied by dyeing or by coating For special conditions relating to products made of a mixture of textile materials, see Introductory Note 6.

Preference utilization in the EU

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

100%GSP

2022

100%59 €

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

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026

Full analysis

The EU imported 170 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.

EU Imports

170 M€

EU Exports

202 M€

Balance

33 M€

Top supplying countries (extra-EU)

1.China

76%129 M€

2.United Kingdom

6%10 M€

3.United States

6%10 M€

4.Norway

5%9 M€

Preference utilization in the EU

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

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