EU-East African Community EPA · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-EAC EPA preferential rate on HS 6401-6405, 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 for assemblies of uppers affixed to inner soles or to other sole components of heading 6406.
The EU imported 886 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
886 M€
EU Exports
661 M€
Balance
225 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.