EU-East African Community EPA · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-EAC EPA preferential rate on HS 8538-8541, products must satisfy the origin rule of type change of tariff heading (CTH). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70% of the ex- work price of the product.
70% ex-worksThe EU imported 14.5 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
14.5 Md€
EU Exports
29.1 Md€
Balance
14.6 Md€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)
23 k€ of preference-eligible trade with MFN applied. Agreement may not yet be in force or preference margin may be insufficient.
Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.