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 8546

Name: EU Trade Statistics - HS 8546 - 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 8546, products must satisfy the origin rule of type maximum non-originating materials (MaxNOM). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.

8546Electrical insulators of any material

MaxNOM

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

70% ex-works

Preference utilization in the EU

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

100%GSP

2023

100%292 €

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

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026

Full analysis

The EU imported 1.2 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.

EU Imports

1.2 Md€

EU Exports

2.0 Md€

Balance

806 M€

Top supplying countries (extra-EU)

1.China

50%583 M€

2.Switzerland

8%98 M€

3.United States

8%89 M€

4.Japan

5%59 M€

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026

Full analysis

The EU imported 1.2 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.

EU Imports

1.2 Md€

EU Exports

2.0 Md€

Balance

806 M€

Top supplying countries (extra-EU)

1.China

50%583 M€

2.Switzerland

8%98 M€

3.United States

8%89 M€

4.Japan

5%59 M€

Preference utilization in the EU

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

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