What is the tolerance threshold under the EEA/EFTA?

The general tolerance is 10% of the ex-works value of the finished product.

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EEA/EFTA - HS 8544-8548

Name: EU Trade Statistics - HS 8544-8548 - EEA/EFTA
Creator: Eurostat
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European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement / EFTA · Origin of Goods

1 rulesTolerance: 10%1994

To qualify for the EEA/EFTA preferential rate on HS 8544-8548, products must satisfy the origin rule of type maximum non-originating materials (MaxNOM). A tolerance of 10% of the ex-works value applies.

8544-8548Insulated wire, cable (and other insulated electric conductors), optical fibre cables Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, of a kind used for electrical purposes Electrical insulators of any material Insulating fittings for electrical machines, appliances or equipment, electrical conduit tubing and joints therefor, of base metal lined with insulating material Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators; electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.

50% ex-works

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.

50% ex-works

Preference utilization in the EU

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

98%TRQ/auto

2026

98%1.8 M€

2025

100%56.6 M€

2024

100%18.0 M€

2023

100%15.3 M€

527 k€ of preferential trade in 2026 via autonomous measures or TRQ (E3). Overall rate: 98%.

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

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026

Full analysis

The EU imported 92.1 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.

EU Imports

92.1 Md€

EU Exports

59.3 Md€

Balance

32.7 Md€

Top supplying countries (extra-EU)

1.China

19%17.4 Md€

2.Morocco

17%15.6 Md€

3.Tunisia

11%10.0 Md€

4.XS

8%7.1 Md€

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.

50% ex-works

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.

50% ex-works

Preference utilization in the EU

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

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