EU-Eastern and Southern Africa States Interim EPA · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-ESA EPA preferential rate on HS 1516, products must satisfy the origin rule of type wholly obtained (WO). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.
Manufacture in which: - all the materials of chapter 2 used must be wholly obtained - all the vegetable materials used must be wholly obtained. However, materials of heading 1507, heading 1508, heading 1511 and heading 1513 may be used.
The EU imported 835 M€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with India as the main supplier.
EU Imports
835 M€
EU Exports
1.0 Md€
Balance
203 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.