EU-Pacific States Interim EPA · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-Pacific EPA preferential rate on HS 8502, products must satisfy the origin rule of type maximum non-originating materials (MaxNOM). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.
Manufacture: - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product - where, within the above limit, the materials classified within heading 8501 or heading 8503, taken together, are only used up to a value of 10% of the ex-works price of the product.
40% ex-worksManufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
30% ex-worksThe EU imported 7.7 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
7.7 Md€
EU Exports
25.3 Md€
Balance
17.6 Md€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)
Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.