EU-Southern African Development Community EPA · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-SADC EPA preferential rate on HS 8424, 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: - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product - the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% 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 10.4 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
10.4 Md€
EU Exports
17.6 Md€
Balance
7.2 Md€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)
Share of imports claiming a preferential rate (source: Eurostat COMEXT)
341 k€ of preferential trade in 2026 via autonomous measures or TRQ (E3). Overall rate: 100%.
Source: Eurostat COMEXT DATA_PREFERENCES - EU27 aggregate. Updated monthly.