EU-Southern African Development Community EPA · Origin of Goods
To qualify for the EU-SADC EPA preferential rate on HS 8452, products must satisfy the origin rule of type maximum non-originating materials (MaxNOM). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies. 2 specific rules apply to this code under this agreement.
Manufacture: - in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product - where the value of all the non- originating materials used in assembling the head (without motor) does not exceed the value of the originating materials used - where the thread tension, crochet and zigzag mechanisms used are already originating.
40% ex-worksThe EU imported 1.3 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.
EU Imports
1.3 Md€
EU Exports
1.2 Md€
Balance
55 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.