What is the tolerance threshold under the EU-SADC EPA?

The general tolerance is 15% of the ex-works value of the finished product.

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EU-SADC EPA - HS 8503

Name: EU Trade Statistics - HS 8503 - EU-SADC EPA
Creator: Eurostat
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EU-Southern African Development Community EPA · Origin of Goods

1 rulesTolerance: 15%2016

To qualify for the EU-SADC EPA preferential rate on HS 8503, products must satisfy the origin rule of type maximum non-originating materials (MaxNOM). A tolerance of 15% of the ex-works value applies.

8503Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and re producers, and parts and accessories of such articles

MaxNOM

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-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.

30% ex-works

8503Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and re producers, and parts and accessories of such articles

MaxNOM

40% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.

30% ex-works

Preference utilization in the EU

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

100%TRQ/auto

2026

100%10 k€

2025

56%226 k€

2024

100%655 k€

2023

100%728 k€

2022

100%21 k€

0 € of preferential trade in 2026 via autonomous measures or TRQ (E3). Overall rate: 100%.

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

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

Jan 2022 – Mar 2026

Full analysis

The EU imported 16.7 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with China as the main supplier.

EU Imports

16.7 Md€

EU Exports

10.8 Md€

Balance

5.9 Md€

Top supplying countries (extra-EU)

1.China

44%7.4 Md€

2.Japan

8%1.4 Md€

3.India

7%1.3 Md€

4.United States

7%1.2 Md€

8503Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and re producers, and parts and accessories of such articles

MaxNOM

40% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.

30% ex-works

8503Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and re producers, and parts and accessories of such articles

MaxNOM

40% ex-works

OR - alternative rule

MaxNOM

Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.

30% ex-works

Preference utilization in the EU

EU Trade Data (COMEXT)

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