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Section XV — BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL

BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL

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15Section XV — BASE METALS AND ARTICLES OF BASE METAL

7200000000IRON AND STEEL 7300000000ARTICLES OF IRON OR STEEL 7400000000COPPER AND ARTICLES THEREOF 7500000000NICKEL AND ARTICLES THEREOF 7600000000ALUMINIUM AND ARTICLES THEREOF 7800000000LEAD AND ARTICLES THEREOF 7900000000ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF 8000000000TIN AND ARTICLES THEREOF 8100000000OTHER BASE METALS; CERMETS; ARTICLES THEREOF 8200000000TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS, CUTLERY, SPOONS AND FORKS, OF BASE METAL; PARTS THEREOF OF BASE METAL 8300000000MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF BASE METAL

Regulatory notes

Additional noteAdditional Notes to Chapter 15

1. This chapter does not cover: (a) pig fat or poultry fat of heading 0209; (b) cocoa butter, fat and oil (heading 1804); (c) preparations containing by weight more than 15 % of the products of heading 0405 (generally Chapter 21); (d) greaves (heading 2301) and residues of headings 2304 to 2306. Additional Note 1: For the purposes of subheadings 1509 10 and 1509 90: (a) the 'acid value' is determined in accordance with Annex II and Annex IX to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104; (b) the 'wax content' is determined by the method set out in Annex IV to that Regulation; (c) the 'peroxide value', expressed in milliequivalents of active oxygen per kg, is determined in accordance with Annex III to that Regulation; (d) the content of 'delta-K' (see Annex IX) must not exceed 0.01 for extra virgin olive oil and 0.01 for virgin olive oil. Additional Note 2: Subheadings 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 20 do not cover olive oil obtained by treatment with solvents or re-esterification, or any mixture with oils of other kinds. The presence of re-esterified olive oil or of oils of other kinds is determined by the method set out in Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2022/2104.

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1. This chapter does not cover: (a) pig fat or poultry fat of heading 0209; (b) cocoa butter, fat or oil (heading 1804); (c) edible preparations containing by weight more than 15% of the products of heading 0405 (generally Chapter 21); (d) greaves (heading 2301) or residues of headings 2304 to 2306; (e) fatty acids, prepared waxes, medicaments, paints, varnishes, soap, perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, sulfonated oils or other goods of Section VI; (f) factice derived from oils (heading 4002). 2. Heading 1509 does not apply to oils obtained from olives by solvent extraction (heading 1510). 3. Heading 1518 does not cover fats or oils or their fractions, merely denatured, which are to be classified in the heading appropriate to the corresponding undenatured fats and oils and their fractions. 4. Soap-stocks, oil foots and dregs, stearin pitch, glycerol pitch and wool grease residues fall in heading 1522.

Section noteNotes to Section III — Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; Prepared edible fats; Animal or vegetable waxes

This Section does not cover: (a) pig fat or poultry fat of heading 0209; (b) cocoa butter, fat or oil (heading 1804); (c) edible preparations containing by weight more than 15 % of the products of heading 0405 (generally Chapter 21); (d) greaves (heading 2301) or residues of headings 2304 to 2306; (e) fatty acids, prepared waxes, medicaments, paints, varnishes, soap, perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, sulphonated oils or other goods of Section VI; (f) factice derived from oils (heading 4002).

Trade Statistics

Imports

€0

Exports

€0

Balance

€0

Import €/kg

€1.29/kg

Export €/kg

€2.30/kg

Market concentration (HHI)

1,597

Moderate

Trade value (2022–2025)

Import sources

Third-country sourcing partners

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇦 Ukraine	€12.5B	11.8Bt	€1.06/kg	24.1%
2	🇮🇩 Indonesia	€11.4B	10.0Bt	€1.14/kg	21.8%
3	🇲🇾 Malaysia	€9.6B	7.7Bt	€1.24/kg	18.4%
4	🇨🇳 China	€4.3B	3.3Bt	€1.28/kg	8.2%
5	🇵🇭 Philippines	€3.3B	2.1Bt	€1.56/kg	6.3%
6	🇹🇳 Tunisia	€2.8B	689.5Mt	€4.04/kg	5.3%
7	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€2.8B	2.1Bt	€1.32/kg	5.3%
8	🇬🇹 GT	€2.5B	2.3Bt	€1.09/kg	4.8%
9	🇵🇬 PG	€1.7B	1.5Bt	€1.13/kg	3.2%
10	🇮🇳 India	€1.4B	763.7Mt	€1.78/kg	2.6%

Export markets

Third-country target markets

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€9.2B	2.1Bt	€4.31/kg	30.3%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€7.3B	4.0Bt	€1.84/kg	24.0%
3	🇳🇴 Norway	€3.3B	1.7Bt	€1.93/kg	10.9%
4	🇧🇷 Brazil	€2.2B	360.3Mt	€6.09/kg	7.2%
5	🇲🇦 Morocco	€1.9B	1.6Bt	€1.18/kg	6.4%
6	🇯🇵 Japan	€1.4B	310.0Mt	€4.54/kg	4.6%
7	🇨🇳 China	€1.4B	863.8Mt	€1.60/kg	4.5%
8	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€1.3B	542.9Mt	€2.39/kg	4.3%
9	🇰🇷 South Korea	€1.3B	394.2Mt	€3.27/kg	4.2%
10	🇲🇽 Mexico	€1.1B	345.9Mt	€3.11/kg	3.5%

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