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Base rate (erga omnes)
Applies to all third countries without preferential agreement
| Origin | Rate | Savings | Trade agreement | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EU-Canada agreement: re-imported goods1006 0.000 %-6.5 pp | 0.000 % | -6.5 pp | — | 1 |
EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods1007 0.000 %-6.5 pp | 0.000 % | -6.5 pp | — | 2 |
CARIFORUM1033 0.000 %-6.5 ppEU-CARIFORUM EPA | 0.000 % | -6.5 pp | EU-CARIFORUM EPA | |
Eastern and Southern Africa States1034 0.000 %-6.5 ppESA Interim EPA | 0.000 % | -6.5 pp | ESA Interim EPA | |
SADC EPA1035 0.000 %-6.5 ppSADC EPA | 0.000 % | -6.5 pp | SADC EPA | |
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.2000 0.000 %-6.5 pp | 0.000 % | -6.5 pp | — | |
GSP-EBA2005 0.000 %-6.5 ppEverything But Arms | 0.000 % | -6.5 pp | Everything But Arms | |
European Economic Area2012 0.000 %-6.5 ppEEA Agreement | 0.000 % | -6.5 pp | EEA Agreement | 1 |
Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Merchant product identifier
Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
Standardised manufacturer product identifier
No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Movement certificate EUR.1
Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
Movement certificate EUR.1
Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
Goods with EU origin returning from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin returning from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin returning from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin returning from Lichtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin returning from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin returning from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin coming from outermost regions, according to the relevant EU legislation
The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Goods with EU origin returning from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin returning from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin returning from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin returning from Lichtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin returning from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin returning from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation
Goods with EU origin coming from outermost regions, according to the relevant EU legislation
The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
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Vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon See the HS Explanatory Note to subheadings 3204 11 to 3204 19 , seventh paragraph.
1. This chapter does not cover: (a) separate chemically defined elements or compounds (except those of heading 3203 or 3204, inorganic products of a kind used as luminophores (heading 3206), glass obtained from fused quartz or other fused silica in the forms provided for in heading 3207, and also dyes and other colouring matter put up in forms or packings for retail sale, of heading 3212); (b) tannates or other tannin derivatives of products of headings 2936 to 2939, 2941 or 3501 to 3504; (c) mastics of asphalt or other bituminous mastics (heading 2715). 2. Heading 3204 includes mixtures of stabilised diazonium salts and couplers for the production of azo dyes. 3. Headings 3203, 3204, 3205 and 3206 apply also to preparations based on colouring matter (including in the case of heading 3206, colouring pigments of heading 2530 or Chapter 28, metal flakes and metal powders), of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colouring preparations. The headings do not apply, however, to pigments dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, including enamels (heading 3212), or to other preparations of headings 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 3213 or 3215.
Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined.
CTSH
Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in Note 3 to this Chapter based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined.
CTSH
Residual rule
Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the primar y rules and the other
Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
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Synonyms
vat dye, vat colourant, vat dye preparation
Materials
Keywords
vat dye · vat colourant · vat dye preparation · synthetic organic colouring matter · vat dyes · preparations based thereon
1. (A) Products (other than radioactive ores) answering to a description in heading 2844 or 2845 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the Nomenclature. (B) Subject to paragraph (A) above, products answering to a description in heading 2843, 2846 or 2852 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of this Section. 2. Subject to Note 1 above, products classifiable in heading 3004, 3005, 3006, 3212, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3506, 3707 or 3808 by reason of being put up in measured doses or for retail sale are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the Nomenclature. 3. Goods put up in sets consisting of two or more separate constituents, some or all of which fall in this Section and are intended to be mixed together to obtain a product of Section VI or VII, are to be classified in the heading appropriate to that product, provided that the constituents are: (a) having regard to the manner in which they are put up, clearly identifiable as being intended for use together without first being repacked; (b) presented together; and (c) identifiable, whether by their nature or by the relative proportions in which they are present, as being complementary one to another.
Source: European Commission - CN Explanatory Notes (CNEN) and HS legal notes.
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€18.92/kg
€7.14/kg
3,022
ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇳 China | €48.8M | 2.9Mt | €17.01/kg | 46.9% | |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | €24.3M | 674Kt | €36.01/kg | 23.3% | |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €12.1M | 492Kt | €24.66/kg | 11.7% | |
| 4 | 🇯🇵 Japan | €9.7M | 205Kt | €47.33/kg | 9.3% | |
| 5 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | €7.3M | 426Kt | €17.13/kg | 7.0% | |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €1.8M | 119Kt | €15.01/kg | 1.7% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €36.2M | 6.5Mt | €5.53/kg | 43.7% | |
| 2 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | €18.4M | 4.0Mt | €4.59/kg | 22.2% | |
| 3 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | €10.8M | 1.8Mt | €6.07/kg | 13.0% | |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 United States | €7.5M | 430Kt | €17.35/kg | 9.0% | |
| 5 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €6.8M | 1.2Mt | €5.70/kg | 8.2% | |
| 6 | 🇨🇳 China | €1.7M | 82Kt | €20.86/kg | 2.1% | |
| 7 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €807K | 36Kt | €22.42/kg | 1.0% | |
| 8 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | €694K | 12Kt | €58.70/kg | 0.8% |