The European Rules of Origin  

According to the European rule of origin, the product must be wholly obtained (extracted and harvested) in WBGS.

 

If not wholly obtained (coming from third parties), non originating materials must have undergone sufficient working or processing which is defined according to one of the following methods:

The product would undergo a change in the tariff classification according to pre-defined

conversion lists.

The product would undergo a specific operation carried out in the WBGS/EU.  As a rule, it can

be said that washing, cutting up, packaging and simple assembly of parts are considered to

be in sufficient working/processing operations using non-originating materials or products.

The use of non-originating materials is limited to a specific percentage.

 

If used in the WBGS, materials originating in the EU are considered as originating as input materials to make a new products used in the EU as input materials.

 

In order to find out the rule applying to a specific product when using non-originating materials, the producer should refer to the 6-digit code of the HS system for the product in question when making inquiries.