THE EU-JAPAN EPAPREFERENTIAL ORIGIN OF GOODS
Specific Tolerances for Textiles
and Textile Articles
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Table of contents
1. Textiles tolerances – Legal basis
2. Tolerances applicable to products made of a mixture of textile materials
2.1 List of basic textile materials
2.2 Tolerance 1
2.3 Tolerance 2
2.4 Tolerance 3
2.5 Tolerance 4
3. Tolerances applicable to certain textile products
3.1 Tolerance 1
3.2 Tolerance 23.3 Tolerance 3
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1. Textiles tolerances – Legal basis

OJ – L330 – 27.12.2018

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2. Tolerances applicable to products
made of a mixture of textile materials

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2.1 List of basic textile materials
List of 32 basic textile materials can be found in Note 7 of Annex 3-A
Some of the most common materials:
SilkWool
Animal hair
Vegetable fibresCotton
Flax
Jute
Synthetic and artificial filaments…

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2.2 Tolerance 1
If the non-originating materials used do not fulfil the conditions set out
in column 2 of Annex 3-B, the product is nonetheless an originatingproduct provided that:
1. The product is produced using two or more basic textile materials;
2. The weight of non-originating basic textile materials does notexceed 10 % of all the basic textile materials used.

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2.2 Tolerance 1 - Example
ExampleA woolen fabric (Heading 51.12), made from:• Woolen yarn of heading 51.07 and• Synthetic yarn of heading 55.09• Materials other than basic textile materials
The rule for woolen fabric (Heading 51.12) is:“Manufacture from natural fibres”
Therefore, non-originating woolen yarn and non-originating synthetic
yarn may still be used if the total weight of the non-originating yarn
does not exceed 10% of the weight of all the basic textile materials.
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2.3 Tolerance 2
Products incorporating:
Non-originating yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible
segments of polyether,
the tolerance for this yarn is max 20% of the weight of the product.
This has no influence on the tolerance for the other basic textile
materials.

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2.4 Tolerance 3
Products incorporating:
Non-originating strip consisting of a core of aluminum foil or of a coreof plastic film, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by means ofa transparent or colored adhesive between two layers of plastic film,
the tolerance for this strip is max 30% of the weight of the product.
This has no influence on the tolerance for the other basic textile
materials.

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2.5 Tolerance 4
Products ofHeadings 5106 to 5110 and headings 5204 to 5207.
5106 - 5110: Yarns of wool or of animal hair
5204 - 5207: Cotton yarns
The sufficient working rule is:“Spinning of natural fibres”
As a tolerance, non-originating man-made fibres may beused in the process, provided that their total weight does not exceed
40% of the weight of the product.
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3.1 Tolerance 1
Products of chapters 61 through 63:
Articles of apparel and clothing, and other made-up textile articles
If, in the production of one of these articles, the non-originating
materials used do not fulfil the conditions set out in column 2 ofAnnex 3-B, the product can nevertheless benefit from the preferentialorigin provided that:
1. The non-originating materials are classified in a heading different
from that of the product;
2. The value of the non-originating materials does not exceed 8% of
the EXW or FOB selling price of the product.
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3.2 Tolerance 2Non-originating materials which are NOT classified in the textile
chapters (50 to 63),
may be used without restriction in the production of articles ofapparel and clothing, and other made-up textile articles (chapters61 to 63).

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3.2 Tolerance 2
ExampleIf the requirement set out in Annex 3-B provides that yarn shall be
used to manufacture trousers,
this does not prevent the use of non-originating metal items, suchas buttons.
Metal buttons are not classified in Chapters 50 to 63.

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3.3 Tolerance 3
Where a requirement set out in Annex 3-B consists in a maximum
value of non-originating materials,
all the materials are taken into account, even those that are notclassified in the textile chapters.

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This presentation has been prepared with the sole purpose of simplifying the understanding of some parts of the EU-Japan EPA
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