The European Commission has approved a proposal to the European Union that would require a country of origin marking on certain products imported from outside the European Union.
The "Proposal for a Council Regulation on the indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries" can be found at their website.
Of particular interest is the annex found at the end of the proposed regulation, detailing the products which would be affected: ANNEX
The products on which this Regulation is to apply are identified by their CN codes.
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CN Code |
Description |
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4104 41 / 4104 49 / 4105 30 / 4106 22 / 4106 32 / 4106 40 / 4106 92 / 4107 to 4114 / 4302 13 / ex4302 19 (35, 80) |
Crust & Finished Leather |
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4008 21 / 4008 11 / 4005 99 / 4204 / 4302 30 (25, 31) 8308 10(00) / 8308 90(00) / 9401 90 / 9403 90 |
Heels, Soles, Bands, Parts, synthetics, others |
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4201 / 4202 / 4203 / 4204/ 4205 / 4206 |
Saddlery and harness, travel goods, handbags and similar containers, articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) |
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4303 / 4304 |
Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of fur skin, artificial fur and articles thereof |
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Ch 50 – 63 |
Textiles and textile articles |
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6401 / 6402 / 6403 / 6404 / 6405 / 6406 |
Footwear, gaiters and the like |
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6907 / 6908 / 6911 / 6912 / 6913 / 691490100 |
Ceramic products |
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7013 21 11 / 7013 21 19 / 7013 21 91 / 7013 21 99 / 7013 31 10 / 7013 31 90 / 7013 91 10 / 7013 91 90 |
Glassware of kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than headings 7010 or 7018) of lead crystal. |
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7113/7114/7115/7116 |
Articles of jewelry and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal, Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious, Other articles of precious metal clad with precious metal, Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed) |
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Ch. 94 |
Furniture, bedding, mattresses, cushions, lamps and lighting fittings, illuminated signs and the like, prefabricate buildings. |
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9603 |
Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorized, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees) |
Note that the above regulations are only proposed, and it is uncertain when and if the EU will require this type of country of origin marking.