2025-12-29 Products from Western Sahara – Documenting Origin
Published: 29.12.2025 15:49 (Warsaw time)
Updated: 29.12.2025 15:50 (Warsaw time)
The article discusses the new trade preferences for products from Western Sahara, effective from October 3, 2025, under an agreement between the EU and the Kingdom of Morocco. These products will require specific documentation to prove their origin, including new codes U179 and U180.
- Effective date: October 3, 2025.
- Products from Western Sahara will benefit from trade preferences under a new EU-Morocco agreement.
- New document codes: U179 and U180 for proof of origin.
- Documentation must reference either "Dakhla Oued Ed-Dahab" or "Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra".
- Legal basis: Decision (EU) 2025/2023 from October 2, 2025.