Demo with fictional data. Lodemark (company in formation). Helsinki, Finland. Back to lodemark.eu
Fictional example

Counter-drone radar

Version 1
29 parts · €134,940 of componentsDraftConditions

Result under SAFE

26.7 to 28.4 %
On the data entered, components originating outside the Union, EEA EFTA States and Ukraine make up between 26.7 % and 28.4 % of the estimated cost of the components of the end product. The limit in SAFE is 35 %.
Worst case 28.4 % is 6.6 percentage points under the limit.
Why
  • Origin unknown for 2 components (1.6 % of component cost).
  • Every condition answered Yes, with fictional answers.
This is the result shown on Overview.
How this is worked out
SAFE · Article 16(10) · LIMIT 35 %
35 % limit
Counts as European 71.6 %Does not count 26.7 to 28.4 %

Worst case 28.4 % is 6.6 percentage points under the limit.

EU 54.9 %EEA EFTA 4.1 %Ukraine 12.6 %Origin missing 1.6 %Canada 2.9 %Outside 23.8 %Flagged origin none
Evidence behind the origins
A Official document 60.6 %B Supplier declaration with proof 30.3 %C Statement only 7.5 %D Unknown 1.6 %

Where the cost comes from

Counts as European71.6 % · €96,680EU, EEA EFTA, UkraineNot known yet1.6 % · €2,180Outside26.7 % · €36,080Canada, other countries
Biggest costs from outside
PartMade inCostShare
GaN power amplifier ×32Japan €9,2806.9 %
FPGA ×4the United States €7,4005.5 %
Thermal cueing camerathe United States €5,4004.0 %

Largest lines that do not count under SAFE. You decide what, if anything, to change. All lines outside the European set

This is not a decision on eligibility. Only the contracting authority or funding body decides that. You sign your own declaration. Lodemark shows the calculation and the evidence behind it.

Rulebook: Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 (SAFE), Article 16(10), as of 12 October 2026. Not yet expert reviewed.