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

Reconnaissance drone

Version 3
186 parts · €50,911 of componentsDraftConditions

Result under SAFE

27.5 to 30.9 %
On the data entered, components originating outside the Union, EEA EFTA States and Ukraine make up between 27.5 % and 30.9 % of the estimated cost of the components of the end product. The limit in SAFE is 35 %.
Worst case 30.9 % is 4.1 percentage points under the limit.
Why
  • Origin unknown for 7 components (3.4 % 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 69.1 %Does not count 27.5 to 30.9 %

Worst case 30.9 % is 4.1 percentage points under the limit.

EU 58.1 %EEA EFTA 7.7 %Ukraine 3.3 %Origin missing 3.4 %Canada 4.7 %Outside 22.8 %Flagged origin none
Evidence behind the origins
A Official document 22.9 %B Supplier declaration with proof 63.8 %C Statement only 9.9 %D Unknown 3.4 %

Where the cost comes from

Counts as European69.1 % · €35,196EU, EEA EFTA, UkraineNot known yet3.4 % · €1,712Outside27.5 % · €14,003Canada, other countries
Biggest costs from outside
PartMade inCostShare
Gimbal assemblySwitzerland €2,5004.9 %
Mission computerCanada €2,4004.7 %
Motors ×4China €2,2004.3 %
VS-IMU-9Germany or China Disputed

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.