0805 21 10 · Satsumas
Satsumas (Citrus reticulata Blanco var. unshiu (Swing)) are an early variety of mandarin. The fruit is large, yellow-orange in colour, juicy, non-acid and without pips.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 0805.21
Mandarins and tangerines
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
Importing into EU
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.
| 0805 21 10 10 | Fresh |
| 0805 21 10 90 | Other |
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
TEDB · 26 October 2026
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 moreAntarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna | Free |
| GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) | Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 moreBolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| EU–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| EU–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Free |
| EU–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| EU–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| EU–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| EU–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. | Western Sahara | Free |
| EU–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| EU–United Kingdom agreement | United Kingdom | Free |
| EU–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| EU–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| EU–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| EU–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| EU–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| EU–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| EU–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| EU–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| EU–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| EU–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| EU–Montenegro agreement | Montenegro | Free |
| EU–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| EU–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| EU–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| EU–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| EU–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| EU–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| EU–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| EU–San Marino customs union | San Marino | Free |
| EU–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–United States agreement | United States | Free |
| EU–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| EU–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| EU–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | 6.4% |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 6 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | 12.5% |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 14.5% |
See Annex 2.
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| €108m | 24.5% | +39.4% | |
| €107.4m | 24.3% | +59.7% | |
| €105.1m | 23.8% | +11.1% | |
| €53.6m | 12.1% | +191.4% | |
| €48.8m | 11.1% | -19.7% | |
| €15.5m | 3.5% | -31.5% | |
| €1m | 0.2% | -16.3% | |
| €755k | 0.2% | +36.4% |
0805.21 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas)
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
Satsumas (Citrus reticulata Blanco var. unshiu (Swing)) are an early variety of mandarin. The fruit is large, yellow-orange in colour, juicy, non-acid and without pips.
General
1. This chapter includes fruit for distillation purposes in the form of a coarse pulp, even if natural fermentation has commenced.
2. Pasteurisation is not admissible in this chapter, with the exception of:
Sterilised fruits and nuts are excluded from this chapter (heading 2008 in general).
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Satsumas | — | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2019 | Satsumas | — | — |
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 0805 20 30.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 0805 21 10 is one of 2 lines under subheading 0805.21, mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas).
No rate is printed on this line itself.
In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported mandarins and tangerines (HS 0805.21) worth €441.4m (up 28% on the year before), at an average of €1.16 per kg; Israel supplied 25%, followed by Türkiye.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 16%, the Türkiye duty is 54%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 17%, the Taiwan duty is 15%–35%, the GCC duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 0805.21 worth US$893m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was South Africa.
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
For subheading 0805.21 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was South Africa (US$190m), followed by Israel.
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.