EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 0807.20
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration 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.
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.
Austria 10% reduced rate 
Belgium 6% reduced rate 
Bulgaria 20% 
Croatia 5% reduced rate 
Cyprus 5% reduced rate 
Czechia 12% reduced rate 
Denmark 25% 
Estonia 24% 
Finland 13.5% reduced rate 
France 5.5% reduced rate 
Germany 7% reduced rate 
Greece 13% reduced rate 
Hungary 27% 
Ireland 23% 
Italy 4% reduced rate 
Latvia 12% reduced rate 
Lithuania 21% 
Luxembourg 3% reduced rate 
Malta 0% reduced rate 
Netherlands 9% reduced rate 
Poland 5% reduced rate 
Portugal 6% reduced rate 
Romania 11% reduced rate 
Slovakia 19% reduced rate 
Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate 
Spain 21% 
Sweden 6% reduced rate TEDB · 12 November 2026
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | €88.8m | 92.5% | +6.3% |
 Thailand | €3.2m | 3.3% | +13.2% |
 Ghana | €1.2m | 1.3% | +2.4% |
 Mexico | €1.1m | 1.2% | +10% |
 Angola | €435k | 0.5% | +131.4% |
 Dominican Republic | €291k | 0.3% | +53.4% |
 United States | €270k | 0.3% | +98.5% |
 Cambodia | €165k | 0.2% | +10.2% |
0807.20 Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: papaws (papayas)
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 86.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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.
Papayas (Carica papaya), also known as papaws, are elongated or rounded fruit, either smooth or slightly ribbed, yellowish green to orange when ripe, which may vary in weight from a few hundred grams to several kilograms. The flesh, similar in consistency to melons, yellow tending to orange in colour, sugary and fragrant to varying degrees, encloses a cavity containing a large number of round, black seeds embedded in pulp.
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 | Papaws (papayas) | Free | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2019 | Papaws (papayas) | Free | — |
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 0807 20 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 0807.20, melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: papaws (papayas).
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
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 goods of subheading 0807.20 worth €96m (up 6% on the year before), at an average of €2.24 per kg; Brazil supplied 93%, followed by Thailand.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 86.4%, the US duty is 5.4%, 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 2%, the Taiwan duty is 25%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 0807.20 worth US$100m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Brazil.
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
For subheading 0807.20 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Brazil (US$56m), followed by Ghana.
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.