EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 0809.10
0809 10 00: Apricots, cherries, peaches: apricots
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 22 October 2026
- 0809 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh:
- 0809 10 00 Apricots
What you pay
Importing into EU
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 6
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 50% with document Y-155 (Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus) · otherwise free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- Regulation 1227/25
- Documents
- Y155 Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- Regulation 1227/25
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 10%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Belarus, United Kingdom, Russia
- In force
- until 31 May 2027
- Legal act
- Regulation 1988/20
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 0285/18
- Import controlOfficial control - plants
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Switzerland
- Legal act
- Regulation 2072/19
- Documents
- C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y146 Exemption for products intended for scientific purposes in accordance with Article 48(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031
- Y979 Exemption from official controls for plants, other than plants for planting, plant products and other objects, which form part of passengers’ personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use (Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 Article 7d)
- Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
- Legal act
- Regulation 2306/21
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Tariff quotas
| Order number | Origin | In-quota duty | Period | Volume | Balance | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.0058 | All third countries, Lebanon | 10% · 4% | 1 August 2026 – 31 May 2027 | 74,000 kg | 9,268 kg | Open |
| 09.0063 | Lebanon | V 77.100 EUR/DTN(01):4 % ; V 75.600 EUR/DTN(01):4. % + 1.500 EUR DTN; V 74.000 EUR/DTN(01):4.000 % + 3.100 EUR DTN; V 72.500 EUR/DTN(01):4.000 % + 4.600 EUR DTN; V 70.900 EUR/DTN(01):4.000 % + 6.200 EUR DTN; V 0.000 EUR/DTN(01):4.000 % + 22.700 EUR DTN | 1 June 2026 – 31 July 2026 | 1,387,000 kg | 1,313,413 kg | Closed |
| 09.0939 | Switzerland | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 500,000 kg | 500,000 kg | Open |
| 09.1007 | Algeria | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 1,000,000 kg | 1,000,000 kg | Open |
| 09.1182 | Lebanon | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 5,000,000 kg | 5,000,000 kg | Open |
Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 16 October 2026.
Import VAT in the EU member states
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.
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Austria 4.9% 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 · 23 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
| 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 |
| 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–Switzerland agreementQuota | Switzerland | 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–Algeria agreementQuota | Algeria | 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–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | 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–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| EU–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | 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 | 8% |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 6 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | 16.5% |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 18.1% |
Footnotes
See Annex 2.
EU: imports by month · HS 0809.10
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | €19.5m | 65.6% | -10.6% |
 Moldova | €4m | 13.4% | +35.2% |
 Serbia | €2.3m | 7.7% | +7,016.3% |
 South Africa | €1.7m | 5.8% | +5.9% |
 North Macedonia | €1.7m | 5.6% | +293.9% |
 Armenia | €238k | 0.8% | +918.9% |
 Chile | €99k | 0.3% | +12.9% |
 Albania | €66k | 0.2% | -25.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK
USALegal notes
CN Explanatory Notes
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.
General notes to the chapter
EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS
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:
- dried fruits and nuts of this chapter;
- provisionally preserved fruits and nuts of heading 0812;
- frozen fruits and nuts of heading 0811.
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
This line in earlier years
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 | Apricots | — | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | — | — |
| 2019 | Apricots | — | — |
CN code 0809 10 00 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 0809.10 (apricots, cherries, peaches: apricots).
No rate is printed on this line itself.
128 countries pay no duty in the EU thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as GSP-EBA and CARIFORUM, against a standard rate of .
In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of goods of subheading 0809.10 into the EU came to €29.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 9% on the year before); Türkiye supplied 66%, followed by Moldova.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 20% and the Türkiye duty is 55.8%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 0809.10 worth US$332.7m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Türkiye.
Questions and answers
Which countries get a lower rate on 0809 10 00?
143 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 128 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 0809 10 00?
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 0809.10 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Türkiye (US$14.6m), followed by Moldova.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.