EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 1108.12
1108 12 00: Starches; inulin, starches, maize (corn) starch
Maize (corn) starch
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1108 Starches; inulin:
- Starches:
- 1108 12 00 Maize (corn) starch
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 5
- 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
- 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 3
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.0883 | Mercosur | 83 EUR / t | 1 May 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 1,000,000 kg | 640,955 kg | Critical |
| 09.1949 | Chile | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 300,000 kg | 300,000 kg | Critical |
| 09.6709 | Ukraine | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 24,400,000 kg | 7,190,148 kg | Critical |
Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 23 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 10% reduced rate -
Belgium 6% reduced rate -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
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 10% reduced rate -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 3% reduced rate -
Malta 0% reduced rate -
Netherlands 9% reduced rate -
Poland 5% reduced rate -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 11% reduced rate -
Slovakia 19% reduced rate -
Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate -
Spain 21% -
Sweden 6% reduced rate
TEDB · 26 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 166 €/t |
| 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 |
| 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–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreementQuota | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | 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–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| EU–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| EU–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| EU–Montenegro agreement | Montenegro | Free |
| EU–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| EU–Norway agreement | Norway | 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–Ukraine agreementQuota | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| MercosurQuota | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 83 EUR / t |
| EU–Canada agreement | Canada | 0 EUR / t |
| EU–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | 41.5 EUR / t |
| EU–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | 20.75 EUR / t |
EU: imports by month · HS 1108.12
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia | €14.2m | 48.3% | -35.1% |
 Ukraine | €7m | 23.9% | -9.2% |
 United States | €2.7m | 9.1% | -12.8% |
 Türkiye | €1.3m | 4.5% | +45.2% |
 United Kingdom | €1m | 3.4% | -18.4% |
 Israel | €674k | 2.3% | +26.6% |
 Cameroon | €490k | 1.7% | +46,953.4% |
 China | €488k | 1.7% | -18.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
1108.12 Starches; inulin, starches, maize (corn) starch
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 27% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 25% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
Legal 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
PRODUCTS OF THE MILLING INDUSTRY; MALT; STARCHES; INULIN; WHEAT GLUTEN
Additional note 2
As regards coconut, additional note 2 to this chapter applies only to flour, meal and powder of coconut. Shredded, desiccated coconut is classified under subheading 0801 11 00, and does not fall under the scope of heading 1106 even if it fulfils the criteria set out in point (b) of additional note 2 to this chapter.
Shredded, desiccated coconut is presented in slices, small fragments or thin strips. Coconut flour, meal or powder consists of fine particles.
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 | Maize (corn) starch | 166 €/t | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | 166 €/t | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | 166 €/t | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | 166 €/t | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | 166 €/t | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | 166 €/t | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | 166 €/t | — |
| 2019 | Maize (corn) starch | 166 €/t | — |
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 1108 12 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1108.12, starches; inulin, starches, maize (corn) starch.
The third-country duty is a specific or compound duty: 166 €/t.
Goods from 117 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 166 €/t; 110 of them pay no duty at all, for example under GSP-EBA or CARIFORUM.
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 maize (corn) starch (HS 1108.12) worth €29.4m (down 21% on the year before), at an average of €0.53 per kg; Serbia supplied 48%, followed by Ukraine.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 27%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 25%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 1108.12 worth US$474m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Serbia, and the United Kingdom ranked 4th with US$1m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 1108 12 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 166 €/t; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 1108 12 00?
117 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 110 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 1108 12 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 1108.12 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Serbia (US$15m), followed by Ukraine.