1202 · Groundnuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken
The groundnut or peanut, the seed of Arachis hypogaea, contains a high level of edible oil.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 1202.42
1202 42 00
1202 42 00: Shelled, whether or not broken
Shelled groundnuts (peanuts)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1202 Groundnuts, not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or broken:
- Other:
- 1202 42 00 Shelled, whether or not broken
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 5 VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
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Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- 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 control
- Applies to goods from
- Argentina, Bolivia, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, United States
- Legal act
- Regulation 1793/19
- Documents
- C678 Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y978 Exemption by virtue paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793
- Y176 Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, 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
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 4% reduced rate -
Latvia 12% reduced rate -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 3% reduced rate -
Malta 0% reduced rate -
Netherlands 9% reduced rate -
Poland 5% / 8% reduced rate -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 11% reduced rate -
Slovakia 19% reduced rate -
Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate -
Spain 10% reduced rate -
Sweden 6% reduced rate
TEDB · 26 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 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, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| EU–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | 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–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| EU–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| EU–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| EU–Jordan agreement | Jordan | 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–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| EU–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| EU–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| EU–San Marino customs union | San Marino | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
Footnotes
Duty applicable, except for products originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, where an ad valorem duty of 50 % applies.
EU: imports by month · HS 1202.42
last 12 months€770.1m-24% · previous 12 months
Average import price€1.21 per kg
Preferential rate0%
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | €571.7m | 74.2% | -20.5% |
 China | €61.3m | 8% | -39.6% |
 Brazil | €57.9m | 7.5% | +2.6% |
 United States | €23.9m | 3.1% | -64.5% |
 Nicaragua | €16.5m | 2.1% | -44.2% |
 South Africa | €10.4m | 1.4% | +222.2% |
 Egypt | €8m | 1% | -14.2% |
 Paraguay | €6.6m | 0.9% | +77.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
1202.42 Shelled, whether or not broken
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 131.8% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · 4× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 9% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 5% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · 6× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% 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.
- 600010064 HMRC
Shelled Peanuts Also known as (groundnuts). The purpose of the product is for the feeding of wild garden birds. The product comprises of 100% peanuts there are no other additives included. The nuts are Imported from various countries. The peanuts have been removed from the shells (shelled) and are…
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.
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 | Shelled, whether or not broken | Free | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2019 | Shelled, whether or not broken | Free | — |
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 1202 42 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1202.42, shelled, whether or not broken.
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
Goods from 57 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 57 of them pay no duty at all, for example under CARIFORUM or OCTs.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported shelled groundnuts (peanuts) (HS 1202.42) worth €770.1m (down 24% on the year before), at an average of €1.21 per kg; Argentina supplied 74%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 3%, the US duty is 131.8%, the Canada duty is 0%–6%, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 0%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%–10%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 1202.42 worth US$1bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Argentina.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 1202 42 00?
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.
Which countries get a lower rate on 1202 42 00?
57 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 57 of them at 0%, under CARIFORUM, OCTs and SADC EPA 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.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 1202.42 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Argentina (US$653m), followed by the United States.