EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 1212.94

1212 94 00

1212 94 00: Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, chicory roots

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1212 Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots of the variety Cichorium intybus sativum) of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included:
  2. Other:
  3. 1212 94 00 Chicory roots

What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
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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
    Documents
    • C127 Merchant product identifier
    • C128 Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • C129 Standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • Y081 No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
  • 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
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
    Legal act
    Regulation 2306/21
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0692/14
    Documents
    • Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
  • 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.

  • 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 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 25%

TEDB · 26 October 2026

EU: imports by month · HS 1212.94

last 12 months€1.3m+24.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price€0.78 per kg
Preferential rate0%
Jan 2024: €51kFeb 2024: €3kMar 2024: €91kApr 2024: €76kMay 2024: €110kJun 2024: €26kJul 2024: €43kAug 2024: €23kSept 2024: €64kOct 2024: €19kNov 2024: €127kDec 2024: €21kJan 2025: €164kFeb 2025: €17kMar 2025: €121kApr 2025: €76kMay 2025: €185kJun 2025: €37kJul 2025: €202kAug 2025: €22kSept 2025: €159kOct 2025: €60kNov 2025: €47kDec 2025: €98kJan 2026: €102kFeb 2026: €37kMar 2026: €27kApr 2026: €129kMay 2026: €153kJun 2026: €183kJul 2026: €178kAug 2026: €141k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
India €1.2m 93.6% +20.6%
Australia €76k 5.8% —
China €4k 0.3% -32.3%
United States €4k 0.3% +18,547.4%
Lebanon €94 0% —
United Kingdom €37 0% +60.9%
Tunisia €1 0% —
Albania €0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

1212.94 Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, chicory roots

Legal notes

Notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 12 →

This line in earlier years

The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.

YearDescriptionThird-country dutySupplementary unit
2026 Chicory roots Free —
2025 unchanged Free —
2024 unchanged Free —
2023 unchanged Free —
2022 unchanged Free —
2021 unchanged Free —
2020 unchanged Free —
2019 Chicory roots Free —

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 1212 94 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1212.94, locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, chicory roots.

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 1212.94 worth €1.3m (up 25% on the year before), at an average of €0.78 per kg; India supplied 94%, followed by Australia.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 19.3%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 9%, the Taiwan duty is 20%, 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%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 1212.94 worth US$8m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was India.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 1212 94 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.

Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 1212 94 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 1212.94 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was India (US$175k).

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