GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 1108.19
1108.19.20.00.00: Arrowroot starch.
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into GCC
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
Same subheading in other tariffs
1108.19 Starches; inulin, starches, other starches
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 27% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 25% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · 6× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · 4× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines GCC lines: 1108.19
Legal notes
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, 1108.19.20.00.00 is one of 4 lines under subheading 1108.19, starches; inulin, starches, other starches.
The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 27%, the US duty is free, 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 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 25%, the Taiwan duty is 15%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 1108.19 worth US$3m in 2024; the largest supplier was Pakistan.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 1108.19.20.00.00?
The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kilograms. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does the GCC import these goods from?
For subheading 1108.19 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Pakistan (US$1m).