GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 1302.20
1302.20.00.00.00: Pectic substances, pectinates & pectates.
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Same subheading in other tariffs
1302.20 Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates
UK Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
EU 11.2% – 19.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15.2% 
Türkiye 11.2% – 25% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 21.7% 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · 4× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
Note
1. Heading 1302 applies, inter alia, to liquorice extract and extract of pyrethrum, extract of hops, extract of aloes and opium.
The heading does not apply to:
(a) liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose or put up as confectionery (heading 1704);
(b) malt extract (heading 1901);
(c) extracts of coffee, tea or maté (heading 2101);
(d) vegetable saps or extracts constituting alcoholic beverages (Chapter 22);
(e) camphor, glycyrrhizin or other products of heading 2914 or 2938;
(f) concentrates of poppy straw containing not less than 50 % by weight of alkaloids (heading 2939);
(g) medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004 or blood-grouping reagents (heading 3822);
(ij) essential oils, concretes, absolutes, resinoids, extracted oleoresins, aqueous distillates or aqueous solutions of essential oils or preparations based on odoriferous substances of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages (Chapter 33); or
(k) natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle or similar natural gums (heading 4001).
Additional note
1. Mixtures of pectic substances and sugar, with a sugar content exceeding 90 % by weight, calculated on the dry matter, are excluded from classification under subheading 130220 and are, in principle, to be classified in Chapter 17, since the character of the product is deemed to be determined by the sugar.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, 1302.20.00.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1302.20, pectic substances, pectinates and pectates.
The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 11.2%–19.2%, the Türkiye duty is 11.2%–25%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, 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 3%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 1302.20 worth US$12m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Czechia.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 1302.20.00.00.00?
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 1302.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Czechia (US$6m).