GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 2304.00
2304.00.20.00.00: Soybean shell
Soybean meal
✓ 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
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 5.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 5.4% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC lines: 2304.00
- 2304.00.10.00.00Soya Bean Flour, skimmed milk, not chemically modified, fit for human consumption
- 2304.00.20.00.00Soybean shell
- 2304.00.30.00.00Soya Oil-cake 44%
- 2304.00.40.00.00Soya Oil-cake 48%
- 2304.00.90.00.00Other oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soyabean oil
Legal notes
HS code 2304.00.20.00.00 is a line of the GCC Common Customs Tariff under HS subheading 2304.00 (oilcake and other solid residues).
The customs duty is free, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 5.4%, the Argentina duty is 5.4%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 2304.00 worth US$996m in 2024; the largest supplier was Argentina.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 2304.00.20.00.00?
The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is free; 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 2304.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Argentina (US$587m), followed by India.