Subheading · Chapter 04 · Heading 0407
0407.21: Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus
Fresh chicken eggs (not for hatching)
0407.21 is the HS subheading for fresh chicken eggs (not for hatching), under heading 0407 in chapter 04.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0407 21 00 00 Of fowls of the species gallus domesticus 25 GBP / 100 kg1000 p/st
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 1
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 127.2 GBP / 1,000 kg
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
Import requirements 3
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- C640 Common Health Entry Document for Animals (CHED-A) (as set out in Part 2, Section A of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 25 GBP / 100 kg |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei | 15 GBP / 100 kg |
| CPTPP | Canada | 15 GBP / 100 kg |
| CPTPP | Chile | 15 GBP / 100 kg |
| CPTPP | Mexico | 15 GBP / 100 kg |
| CPTPP | Malaysia | 15 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | 3.1 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ukraine | £33.7m | 43.2% | +111.2% |
 Poland | £13.7m | 17.6% | -41% |
 Spain | £7.5m | 9.6% | -22.1% |
 Ireland | £7.1m | 9.1% | +0.4% |
 Italy | £7m | 8.9% | +11.6% |
 Belgium | £4.8m | 6.1% | -57% |
 Latvia | £1.8m | 2.3% | +194.1% |
 Netherlands | £1.7m | 2.2% | +23.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 76.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada specific or compound duty General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 17% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 30% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 30% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$13m+US$80m+> US$188m
Exports: 110
- Netherlands: US$673m
- Poland: US$406m
- China: US$224m
- Türkiye: US$188m
- Germany: US$186m
- United States: US$182m
- Belgium: US$147m
- Spain: US$119m
- Malaysia: US$118m
- Ukraine: US$89m
- India: US$80m
- Latvia: US$63m
- Japan: US$53m
- Romania: US$50m
- Thailand: US$49m
- Italy: US$47m
- Czechia: US$43m
- Denmark: US$38m
- Lithuania: US$35m
- France: US$26m
- Bulgaria: US$22m
- Finland: US$19m
- Brazil: US$18m
- Dominican Republic: US$17m
- Ireland: US$14m
- Uzbekistan: US$14m
- Saudi Arabia: US$13m
- Croatia: US$10m
- Pakistan: US$10m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Iran: US$9m
- Jordan: US$9m
- Oman: US$8m
- Russia: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- North Macedonia: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Azerbaijan: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Australia: US$4m
- Albania: US$4m
- Honduras: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$463kUS$463k+US$7m+US$32m+> US$140m
Imports: 179
- Germany: US$699m
- Netherlands: US$332m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$272m
- Singapore: US$173m
- United Arab Emirates: US$142m
- Canada: US$140m
- Belgium: US$134m
- France: US$133m
- Switzerland: US$76m
- United Kingdom: US$75m
- Italy: US$74m
- Czechia: US$67m
- Qatar: US$44m
- Latvia: US$43m
- Hungary: US$40m
- Slovakia: US$34m
- Lithuania: US$32m
- Poland: US$32m
- Spain: US$29m
- Israel: US$29m
- Oman: US$27m
- Austria: US$27m
- Macao SAR China: US$25m
- Bahrain: US$25m
- Greece: US$22m
- Cuba: US$22m
- Maldives: US$21m
- Croatia: US$19m
- Bulgaria: US$19m
- Portugal: US$18m
- Estonia: US$16m
- Luxembourg: US$16m
- Sweden: US$15m
- Afghanistan: US$15m
- Bahamas: US$13m
- Romania: US$12m
- Chile: US$10m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Norway: US$9m
- Sierra Leone: US$9m
- Russia: US$8m
- Cyprus: US$8m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Gambia: US$7m
- United States: US$7m
- Somalia: US$6m
- Sri Lanka: US$5m
- Mauritania: US$5m
- Syria: US$5m
- Japan: US$4m
- North Macedonia: US$4m
- Libya: US$4m
- Equatorial Guinea: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Turks & Caicos Islands: US$4m
- Timor-Leste: US$3m
- Cayman Islands: US$3m
- Malta: US$3m
- Aruba: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$673m | 21.7% |
| 2 | Poland | US$406m | 13.1% |
| 3 |  China | US$224m | 7.2% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$188m | 6.1% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$186m | 6% |
| 6 | United States | US$182m | 5.9% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$147m | 4.7% |
| 8 | Spain | US$119m | 3.8% |
| 9 |  Malaysia | US$118m | 3.8% |
| 10 | Ukraine | US$89m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$699m | 22.5% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$332m | 10.7% |
| 3 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$272m | 8.7% |
| 4 |  Singapore | US$173m | 5.6% |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | US$142m | 4.6% |
| 6 | Canada | US$140m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$134m | 4.3% |
| 8 |  France | US$133m | 4.3% |
| 9 | Switzerland | US$76m | 2.5% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$75m | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 154
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 15%median duty
- 22number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 236%highest: Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein
154
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 135% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 40% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 12%* | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 35% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 20% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 90% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 33%* | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 32% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 35% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 35% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 35% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 35% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 208%* | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 30% | 4% – 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 17% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 35% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 164%* | 39% – 289% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 50% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 35% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 35% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 35% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 30% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 120%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 35% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 35% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 27% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 34%* | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 40% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 236%* | 56% – 416% | 2023 |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 27% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 35% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 77% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
| Ukraine | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 31%* | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 40% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 80% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 0251 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved/cooked
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 02312 Other hen eggs in shell, fresh
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0146 Raising of poultry
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0407.21 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0407.21 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0407.00 | changed |
| 2002 | 0407.00 | changed |
| 1996 | 0407.00 | changed |
| 1992 | 0407.00 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 497 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff the line under subheading 0407.21 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 0407.21 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
Imports of fresh chicken eggs (not for hatching) into the UK came to £77.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 2% on the year before); Ukraine supplied 43%, followed by Poland.
In 2024, countries exported fresh chicken eggs (not for hatching) worth US$3bn (−3.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was the Netherlands (US$673m), followed by Poland.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus?
Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus fall under HS subheading 0407.21, part of heading 0407, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0407.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 76.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus in Mexico?
Under the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), imports under 0407.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus?
The Netherlands, with US$673m in 2024 (21.7% of world exports).
Where does the UK import fresh chicken eggs (not for hatching) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ukraine (43%), Poland (18%) and Spain (10%), out of total imports of £77.9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.