Subheading · Chapter 04 · Heading 0407
0407.29: Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked: other fresh eggs, other
Official description Other
Subheading 0407.29 belongs to heading 0407 (birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked) in chapter 04.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0407 29 00 00 Other
- 0407 29 10 00 Of poultry, other than of fowls of the species gallus domesticus 25 GBP / 100 kg1000 p/st
- 0407 29 90 00 Other 6%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
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Import requirements 4
- 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
- Import controlImport control - CITES
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% |
| 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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Vietnam | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | 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–Australia agreement | Australia | 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–India agreement | India | 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 |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £242k | 56.5% | -21.9% | |
| £113k | 26.4% | +105.9% | |
| £33k | 7.8% | -71.6% | |
| £18k | 4.1% | -5.3% | |
| £11k | 2.7% | -78.1% | |
| £7k | 1.6% | +112.4% | |
| £4k | 0.9% | — | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$138kUS$138k+US$705k+US$4m+> US$10m
Exports: 77
- Spain: US$12m
- Saudi Arabia: US$10m
- United States: US$10m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Italy: US$7m
- Poland: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- Germany: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- France: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Czechia: US$809k
- Türkiye: US$789k
- Kuwait: US$705k
- Slovakia: US$633k
- Kazakhstan: US$593k
- Hungary: US$534k
- Sri Lanka: US$485k
- Jordan: US$435k
- South Korea: US$378k
- Bulgaria: US$359k
- Australia: US$324k
- Brazil: US$264k
- United Kingdom: US$248k
- Thailand: US$246k
- Tunisia: US$245k
- Russia: US$223k
- Estonia: US$200k
- Croatia: US$196k
- South Africa: US$190k
- Romania: US$184k
- Fiji: US$140k
- Finland: US$138k
- Angola: US$136k
- Morocco: US$122k
- Uganda: US$106k
- United Arab Emirates: US$84k
- Greece: US$81k
- Bahrain: US$60k
- Egypt: US$48k
- Austria: US$45k
- Japan: US$39k
- Lithuania: US$38k
- Oman: US$37k
- Slovenia: US$31k
- North Macedonia: US$28k
- Taiwan: US$27k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$26k
- Nigeria: US$16k
- Tanzania: US$15k
- India: US$14k
- Luxembourg: US$12k
- Norway: US$8k
- Ireland: US$6k
- Belarus: US$6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$86kUS$86k+US$388k+US$2m+> US$4m
Imports: 139
- Spain: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- France: US$8m
- Yemen: US$7m
- United States: US$4m
- Israel: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Bahamas: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Guinea-Bissau: US$892k
- Aruba: US$864k
- Malta: US$814k
- Norway: US$766k
- Qatar: US$748k
- Montenegro: US$655k
- Maldives: US$574k
- Italy: US$556k
- Bahrain: US$528k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$492k
- Cuba: US$440k
- Afghanistan: US$438k
- Cayman Islands: US$388k
- Turks & Caicos Islands: US$385k
- Oman: US$384k
- Singapore: US$369k
- Ireland: US$355k
- North Macedonia: US$334k
- Estonia: US$309k
- Mauritania: US$303k
- Greece: US$292k
- Czechia: US$259k
- Sweden: US$252k
- Latvia: US$246k
- Libya: US$245k
- Austria: US$243k
- Slovenia: US$243k
- Macao SAR China: US$236k
- Egypt: US$234k
- Hungary: US$220k
- Peru: US$219k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$214k
- Romania: US$206k
- Kazakhstan: US$191k
- Brazil: US$190k
- Mozambique: US$180k
- Slovakia: US$169k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$147k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$141k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$12m | 14.1% | |
| 2 | US$10m | 11.3% | |
| 3 | US$10m | 10.8% | |
| 4 | US$9m | 10.5% | |
| 5 | US$7m | 7.9% | |
| 6 | US$5m | 6% | |
| 7 | US$4m | 4.4% | |
| 8 | US$4m | 4.3% | |
| 9 | US$4m | 4.2% | |
| 10 | US$3m | 3.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$16m | 17.9% | |
| 2 | US$8m | 9.4% | |
| 3 | US$8m | 9.3% | |
| 4 | US$7m | 8% | |
| 5 | US$4m | 4.4% | |
| 6 | US$3m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$2m | 2.8% | |
| 8 | US$2m | 2.5% | |
| 9 | US$2m | 2.5% | |
| 10 | US$2m | 2.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 156
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
- 21number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 460%highest: Liechtenstein, Barbados, Switzerland
156
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 135% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 9% – 14% | 2023 | |
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 90% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2022 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.7% | 2023 | ||
| 32% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 123%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 17% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 460%* | 109% – 811% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 0% – 50% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 33% | 20% – 45% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 77%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 27% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 123%* | 29% – 217% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 27% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 77% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 80% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 02322 Other eggs from other birds in shell, fresh
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0146 Raising of poultry0149 Raising of other animals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0407.29 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0407.29 | 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)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600012585 HMRC
Fresh quail eggs in the shell, of the genus Coturnix/Coturnis.
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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0407.29 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0407.29 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 7.7%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
140 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 6%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £427.5k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 27% on the year before); Spain supplied 57%, followed by Latvia.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$88m (−20.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was Spain (US$12m), followed by Saudi Arabia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked: other fresh eggs, other?
Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked: other fresh eggs, other fall under HS subheading 0407.29, part of heading 0407, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0407.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0407.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked?
Spain, with US$12m in 2024 (14.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
140 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (57%), Latvia (26%) and Poland (8%), out of total imports of £427.5k.