Subheading · Chapter 04 · Heading 0407
0407.90: Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked: other
Official description Other
Subheading 0407.90 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 90 00 00 Other
- 0407 90 10 00 Of poultry 25 GBP / 100 kg1000 p/st
- 0407 90 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 |
| 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico | 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–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% |
| 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: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.5m | 58.8% | +182.3% |
 Ireland | £509k | 19.6% | +104.5% |
 Spain | £279k | 10.7% | -78.5% |
 Poland | £225k | 8.6% | -88.8% |
 France | £53k | 2.1% | +30.4% |
 Italy | £5k | 0.2% | -9% |
 Ukraine | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 7.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 76.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 17% – 21.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 19.1% 
Taiwan 30% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 30% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$184kUS$184k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$12m
Exports: 85
- China: US$59m
- Germany: US$14m
- Denmark: US$12m
- Spain: US$11m
- United States: US$10m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Poland: US$7m
- Finland: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- France: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Italy: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Fiji: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Albania: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$973k
- Greece: US$952k
- Zambia: US$813k
- Austria: US$809k
- Portugal: US$787k
- Mexico: US$648k
- Hungary: US$574k
- Malawi: US$488k
- Jordan: US$384k
- Brazil: US$377k
- Saudi Arabia: US$362k
- Uganda: US$350k
- Cameroon: US$282k
- Kazakhstan: US$281k
- Ireland: US$264k
- Angola: US$212k
- Sri Lanka: US$202k
- Philippines: US$184k
- New Zealand: US$168k
- Switzerland: US$152k
- Latvia: US$145k
- Kuwait: US$129k
- Türkiye: US$125k
- Nigeria: US$124k
- Slovenia: US$111k
- Czechia: US$97k
- Canada: US$90k
- Eswatini: US$86k
- United Arab Emirates: US$81k
- Belarus: US$78k
- Lithuania: US$73k
- Kenya: US$69k
- Peru: US$59k
- South Korea: US$49k
- Niger: US$48k
- Singapore: US$40k
- Estonia: US$19k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$88kUS$88k+US$582k+US$2m+> US$11m
Imports: 160
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$27m
- Singapore: US$13m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Spain: US$12m
- United States: US$11m
- France: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$11m
- Netherlands: US$11m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Greece: US$7m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Germany: US$7m
- Canada: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- Austria: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$2m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Macao SAR China: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Vanuatu: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Bahamas: US$916k
- Maldives: US$883k
- Romania: US$844k
- Brunei: US$813k
- Uganda: US$704k
- New Zealand: US$662k
- Cuba: US$661k
- Czechia: US$650k
- India: US$649k
- Kiribati: US$633k
- Hungary: US$582k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$564k
- Botswana: US$537k
- Israel: US$521k
- Poland: US$513k
- Philippines: US$488k
- Mexico: US$458k
- Luxembourg: US$428k
- Guyana: US$416k
- Central African Republic: US$399k
- Switzerland: US$397k
- Malaysia: US$364k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$359k
- Nauru: US$351k
- Qatar: US$343k
- Finland: US$319k
- Malta: US$295k
- Sint Maarten: US$257k
- Barbados: US$236k
- Gibraltar: US$183k
- Greenland: US$176k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$59m | 30.7% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$14m | 7.5% |
| 3 |  Denmark | US$12m | 6.3% |
| 4 | Spain | US$11m | 5.5% |
| 5 | United States | US$10m | 5% |
| 6 |  Belgium | US$9m | 4.7% |
| 7 | Poland | US$7m | 3.9% |
| 8 |  Finland | US$7m | 3.8% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$7m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | US$7m | 3.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$27m | 14.1% |
| 2 |  Singapore | US$13m | 6.8% |
| 3 | Denmark | US$13m | 6.6% |
| 4 | Spain | US$12m | 6.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$11m | 5.9% |
| 6 | France | US$11m | 5.9% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$11m | 5.7% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$11m | 5.5% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$8m | 4% |
| 10 |  Greece | US$7m | 3.8% |
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
- 22number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 148%highest: Liechtenstein, Iceland, Switzerland
156
| 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 | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 80% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 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 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 20% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 12% | 9% – 14% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 90% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 7.7% | 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 | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 35% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 35% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 112%* | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 19% | 17% – 21% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 35% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 148%* | 35% – 261% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 33% | 0% – 50% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 35% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 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 | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Niger | 35% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 35% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 30% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 56%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 13% | 10% – 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 | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 40% | 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 | 109%* | 26% – 193% | 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 | 6% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 30% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 8% | 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
- 22300 Eggs, in shell, preserved or cooked
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0407.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0407.90 | 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
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
Trade Tariff news 5146 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0407.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0407.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 7.7%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
132 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 £2.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 38% on the year before); China supplied 59%, followed by Ireland.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$193m (−12.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$59m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked: other?
Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked: other fall under HS subheading 0407.90, 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 0407.90 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 0407.90 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?
China, with US$59m in 2024 (30.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
132 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 China (59%), Ireland (20%) and Spain (11%), out of total imports of £2.6m.