Subheading · Chapter 04 · Heading 0409

0409.00

0409.00: Natural honey

0409.00 is the HS subheading for natural honey, under heading 0409 in chapter 04.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 16% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0409 00 00 10 Mānuka honey 16%
  2. 0409 00 00 90 Other 16%

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 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2023 No. 1203
    Documents
    • 9062
  • Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 December 2026
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Documents
    • 9Y12
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines

Import requirements 3

  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
    Legal act
    2017/625
    Documents
    • 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))
    • 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).
    • Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
    • 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
  • 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
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—16%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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
CPTPPQuota Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland 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–Tunisia agreementQuota Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye 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: imports by month

last 12 months£105.7m+7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.65 per kg
Jan 2024: £6.3mFeb 2024: £5.8mMar 2024: £7.1mApr 2024: £7.1mMay 2024: £9.2mJun 2024: £7.8mJul 2024: £8.3mAug 2024: £11.5mSept 2024: £9.7mOct 2024: £9.5mNov 2024: £7.5mDec 2024: £7.1mJan 2025: £10.1mFeb 2025: £6.6mMar 2025: £9.5mApr 2025: £7.1mMay 2025: £7mJun 2025: £8.6mJul 2025: £10mAug 2025: £6mSept 2025: £8.2mOct 2025: £7.9mNov 2025: £10.3mDec 2025: £7.6mJan 2026: £7.3mFeb 2026: £9.4mMar 2026: £9.4mApr 2026: £9mMay 2026: £8.6mJun 2026: £7.8mJul 2026: £8.8mAug 2026: £11.3m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £34.9m 33% -7%
New Zealand £23.8m 22.5% +8.5%
Mexico £6.3m 5.9% -10.9%
Spain £5.8m 5.5% +5.6%
Türkiye £3.2m 3% +55.8%
Brazil £2.9m 2.8% +63.2%
Greece £2.9m 2.7% +25.3%
Poland £2.8m 2.7% +19%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0409.00 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$173kUS$173k+US$5m+US$37m+> US$164m

Exports: 172
  1. New Zealand: US$250m
  2. China: US$237m
  3. Argentina: US$206m
  4. India: US$187m
  5. Ukraine: US$164m
  6. Germany: US$134m
  7. Spain: US$103m
  8. Brazil: US$101m
  9. Hungary: US$77m
  10. Vietnam: US$65m
  11. Mexico: US$63m
  12. Belgium: US$54m
  13. Australia: US$45m
  14. Canada: US$44m
  15. Bulgaria: US$42m
  16. Romania: US$39m
  17. Poland: US$37m
  18. Türkiye: US$33m
  19. Greece: US$29m
  20. France: US$28m
  21. Thailand: US$28m
  22. Italy: US$27m
  23. Uruguay: US$27m
  24. Portugal: US$22m
  25. Netherlands: US$21m
  26. United States: US$21m
  27. Saudi Arabia: US$18m
  28. Chile: US$16m
  29. Cuba: US$13m
  30. Austria: US$13m
  31. United Kingdom: US$13m
  32. Denmark: US$11m
  33. Moldova: US$11m
  34. Pakistan: US$10m
  35. Lithuania: US$9m
  36. Serbia: US$8m
  37. Slovakia: US$8m
  38. Russia: US$7m
  39. Egypt: US$6m
  40. Czechia: US$6m
  41. United Arab Emirates: US$5m
  42. Taiwan: US$5m
  43. Malaysia: US$5m
  44. Guatemala: US$5m
  45. Ireland: US$4m
  46. Zambia: US$4m
  47. Croatia: US$3m
  48. Cambodia: US$3m
  49. Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
  50. Singapore: US$3m
  51. Nicaragua: US$3m
  52. Switzerland: US$3m
  53. South Africa: US$2m
  54. Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
  55. Latvia: US$1m
  56. El Salvador: US$1m
  57. Yemen: US$1m
  58. Sweden: US$1m
  59. Iran: US$1m
  60. Indonesia: US$1m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 New Zealand US$250m 10.9%
2 China US$237m 10.3%
3 Argentina US$206m 9%
4 India US$187m 8.1%
5 Ukraine US$164m 7.1%
6 Germany US$134m 5.8%
7 Spain US$103m 4.5%
8 Brazil US$101m 4.4%
9 Hungary US$77m 3.4%
10 Vietnam US$65m 2.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$629m 27.3%
2 Germany US$253m 11%
3 Japan US$134m 5.8%
4 United Kingdom US$118m 5.1%
5 France US$115m 5%
6 Netherlands US$76m 3.3%
7 Belgium US$70m 3%
8 Spain US$70m 3%
9 Italy US$68m 3%
10 Saudi Arabia US$66m 2.8%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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.

  • 20%median duty
  • 17number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 243%highest: South Korea, Lebanon, Israel

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 20% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 40% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 16% 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 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 19%* 2022
Botswana 22% 2023
Brazil 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 15% 2023
Colombia 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 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 23% 15% – 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 22% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 17% 2023
Fiji 32% 2023
French Polynesia 6% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 60% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 95%* 79% – 122% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 26% 2023
Jordan 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 15% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 20% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 188%* 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 22% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 15%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 10% 2023
Montserrat 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 22% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 45% 2023
Norway 66%* 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 74%* 55% – 86% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 25% 2023
Paraguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 7% 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 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 22% 2023
South Korea 243%* 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
Suriname 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 12%* 2023
Syria 20% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 20% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 30% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 39% 2023
Tuvalu 19% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 60% 2023
Ukraine 13% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 16% 2023
United States 0.5%* 2023
Uruguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 10% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 25% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 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
0616 Natural honey
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
02910 Natural honey
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0149 Raising of other animals

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170409.00unchanged
20120409.00unchanged
20070409.00unchanged
20020409.00unchanged
19960409.00unchanged
19920409.00unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 2

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.

  • N330941 U.S. CBP 10 March 2023 · 0409.00.00.65

    The tariff classification of a filtered honey from Argentina

  • N286319 U.S. CBP 12 June 2017 · 0409.00.00.10

    The tariff classification and country of origin marking of monofloral honey from the Republic of Yemen

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.

  1. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

  2. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  3. GB Tariff change

    Update to Russia and Belarus Additional Duties Following Technical Fix – 18 May 2026

    Trade Tariff news 6302 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  4. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/996 of 29 April 2026 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 regarding the creation, amendment and management of certain tariff quotas following the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

    CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0409.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 16%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0409.00; the duty is 17.3%.

Goods from 167 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 16%; 167 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported natural honey worth £105.7m (up 7% on the year before), at an average of £1.65 per kg; China supplied 33%, followed by New Zealand.

World trade in natural honey reached US$2bn in 2024, up 4% on 2023.

New Zealand was the largest exporter with 10.9% of the total, ahead of China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for natural honey?

Natural honey fall under HS subheading 0409.00, part of heading 0409, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on natural honey in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0409.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on natural honey in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0409.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 17.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most natural honey?

New Zealand, with US$250m in 2024 (10.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export natural honey to the UK duty-free?

167 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 16% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on natural honey?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import natural honey from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (33%), New Zealand (23%) and Mexico (6%), out of total imports of £105.7m.

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