Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0701

0701.10

0701.10: Potatoes, fresh or chilled: seed

Seed potatoes

Official description Seed

0701.10 is the HS subheading for seed potatoes, under heading 0701 in chapter 07.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 4
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0701 10 00 00 Seed 4%

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 4

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlPhytosanitary Certificate (import)
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla and 241 more
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1527
    Documents
    • N851
    • C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
  • 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)—4%
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
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreementQuota Switzerland 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
DCTS Standard Indonesia 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–Liechtenstein agreementQuota Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico 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–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£7.3m-25.6% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.71 per kg
Jan 2024: £890kFeb 2024: £1mMar 2024: £1.8mApr 2024: £629kMay 2024: £136kJun 2024: £11kJul 2024: £11kAug 2024: £9kSept 2024: £3kOct 2024: £2kNov 2024: £634kDec 2024: £2.3mJan 2025: £2.6mFeb 2025: £958kMar 2025: £2.1mApr 2025: £925kMay 2025: £71kJun 2025: £132kJul 2025: £35kAug 2025: £1kSept 2025: £2kOct 2025: £2kNov 2025: £513kDec 2025: £1.3mJan 2026: £1.2mFeb 2026: £509kMar 2026: £2.1mApr 2026: £1.6mMay 2026: £51kJun 2026: £18kJul 2026: £26kAug 2026: £1k 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
Netherlands £6.1m 83.2% -26%
France £673k 9.3% +11.2%
Germany £341k 4.7% -39.9%
Belgium £73k 1% -65.1%
Denmark £65k 0.9% —
Ireland £53k 0.7% -62.4%
United Kingdom £20k 0.3% -39.4%
Finland £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0701.10 · US$1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$168kUS$168k+US$3m+US$22m+> US$116m

Exports: 93
  1. Netherlands: US$648m
  2. France: US$201m
  3. United Kingdom: US$116m
  4. Germany: US$88m
  5. Denmark: US$59m
  6. Egypt: US$44m
  7. Canada: US$40m
  8. Belgium: US$40m
  9. United States: US$22m
  10. South Africa: US$14m
  11. Kazakhstan: US$11m
  12. Spain: US$10m
  13. Austria: US$6m
  14. Australia: US$5m
  15. Poland: US$5m
  16. China: US$4m
  17. Russia: US$4m
  18. Italy: US$4m
  19. Kyrgyzstan: US$4m
  20. Pakistan: US$3m
  21. Argentina: US$3m
  22. Portugal: US$3m
  23. Luxembourg: US$2m
  24. Türkiye: US$2m
  25. Cyprus: US$2m
  26. Hungary: US$1m
  27. Czechia: US$1m
  28. Chile: US$1m
  29. India: US$1m
  30. South Korea: US$865k
  31. Belarus: US$823k
  32. Finland: US$789k
  33. Morocco: US$699k
  34. Ireland: US$690k
  35. Brazil: US$449k
  36. New Zealand: US$333k
  37. Senegal: US$316k
  38. Slovakia: US$248k
  39. Algeria: US$227k
  40. Sweden: US$205k
  41. Palestinian Territories: US$201k
  42. Jordan: US$177k
  43. Serbia: US$171k
  44. Slovenia: US$168k
  45. Bangladesh: US$167k
  46. Greece: US$148k
  47. Colombia: US$144k
  48. Ukraine: US$142k
  49. Switzerland: US$133k
  50. Vietnam: US$132k
  51. Croatia: US$130k
  52. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$125k
  53. Romania: US$92k
  54. Tunisia: US$88k
  55. Uruguay: US$79k
  56. Kenya: US$55k
  57. Malaysia: US$50k
  58. Lithuania: US$23k
  59. Bulgaria: US$23k
  60. Guatemala: US$23k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$648m 48%
2 France US$201m 14.9%
3 United Kingdom US$116m 8.6%
4 Germany US$88m 6.5%
5 Denmark US$59m 4.4%
6 Egypt US$44m 3.3%
7 Canada US$40m 2.9%
8 Belgium US$40m 2.9%
9 United States US$22m 1.6%
10 South Africa US$14m 1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Egypt US$163m 12.1%
2 Belgium US$138m 10.2%
3 Algeria US$95m 7.1%
4 Germany US$67m 5%
5 Spain US$67m 4.9%
6 Netherlands US$60m 4.5%
7 Italy US$59m 4.4%
8 France US$55m 4.1%
9 Morocco US$52m 3.9%
10 Saudi Arabia US$46m 3.4%

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.

  • 0.1%median duty
  • 78number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 304%highest: South Korea, Thailand, Iceland

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 20% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 5% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 0% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahrain 0% 2023
Bangladesh 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 0% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 0% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0.1%* 2023
Brazil 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 5% 2023
Canada 0.7%* 2023
Cape Verde 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 0% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 5% 2023
Chad 5% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 13% 2023
Colombia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 5% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 5% 2023
Eswatini 0%* 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 4.5% 2023
Fiji 0% 2023
French Polynesia 0% 2023
Gabon 5% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 107%* 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 0% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 54% 10% – 97% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 3% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0.1%* 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 47%* 2.9% – 90% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 0% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 0% 2023
Montserrat 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 0% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0.1%* 2023
Nauru 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 27%* 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 54% 10% – 97% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 0% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 5% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 0% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0%* 2023
South Korea 304% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 0% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 0% 2023
Sudan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 0% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 49%* 3% – 94% 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 125% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 19% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 2% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 4% 2023
United States 1%* 2023
Uruguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 0% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 5% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 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
0541 Potatoes, fresh/chilled (not including sweet potatoes)
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 3111
CPC 2.1 product
01510 Potatoes
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170701.10unchanged
20120701.10unchanged
20070701.10unchanged
20020701.10unchanged
19960701.10unchanged
19920701.10unchanged

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.

  1. GB Other

    Update to Phytosanitary Controls for Seed Potatoes - 17 April 2026

    Trade Tariff news 5675 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

Subheading 0701.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0701.10; the duty is 4.5%.

Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 169 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported seed potatoes worth £7.3m (down 26% on the year before), at an average of £0.71 per kg; Netherlands supplied 83%, followed by France.

World trade in seed potatoes reached US$1bn in 2024, up 27.7% on 2023.

The Netherlands was the largest exporter with 48% of the total, ahead of France.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for potatoes, fresh or chilled: seed?

Potatoes, fresh or chilled: seed fall under HS subheading 0701.10, part of heading 0701, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on potatoes, fresh or chilled: seed in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0701.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on potatoes, fresh or chilled: seed in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0701.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most potatoes, fresh or chilled: seed?

The Netherlands, with US$648m in 2024 (48% of world exports).

Which countries can export seed potatoes to the UK duty-free?

169 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import seed potatoes from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (83%), France (9%) and Germany (5%), out of total imports of £7.3m.

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