Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0701
0701.90: Potatoes, fresh or chilled: other
Potatoes, fresh (not seed)
Official description Other
0701.90 is the HS subheading for potatoes, fresh (not seed), under heading 0701 in chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0701 90 00 00 Other
- 0701 90 10 00 For the manufacture of starch
- Other
- 0701 90 50 00 New, from 1 january to 30 june 8%
- 0701 90 90 00 Other 10%
- 0701 90 90 10 So-called "new", from 1 july to 31 december 10%
- 0701 90 90 90 Other 10%
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
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use 4%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 4 lines
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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 8% – 10% |
| 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 | 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free – 6.5% |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | 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–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 agreementQuota | 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–Lebanon agreementQuota | Lebanon | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9m | 28.1% | -14.5% | |
| £6.6m | 20.6% | -16.7% | |
| £4.9m | 15.4% | -45.4% | |
| £3.5m | 10.7% | -8.8% | |
| £2.8m | 8.6% | -41.5% | |
| £2.2m | 6.8% | -57% | |
| £1.3m | 4% | -77.5% | |
| £707k | 2.2% | -35% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$889kUS$889k+US$12m+US$79m+> US$361m
Exports: 143
- France: US$1bn
- Germany: US$815m
- Netherlands: US$544m
- Egypt: US$421m
- Canada: US$361m
- United States: US$327m
- Belgium: US$271m
- China: US$257m
- Spain: US$211m
- Pakistan: US$166m
- India: US$120m
- United Kingdom: US$99m
- Israel: US$94m
- Italy: US$79m
- Poland: US$55m
- Cyprus: US$51m
- Greece: US$41m
- Kazakhstan: US$40m
- Australia: US$40m
- Türkiye: US$39m
- Portugal: US$37m
- South Africa: US$35m
- Denmark: US$30m
- Belarus: US$22m
- Iran: US$21m
- Azerbaijan: US$21m
- Romania: US$20m
- Czechia: US$18m
- Guatemala: US$18m
- New Zealand: US$18m
- Slovakia: US$17m
- Lithuania: US$14m
- Ireland: US$13m
- Morocco: US$13m
- Slovenia: US$12m
- Argentina: US$11m
- Russia: US$11m
- Austria: US$11m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Finland: US$9m
- Luxembourg: US$9m
- Georgia: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Latvia: US$8m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$7m
- Kenya: US$7m
- Estonia: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Afghanistan: US$6m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Uganda: US$4m
- Tanzania: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Lebanon: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Syria: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$20m+US$56m+> US$215m
Imports: 206
- Belgium: US$803m
- Netherlands: US$565m
- Spain: US$499m
- United States: US$340m
- Germany: US$315m
- Italy: US$309m
- France: US$215m
- Portugal: US$194m
- Mexico: US$130m
- Greece: US$110m
- United Kingdom: US$106m
- Romania: US$100m
- Malaysia: US$99m
- Vietnam: US$93m
- Russia: US$80m
- Czechia: US$74m
- Switzerland: US$70m
- Poland: US$65m
- Ireland: US$57m
- United Arab Emirates: US$57m
- Uzbekistan: US$56m
- Canada: US$53m
- Afghanistan: US$52m
- Sri Lanka: US$51m
- Austria: US$47m
- Hungary: US$39m
- Oman: US$38m
- Slovakia: US$38m
- Azerbaijan: US$38m
- Denmark: US$36m
- Kuwait: US$35m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$35m
- Indonesia: US$34m
- Nepal: US$34m
- Iraq: US$32m
- Sweden: US$31m
- Senegal: US$30m
- Thailand: US$30m
- South Korea: US$29m
- Slovenia: US$28m
- Japan: US$27m
- Norway: US$27m
- Singapore: US$26m
- Croatia: US$26m
- Dominican Republic: US$23m
- Moldova: US$22m
- Ukraine: US$21m
- Taiwan: US$21m
- Qatar: US$20m
- Serbia: US$20m
- Mauritania: US$20m
- El Salvador: US$20m
- Lebanon: US$20m
- Philippines: US$19m
- Mozambique: US$18m
- Bulgaria: US$17m
- Saudi Arabia: US$17m
- Syria: US$17m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$17m
- Bangladesh: US$17m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$1bn | 22.1% | |
| 2 | US$815m | 14% | |
| 3 | US$544m | 9.4% | |
| 4 | US$421m | 7.3% | |
| 5 | US$361m | 6.2% | |
| 6 | US$327m | 5.6% | |
| 7 | US$271m | 4.7% | |
| 8 | US$257m | 4.4% | |
| 9 | US$211m | 3.6% | |
| 10 | US$166m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$803m | 13.8% | |
| 2 | US$565m | 9.7% | |
| 3 | US$499m | 8.6% | |
| 4 | US$340m | 5.9% | |
| 5 | US$315m | 5.4% | |
| 6 | US$309m | 5.3% | |
| 7 | US$215m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$194m | 3.3% | |
| 9 | US$130m | 2.2% | |
| 10 | US$110m | 1.9% |
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.
- 13%median duty
- 31number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 304%highest: South Korea, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 12% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.4%* | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 28%* | 2022 | ||
| 0.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 1.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 150% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9% | 5.8% – 12% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 157%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 163%* | 151% – 175% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 4.3% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 132%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 198%* | 23% – 320% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 75% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.3% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 37% | 30% – 45% | 2023 | |
| 146% | 100% – 191% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 163%* | 151% – 175% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 81% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 304% | 2023 | ||
| 18%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1.9%* | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 164%* | 19% – 265% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 125% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 19% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 4% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 1.4%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 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
- 0541 Potatoes, fresh/chilled (not including sweet potatoes)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01510 Potatoes
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0701.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0701.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0701.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0701.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0701.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0701.90 | unchanged |
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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 12 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0701.90 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 8% and 10%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0701.90 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 5.8% and 11.5% (average 8.7%).
Goods from 168 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8% – 10%; 165 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 potatoes, fresh (not seed) worth £32.2m (down 36% on the year before), at an average of £0.57 per kg; Ireland supplied 28%, followed by Cyprus.
World trade in potatoes, fresh (not seed) reached US$6bn in 2024, up 7.9% on 2023.
France was the largest exporter with 22.1% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for potatoes, fresh or chilled: other?
Potatoes, fresh or chilled: other fall under HS subheading 0701.90, part of heading 0701, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on potatoes, fresh or chilled: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0701.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8% to 10%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on potatoes, fresh or chilled: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0701.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.8% to 11.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most potatoes, fresh or chilled: other?
France, with US$1bn in 2024 (22.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export potatoes, fresh (not seed) to the UK duty-free?
165 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 8% – 10% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import potatoes, fresh (not seed) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (28%), Cyprus (21%) and Israel (15%), out of total imports of £32.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.