Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0701

0701.90

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

Customs duty 8% – 10% · specific or compound duty standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0701 90 00 00 Other
  2. 0701 90 10 00 For the manufacture of starch
  3. Other
  4. 0701 90 50 00 New, from 1 january to 30 june 8%
  5. 0701 90 90 00 Other 10%
  6. 0701 90 90 10 So-called "new", from 1 july to 31 december 10%
  7. 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
    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)—8% – 10%
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–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

last 12 months£32.2m-35.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.57 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.5mFeb 2024: £3.6mMar 2024: £6.4mApr 2024: £12.7mMay 2024: £13.5mJun 2024: £20.2mJul 2024: £9.1mAug 2024: £2.6mSept 2024: £3mOct 2024: £2.4mNov 2024: £3.5mDec 2024: £4.9mJan 2025: £3.7mFeb 2025: £4.3mMar 2025: £4.6mApr 2025: £4.5mMay 2025: £6.2mJun 2025: £7.9mJul 2025: £3.3mAug 2025: £1.8mSept 2025: £1.9mOct 2025: £1.4mNov 2025: £2mDec 2025: £3.2mJan 2026: £1.5mFeb 2026: £1.6mMar 2026: £2.8mApr 2026: £3.7mMay 2026: £5mJun 2026: £5.3mJul 2026: £2.3mAug 2026: £1.4m 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
Ireland £9m 28.1% -14.5%
Cyprus £6.6m 20.6% -16.7%
Israel £4.9m 15.4% -45.4%
Egypt £3.5m 10.7% -8.8%
Belgium £2.8m 8.6% -41.5%
Netherlands £2.2m 6.8% -57%
France £1.3m 4% -77.5%
Spain £707k 2.2% -35%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0701.90 · US$6bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$889kUS$889k+US$12m+US$79m+> US$361m

Exports: 143
  1. France: US$1bn
  2. Germany: US$815m
  3. Netherlands: US$544m
  4. Egypt: US$421m
  5. Canada: US$361m
  6. United States: US$327m
  7. Belgium: US$271m
  8. China: US$257m
  9. Spain: US$211m
  10. Pakistan: US$166m
  11. India: US$120m
  12. United Kingdom: US$99m
  13. Israel: US$94m
  14. Italy: US$79m
  15. Poland: US$55m
  16. Cyprus: US$51m
  17. Greece: US$41m
  18. Kazakhstan: US$40m
  19. Australia: US$40m
  20. Türkiye: US$39m
  21. Portugal: US$37m
  22. South Africa: US$35m
  23. Denmark: US$30m
  24. Belarus: US$22m
  25. Iran: US$21m
  26. Azerbaijan: US$21m
  27. Romania: US$20m
  28. Czechia: US$18m
  29. Guatemala: US$18m
  30. New Zealand: US$18m
  31. Slovakia: US$17m
  32. Lithuania: US$14m
  33. Ireland: US$13m
  34. Morocco: US$13m
  35. Slovenia: US$12m
  36. Argentina: US$11m
  37. Russia: US$11m
  38. Austria: US$11m
  39. Sweden: US$10m
  40. Finland: US$9m
  41. Luxembourg: US$9m
  42. Georgia: US$9m
  43. Malaysia: US$8m
  44. Latvia: US$8m
  45. Kyrgyzstan: US$7m
  46. Kenya: US$7m
  47. Estonia: US$6m
  48. Switzerland: US$6m
  49. Afghanistan: US$6m
  50. Brazil: US$5m
  51. Hungary: US$5m
  52. Uganda: US$4m
  53. Tanzania: US$4m
  54. Croatia: US$4m
  55. Lebanon: US$4m
  56. Bangladesh: US$3m
  57. Serbia: US$3m
  58. Indonesia: US$2m
  59. Jordan: US$2m
  60. Syria: US$2m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$1bn 22.1%
2 Germany US$815m 14%
3 Netherlands US$544m 9.4%
4 Egypt US$421m 7.3%
5 Canada US$361m 6.2%
6 United States US$327m 5.6%
7 Belgium US$271m 4.7%
8 China US$257m 4.4%
9 Spain US$211m 3.6%
10 Pakistan US$166m 2.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Belgium US$803m 13.8%
2 Netherlands US$565m 9.7%
3 Spain US$499m 8.6%
4 United States US$340m 5.9%
5 Germany US$315m 5.4%
6 Italy US$309m 5.3%
7 France US$215m 3.7%
8 Portugal US$194m 3.3%
9 Mexico US$130m 2.2%
10 Greece 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 countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 20% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 12% 10% – 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 10% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahrain 0% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 30% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 1.4%* 2023
Benin 35% 2023
Bermuda 0% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 28%* 2022
Botswana 0.1%* 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 35% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 1.1%* 2023
Cape Verde 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 0% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 13% 2023
Colombia 7.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 45% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 150% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0.1%* 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 9% 5.8% – 12% 2023
Fiji 0% 2023
French Polynesia 0% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 35% 2023
Georgia 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 35% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 35% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 35% 2023
Guyana 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 157%* 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 20% 2023
Iran 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 163%* 151% – 175% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 4.3% 2023
Jordan 10% 0% – 25% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 132%* 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0.1%* 2023
Liberia 35% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 198%* 23% – 320% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 35% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 75% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 6.3% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 20% 2023
Montserrat 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0.1%* 2023
Nauru 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 35% 2023
Nigeria 35% 2023
North Macedonia 37% 30% – 45% 2023
Norway 146% 100% – 191% 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 163%* 151% – 175% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 81% 2023
Papua New Guinea 40% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 40% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 15% 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 0.1%* 2023
South Korea 304% 2023
Sri Lanka 18%* 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 1.9%* 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 164%* 19% – 265% 2023
Syria 20% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 125% 2023
Togo 35% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 19% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 60% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 8% 4% – 10% 2023
United States 1.4%* 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 20% 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
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

HSCode
20170701.90unchanged
20120701.90unchanged
20070701.90unchanged
20020701.90unchanged
19960701.90unchanged
19920701.90unchanged

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 Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 12 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  3. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1455 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2026 on the adjustment of customs duties on imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

    CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

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.

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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.

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