Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0703
0703.90: Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables
0703.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0703, onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or…, chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0703 90 00 00 Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables 10%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- 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) | — | 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–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 |
| 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–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–Norway agreement | Norway | 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 6.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £4.3m | 37.8% | -0.7% |
 Netherlands | £2.2m | 19.3% | +115.5% |
 Kenya | £1.2m | 10.8% | +59.4% |
 Belgium | £1.1m | 9.6% | -25.3% |
 France | £624k | 5.4% | -11.1% |
 Ireland | £599k | 5.2% | +39.1% |
 Morocco | £480k | 4.2% | +4.6% |
 Germany | £244k | 2.1% | +24.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 10.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 49.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free – 9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Argentina Free – 9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 4× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free – 45% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 22.5% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$79kUS$79k+US$666k+US$8m+> US$31m
Exports: 128
- China: US$122m
- Netherlands: US$83m
- Belgium: US$64m
- Spain: US$31m
- Morocco: US$18m
- Mexico: US$17m
- France: US$17m
- Germany: US$13m
- Canada: US$12m
- Egypt: US$10m
- Italy: US$9m
- Kenya: US$9m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$8m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- United States: US$4m
- Ethiopia: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- India: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Albania: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$859k
- Denmark: US$747k
- Colombia: US$666k
- Australia: US$617k
- Uganda: US$613k
- Israel: US$595k
- Tanzania: US$589k
- New Zealand: US$573k
- South Africa: US$539k
- Bulgaria: US$522k
- Japan: US$510k
- United Kingdom: US$453k
- Guatemala: US$419k
- Hungary: US$378k
- Slovenia: US$362k
- Latvia: US$355k
- Croatia: US$324k
- Ireland: US$300k
- Vietnam: US$291k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$284k
- Costa Rica: US$242k
- Greece: US$236k
- Taiwan: US$231k
- Aruba: US$183k
- Brazil: US$175k
- Cambodia: US$151k
- Saudi Arabia: US$131k
- Kazakhstan: US$111k
- Luxembourg: US$106k
- Romania: US$102k
- Palestinian Territories: US$98k
- Peru: US$85k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$36kUS$36k+US$1m+US$9m+> US$25m
Imports: 176
- Japan: US$73m
- Germany: US$57m
- Spain: US$36m
- France: US$30m
- United States: US$25m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- United Kingdom: US$17m
- South Korea: US$16m
- Italy: US$15m
- Vietnam: US$15m
- Canada: US$14m
- Poland: US$14m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Russia: US$10m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Norway: US$9m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Maldives: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Iceland: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Serbia: US$994k
- Lithuania: US$961k
- Latvia: US$939k
- Mongolia: US$897k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$805k
- Kuwait: US$628k
- Macao SAR China: US$420k
- Malta: US$418k
- Ukraine: US$398k
- Montenegro: US$324k
- Belarus: US$318k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$305k
- Honduras: US$299k
- New Caledonia: US$287k
- Cyprus: US$255k
- New Zealand: US$225k
- French Polynesia: US$159k
- Brunei: US$150k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$122m | 25.8% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$83m | 17.5% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$64m | 13.6% |
| 4 | Spain | US$31m | 6.7% |
| 5 | Morocco | US$18m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$17m | 3.5% |
| 7 | France | US$17m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Germany | US$13m | 2.7% |
| 9 | Canada | US$12m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Egypt | US$10m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$73m | 15.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$57m | 12% |
| 3 | Spain | US$36m | 7.7% |
| 4 | France | US$30m | 6.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$25m | 5.4% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$22m | 4.6% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$17m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$16m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$15m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$15m | 3.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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
- 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 114%highest: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Israel
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 20% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 14% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 14% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 40% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 10% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 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 | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 30% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 75% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 14% | 2023 | |
| Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 14% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 25% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 112%* | 6.3% – 372% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 23% | 0% – 45% | 2023 |
| Norway | 43%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 75% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 40% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 14% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 15% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 27% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 40% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 114%* | 6.5% – 379% | 2023 |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 18% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 35% | 30% – 40% | 2023 |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 50% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 60% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 10% | 2023 | |
| United States | 20% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 30% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Vietnam | 10% | 0% – 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
- 05452 Garlic, leeks & other alliaceous vegetables
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01254 Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0703.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0703.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0703.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0703.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0703.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0703.90 | 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.
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 0703.90 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 10%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0703.90; the duty is 10.4%.
Goods from 171 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 10%; 170 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 these goods worth £11.5m (up 17% on the year before), at an average of £1.49 per kg; Spain supplied 38%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in these goods reached US$471m in 2024, down 2.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 25.8% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for leeks and other alliaceous vegetables?
Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables fall under HS subheading 0703.90, part of heading 0703, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on leeks and other alliaceous vegetables in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0703.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on leeks and other alliaceous vegetables in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0703.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10.4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most leeks and other alliaceous vegetables?
China, with US$122m in 2024 (25.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
170 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 10% 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 Spain (38%), Netherlands (19%) and Kenya (11%), out of total imports of £11.5m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.