Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0704
0704.90: Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible: other
Cabbages, kale and other brassicas
Official description Other
0704.90 is the HS subheading for cabbages, kale and other brassicas, under heading 0704 in chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0704 90 00 00 Other
- 0704 90 10 00 White cabbages and red cabbages 12%
- 0704 90 90 00 Other 12%
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) | — | 12% |
| 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, Chile, 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–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 |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 8.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £32.1m | 49.4% | -0.4% | |
| £13.8m | 21.2% | +8.1% | |
| £6.7m | 10.3% | +18.6% | |
| £6.4m | 9.8% | +69.3% | |
| £1.4m | 2.2% | -10.4% | |
| £1.2m | 1.8% | +11.4% | |
| £752k | 1.2% | -33.8% | |
| £727k | 1.1% | +67.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$288kUS$288k+US$3m+US$20m+> US$119m
Exports: 145
- China: US$609m
- Mexico: US$189m
- United States: US$183m
- Spain: US$143m
- Netherlands: US$119m
- Italy: US$99m
- Canada: US$79m
- Germany: US$58m
- Poland: US$47m
- Portugal: US$39m
- Uzbekistan: US$36m
- Vietnam: US$35m
- North Macedonia: US$33m
- Belgium: US$20m
- Indonesia: US$18m
- Albania: US$16m
- Malaysia: US$14m
- Guatemala: US$12m
- Pakistan: US$12m
- France: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Laos: US$7m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Czechia: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Austria: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Iran: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Aruba: US$1m
- Mali: US$948k
- Kenya: US$875k
- Nepal: US$828k
- Moldova: US$812k
- Romania: US$563k
- Slovenia: US$554k
- Finland: US$455k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$232kUS$232k+US$3m+US$21m+> US$96m
Imports: 201
- United States: US$230m
- Canada: US$202m
- Vietnam: US$186m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$172m
- Germany: US$139m
- Malaysia: US$96m
- Thailand: US$91m
- United Kingdom: US$80m
- Taiwan: US$54m
- France: US$49m
- Netherlands: US$43m
- Singapore: US$42m
- Russia: US$37m
- Czechia: US$27m
- Poland: US$24m
- Sweden: US$23m
- Slovakia: US$22m
- Italy: US$22m
- Denmark: US$21m
- Austria: US$21m
- Belgium: US$19m
- Romania: US$18m
- Kazakhstan: US$16m
- Spain: US$14m
- Mexico: US$14m
- Switzerland: US$14m
- South Korea: US$12m
- Afghanistan: US$12m
- Ukraine: US$11m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Japan: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Hungary: US$10m
- El Salvador: US$9m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Norway: US$8m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Finland: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Cambodia: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Macao SAR China: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Maldives: US$3m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Moldova: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Brunei: US$2m
- Bahamas: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Iceland: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$609m | 32.3% | |
| 2 | US$189m | 10% | |
| 3 | US$183m | 9.7% | |
| 4 | US$143m | 7.6% | |
| 5 | US$119m | 6.3% | |
| 6 | US$99m | 5.3% | |
| 7 | US$79m | 4.2% | |
| 8 | US$58m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$47m | 2.5% | |
| 10 | US$39m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$230m | 12.2% | |
| 2 | US$202m | 10.7% | |
| 3 | US$186m | 9.9% | |
| 4 | US$172m | 9.1% | |
| 5 | US$139m | 7.4% | |
| 6 | US$96m | 5.1% | |
| 7 | US$91m | 4.9% | |
| 8 | US$80m | 4.2% | |
| 9 | US$54m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$49m | 2.6% |
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
- 32number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 123%highest: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Barbados
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 11% – 13% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 75% | 40% – 109% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 12% | 11% – 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9.6%* | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 17% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 48% | 40% – 55% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 123%* | 77% – 152% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 17%* | 16% – 18% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 70% | 40% – 100% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 11% – 13% | 2023 | |
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 11% – 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 70%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 75%* | 3.5% – 265% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 23% | 0% – 90% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 45% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 17%* | 15% – 18% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 23% | 15% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 24% | 7% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 11% – 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 15% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 27% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 56%* | 2.7% – 187% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 18% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 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
- 05453 Cabbage & similar edible brassicas, fresh/chilled
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01212 Cabbages
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0704.90 | changed |
| 2012 | 0704.90 | changed |
| 2007 | 0704.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 0704.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 0704.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 0704.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0704.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 12%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0704.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 12%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
170 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 12%.
Imports of cabbages, kale and other brassicas into the UK came to £65m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 8% on the year before); Spain supplied 49%, followed by Netherlands.
In 2024, countries exported cabbages, kale and other brassicas worth US$1.9bn (+12.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$609m), followed by Mexico.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible: other?
Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible: other fall under HS subheading 0704.90, part of heading 0704, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0704.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0704.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and…?
China, with US$609m in 2024 (32.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export cabbages, kale and other brassicas 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 12% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import cabbages, kale and other brassicas from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (49%), Netherlands (21%) and Italy (10%), out of total imports of £65m.
Typical products
- cabbages, fresh or chilled
- chinese cabbage, fresh or chilled
- curly kale, fresh or chilled
- kale, fresh or chilled
- kohlrabi, fresh or chilled
- pak choi, fresh or chilled
- rocket, fresh or chilled
- savoy cabbages, fresh or chilled
- sprouting broccoli, fresh or chilled
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.