Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0705
0705.19: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.): lettuce, other
Lettuce (non-head)
Official description Other
0705.19 is the HS subheading for lettuce (non-head), under heading 0705 in chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0705 19 00 00 Other 10%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlHMI Conformity Certificate (fruit and veg) issued in UK
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- EC Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011
- Documents
- N002
- 920Y
- 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 controlCertificate of Conformity
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2019 No. 392
- Documents
- 920Y
- N002
- 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) | — | 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £53.9m | 80.2% | +6.7% | |
| £4.9m | 7.2% | +32% | |
| £2.8m | 4.2% | +11.4% | |
| £1.7m | 2.5% | +9.3% | |
| £1.4m | 2.1% | +91.3% | |
| £1.3m | 1.9% | -12.7% | |
| £463k | 0.7% | — | |
| £398k | 0.6% | +55.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$154kUS$154k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$142m
Exports: 117
- Spain: US$498m
- United States: US$465m
- Mexico: US$444m
- Italy: US$142m
- Netherlands: US$131m
- China: US$124m
- Germany: US$63m
- Canada: US$52m
- France: US$37m
- Belgium: US$22m
- Poland: US$15m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Austria: US$6m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Aruba: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$973k
- Latvia: US$878k
- Türkiye: US$762k
- Romania: US$601k
- Jordan: US$600k
- Slovenia: US$546k
- Slovakia: US$475k
- Brazil: US$418k
- New Zealand: US$401k
- Croatia: US$394k
- United Arab Emirates: US$369k
- Sri Lanka: US$355k
- Serbia: US$330k
- Peru: US$326k
- Oman: US$318k
- Azerbaijan: US$267k
- North Macedonia: US$204k
- Morocco: US$199k
- Israel: US$162k
- Honduras: US$160k
- Japan: US$160k
- Costa Rica: US$154k
- Switzerland: US$147k
- Kuwait: US$143k
- Colombia: US$141k
- Bulgaria: US$136k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$195kUS$195k+US$3m+US$21m+> US$59m
Imports: 182
- United States: US$464m
- Canada: US$426m
- Germany: US$260m
- France: US$123m
- United Kingdom: US$75m
- Netherlands: US$59m
- Italy: US$57m
- Vietnam: US$45m
- Austria: US$44m
- Poland: US$41m
- Mexico: US$38m
- Belgium: US$33m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$33m
- Denmark: US$27m
- Spain: US$26m
- Hungary: US$22m
- Thailand: US$21m
- Sweden: US$21m
- Romania: US$20m
- Czechia: US$20m
- Singapore: US$18m
- Finland: US$16m
- Slovakia: US$14m
- Switzerland: US$14m
- Mongolia: US$12m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Ireland: US$10m
- Portugal: US$10m
- South Korea: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Latvia: US$8m
- Bahamas: US$7m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Maldives: US$4m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Cayman Islands: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Bermuda: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Oman: US$2m
- Moldova: US$1m
- Aruba: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Sint Maarten: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$1m
- El Salvador: US$1m
- Malta: US$1m
- Laos: US$1m
- Turks & Caicos Islands: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$498m | 23.8% | |
| 2 | US$465m | 22.2% | |
| 3 | US$444m | 21.2% | |
| 4 | US$142m | 6.8% | |
| 5 | US$131m | 6.3% | |
| 6 | US$124m | 5.9% | |
| 7 | US$63m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$52m | 2.5% | |
| 9 | US$37m | 1.8% | |
| 10 | US$22m | 1.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$464m | 22.2% | |
| 2 | US$426m | 20.3% | |
| 3 | US$260m | 12.4% | |
| 4 | US$123m | 5.9% | |
| 5 | US$75m | 3.6% | |
| 6 | US$59m | 2.8% | |
| 7 | US$57m | 2.7% | |
| 8 | US$45m | 2.1% | |
| 9 | US$44m | 2.1% | |
| 10 | US$41m | 2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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)
- 197%highest: Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Barbados
162
| 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 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 109% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8.1%* | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 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 | ||
| 10% | 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 | ||
| 55% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 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 | ||
| 107%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12%* | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 100% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 197%* | 7.4% – 684% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 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 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 73%* | 57% – 90% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10%* | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 45% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 162%* | 6.1% – 562% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 1.1%* | 0.2% – 2% | 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
- 05454 Lettuce & chicory (including endive), fresh/chilled
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01214 Lettuce and chicory
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0705.19 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0705.19 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0705.19 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0705.19 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0705.19 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0705.19 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0705.19; the duty is 10%.
Subheading 0705.19 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 10.4%.
169 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 10%.
Imports of lettuce (non-head) into the UK came to £67.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 9% on the year before); Spain supplied 80%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported lettuce (non-head) worth US$2bn (+0.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was Spain (US$498m), followed by the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.): lettuce, other?
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.): lettuce, other fall under HS subheading 0705.19, part of heading 0705, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0705.19 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 lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0705.19 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 lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium…?
Spain, with US$498m in 2024 (23.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export lettuce (non-head) 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 10% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import lettuce (non-head) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (80%), Italy (7%) and Netherlands (4%), out of total imports of £67.1m.