Subheading · Section II

0705.29: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.): chicory, other

0705.29

Official description Other

  • 10%UK
  • 10.4%EU
  • 25%Türkiye
  • —USA
  • US$203.9mWorld trade in 2024

0705.29 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0705, lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled, chapter 07.

Subheading 0705.29 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 10%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0705.29; the duty is 10.4%.

Subheading 0705.29 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the statutory rate is 25%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States the line under subheading 0705.29 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

World trade in these goods reached US$203.9m in 2024, down 6.4% on 2023.

Spain was the largest exporter with 38.9% of the total, ahead of Italy.

Germany imported the most (US$56.9m).

The United Kingdom ranked 20th among 87 exporters with US$297.6k.

The United Kingdom imported US$5.1m, most of it from Spain.

Duty rates compared

UK 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 10.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 25% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0705 29 00 00 Other 10%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 0705 29 00 Other 10.4%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 0705.29.00.00.00 Diğerleri 25%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 0705.29.00.00 Other 0.15¢/kgkg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

0705.29 · US$203.9m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$32.4kUS$32.4k+US$297.6k+US$2.4m+> US$14.5m

Exports: 87
  1. Spain: US$79.4m
  2. Italy: US$60.6m
  3. Netherlands: US$14.5m
  4. France: US$12m
  5. United States: US$10.6m
  6. Belgium: US$7.7m
  7. Poland: US$3.4m
  8. Germany: US$2.4m
  9. Greece: US$1.9m
  10. Mexico: US$1.9m
  11. Hungary: US$1.6m
  12. Guatemala: US$1m
  13. Morocco: US$916.8k
  14. Portugal: US$781.3k
  15. Vietnam: US$752.9k
  16. China: US$705.7k
  17. Austria: US$477.7k
  18. Serbia: US$409.6k
  19. Czechia: US$340.4k
  20. United Kingdom: US$297.6k
  21. Thailand: US$265.2k
  22. Luxembourg: US$250.2k
  23. Romania: US$169.8k
  24. Sweden: US$137.9k
  25. Canada: US$120.5k
  26. Brazil: US$117.9k
  27. Malaysia: US$90.9k
  28. Australia: US$84.3k
  29. Slovenia: US$77.7k
  30. South Korea: US$77.4k
  31. South Africa: US$69.4k
  32. Bulgaria: US$69.2k
  33. Aruba: US$66.5k
  34. Latvia: US$63.9k
  35. Taiwan: US$58.1k
  36. New Zealand: US$56.3k
  37. Peru: US$44.5k
  38. Ireland: US$43.4k
  39. Uzbekistan: US$38.8k
  40. Costa Rica: US$32.4k
  41. Lebanon: US$28.6k
  42. Egypt: US$28.5k
  43. Denmark: US$27.9k
  44. Singapore: US$17.7k
  45. Croatia: US$17.4k
  46. Lithuania: US$14.7k
  47. Slovakia: US$14.7k
  48. Madagascar: US$6.5k
  49. Russia: US$4.5k
  50. Argentina: US$4.4k
  51. United Arab Emirates: US$4.3k
  52. Indonesia: US$3.5k
  53. Kazakhstan: US$3.5k
  54. Ethiopia: US$3.2k
  55. Kenya: US$2.4k
  56. India: US$2k
  57. Türkiye: US$2k
  58. Estonia: US$1.9k
  59. Switzerland: US$1.8k
  60. Japan: US$1.5k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Spain US$79.4m 38.9%
2 Italy US$60.6m 29.7%
3 Netherlands US$14.5m 7.1%
4 France US$12m 5.9%
5 United States US$10.6m 5.2%
6 Belgium US$7.7m 3.8%
7 Poland US$3.4m 1.7%
8 Germany US$2.4m 1.2%
9 Greece US$1.9m 1%
10 Mexico US$1.9m 0.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$56.9m 27.9%
2 France US$25.8m 12.6%
3 Netherlands US$16.7m 8.2%
4 Switzerland US$10.5m 5.1%
5 Canada US$8.8m 4.3%
6 Czechia US$8m 3.9%
7 Poland US$7.8m 3.8%
8 Belgium US$7.6m 3.7%
9 Austria US$7.6m 3.7%
10 Italy US$6.9m 3.4%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.): chicory, other?

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.): chicory, other fall under HS subheading 0705.29, 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 0705.29 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 0705.29 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$79.4m in 2024 (38.9% of world exports).