Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0706
0706.10: Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac: carrots and turnips
Carrots and turnips
Official description Carrots and turnips
0706.10 is the HS subheading for carrots and turnips, under heading 0706 in chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0706 10 00 00 Carrots and turnips 12%
- 0706 10 00 10 Carrots 12%
- 0706 10 00 90 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 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 212 more
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1527
- Documents
- N851
- 901Y
- 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) | — | 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, 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 | 8.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £5.1m | 17.5% | +25.8% | |
| £4.2m | 14.4% | -18.3% | |
| £4m | 13.8% | -10.2% | |
| £4m | 13.8% | -22.5% | |
| £2.5m | 8.7% | +15% | |
| £1.7m | 5.9% | +394.4% | |
| £1.6m | 5.7% | +25.2% | |
| £1.4m | 4.9% | -30.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$265kUS$265k+US$4m+US$34m+> US$124m
Exports: 139
- China: US$400m
- Netherlands: US$189m
- United States: US$132m
- Spain: US$124m
- Mexico: US$108m
- Italy: US$102m
- Canada: US$81m
- Belgium: US$70m
- Denmark: US$55m
- Australia: US$55m
- France: US$38m
- Türkiye: US$34m
- Germany: US$34m
- Guatemala: US$32m
- Israel: US$31m
- Portugal: US$21m
- Uzbekistan: US$20m
- Egypt: US$18m
- Poland: US$18m
- Morocco: US$17m
- South Africa: US$14m
- Costa Rica: US$9m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Greece: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$3m
- Iran: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Zambia: US$3m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Oman: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Moldova: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Azerbaijan: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Russia: US$886k
- Colombia: US$727k
- Japan: US$718k
- Uganda: US$709k
- Argentina: US$709k
- Bulgaria: US$668k
- Chile: US$468k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$440kUS$440k+US$5m+US$19m+> US$82m
Imports: 203
- United States: US$207m
- Germany: US$202m
- Canada: US$135m
- France: US$101m
- Vietnam: US$94m
- Belgium: US$82m
- Netherlands: US$53m
- United Kingdom: US$53m
- Thailand: US$51m
- Malaysia: US$51m
- South Korea: US$51m
- United Arab Emirates: US$48m
- Russia: US$41m
- Japan: US$38m
- Poland: US$35m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$32m
- Romania: US$31m
- Czechia: US$23m
- Ireland: US$19m
- Portugal: US$19m
- Singapore: US$18m
- Saudi Arabia: US$16m
- Kuwait: US$14m
- Qatar: US$13m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Austria: US$12m
- Slovakia: US$12m
- Sweden: US$11m
- Italy: US$11m
- Spain: US$10m
- Latvia: US$9m
- Croatia: US$9m
- Iraq: US$9m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Mauritania: US$8m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Finland: US$8m
- El Salvador: US$7m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$7m
- Senegal: US$6m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$6m
- Bahrain: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- Argentina: US$5m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Norway: US$4m
- Oman: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Fiji: US$3m
- Honduras: US$3m
- Mozambique: US$3m
- Cyprus: US$3m
- Greece: US$2m
- Uganda: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$400m | 23.3% | |
| 2 | US$189m | 11% | |
| 3 | US$132m | 7.7% | |
| 4 | US$124m | 7.2% | |
| 5 | US$108m | 6.3% | |
| 6 | US$102m | 5.9% | |
| 7 | US$81m | 4.7% | |
| 8 | US$70m | 4.1% | |
| 9 | US$55m | 3.2% | |
| 10 | US$55m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$207m | 12% | |
| 2 | US$202m | 11.8% | |
| 3 | US$135m | 7.9% | |
| 4 | US$101m | 5.9% | |
| 5 | US$94m | 5.4% | |
| 6 | US$82m | 4.8% | |
| 7 | US$53m | 3.1% | |
| 8 | US$53m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$51m | 3% | |
| 10 | US$51m | 3% |
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
- 33number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 376%highest: Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Iceland
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% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 75% | 40% – 109% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13%* | 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 | ||
| 70% | 40% – 100% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 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 | ||
| 169%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 55%* | 48% – 62% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 70% | 40% – 100% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 70%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 376%* | 9.5% – 1,685% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 58%* | 51% – 66% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 20% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 27% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 248%* | 6.3% – 1,112% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 18% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 37% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 19% | 17% – 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
- 05455 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes & similar edible roots, fresh/chilled
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01251 Carrots and turnips
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0706.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0706.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0706.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0706.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0706.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0706.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0706.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 12%.
Subheading 0706.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 13.6%.
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 12%.
Imports of carrots and turnips into the UK came to £28.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 4% on the year before); France supplied 18%, followed by Spain.
In 2024, countries exported carrots and turnips worth US$2bn (+2.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$400m), followed by the Netherlands.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac: carrots and turnips?
Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac: carrots and turnips fall under HS subheading 0706.10, part of heading 0706, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0706.10 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 carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0706.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 13.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify…?
China, with US$400m in 2024 (23.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export carrots and turnips 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 12% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import carrots and turnips from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (18%), Spain (14%) and Netherlands (14%), out of total imports of £28.9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.