Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0706
0706.90: Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac: other
Official description Other
Subheading 0706.90 belongs to heading 0706 (carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar…) in chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0706 90 00 00 Other
- 0706 90 10 00 Celeriac (rooted celery or german celery) 10%
- 0706 90 30 00 Horseradish (cochlearia armoracia) 12%
- 0706 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 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) | — | 10% – 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 | 6.5% – 8.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £9.6m | 32.1% | +0.7% |
 Italy | £4.2m | 14% | +35.3% |
 Netherlands | £4m | 13.3% | +2.4% |
 Senegal | £3.7m | 12.3% | -10.3% |
 Ireland | £2.3m | 7.6% | +26% |
 Morocco | £1.5m | 5% | +31.5% |
 Germany | £1.4m | 4.8% | -1.5% |
 Hungary | £878k | 2.9% | +10.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 12% – 13.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 12.8% 
Türkiye 36.9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA 1.9% – 10% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 4.9% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 2.5% – 3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Taiwan 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 19 tariff lines 
Norway 158% – 230% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 194% · 3× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 40% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$221kUS$221k+US$2m+US$13m+> US$52m
Exports: 136
- China: US$155m
- Netherlands: US$140m
- Italy: US$99m
- Mexico: US$52m
- Spain: US$37m
- Poland: US$30m
- Germany: US$27m
- Canada: US$25m
- United States: US$25m
- Hungary: US$20m
- Israel: US$15m
- France: US$14m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Uzbekistan: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Japan: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- North Macedonia: US$870k
- Denmark: US$854k
- Taiwan: US$807k
- Slovenia: US$756k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$682k
- Azerbaijan: US$674k
- Croatia: US$598k
- Brazil: US$494k
- Pakistan: US$485k
- Dominican Republic: US$412k
- Kazakhstan: US$396k
- Romania: US$383k
- New Zealand: US$368k
- Russia: US$353k
- Peru: US$350k
- Oman: US$348k
- Finland: US$347k
- Ukraine: US$295k
- Moldova: US$292k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$102kUS$102k+US$2m+US$11m+> US$35m
Imports: 189
- Germany: US$94m
- United States: US$76m
- South Korea: US$56m
- Poland: US$36m
- Canada: US$35m
- France: US$35m
- Japan: US$33m
- United Kingdom: US$32m
- Belgium: US$26m
- Netherlands: US$25m
- Romania: US$23m
- Russia: US$22m
- Czechia: US$22m
- Slovakia: US$21m
- Taiwan: US$17m
- Thailand: US$16m
- Vietnam: US$15m
- Austria: US$13m
- Hungary: US$11m
- Singapore: US$10m
- Italy: US$9m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Spain: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Kuwait: US$4m
- Latvia: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
- Aruba: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Macao SAR China: US$1m
- Maldives: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$980k
- Belarus: US$956k
- Moldova: US$954k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$924k
- Iceland: US$841k
- Montenegro: US$793k
- Bahrain: US$764k
- Laos: US$732k
- Eswatini: US$575k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$155m | 20.6% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$140m | 18.6% |
| 3 | Italy | US$99m | 13.1% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$52m | 6.9% |
| 5 | Spain | US$37m | 4.9% |
| 6 |  Poland | US$30m | 4% |
| 7 | Germany | US$27m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Canada | US$25m | 3.3% |
| 9 | United States | US$25m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Hungary | US$20m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$94m | 12.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$76m | 10.1% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$56m | 7.5% |
| 4 | Poland | US$36m | 4.8% |
| 5 | Canada | US$35m | 4.6% |
| 6 |  France | US$35m | 4.6% |
| 7 | Japan | US$33m | 4.4% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$32m | 4.3% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$26m | 3.5% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$25m | 3.3% |
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
- 32number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 169%highest: Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Iceland
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 25% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 40% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 12% | 11% – 12% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 75% | 40% – 109% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 12% | 11% – 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 40% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 11%* | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 17% | 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 | 4% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 13% | 12% – 14% | 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 | 142%* | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 39%* | 16% – 75% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2.8% | 2.5% – 3% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 12% | 11% – 12% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 12% | 11% – 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 25% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 169%* | 5.6% – 818% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 40% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 105%* | 8.6% – 209% | 2023 |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 41%* | 16% – 75% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 40% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 12% | 11% – 12% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 28% | 27% – 30% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 15% | 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 | 154%* | 5.1% – 745% | 2023 |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 18% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 40% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 37% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 11% | 10% – 12% | 2023 |
| United States | 4.9% | 1.9% – 10% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 30% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 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
- 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
- 01259 Other root, bulb and tuberous vegetables, n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0706.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0706.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0706.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0706.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0706.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0706.90 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N318737 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of wasabi from Indonesia
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0706.90 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 10% and 12% (average 11.3%).
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0706.90 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 12% and 13.6%.
167 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% – 12%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £29.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 3% on the year before); Spain supplied 32%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$751m (+2.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$155m), followed by the Netherlands.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac: other?
Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac: other fall under HS subheading 0706.90, 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 0706.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10% to 12%, depending on the line. 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 0706.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12% to 13.6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify…?
China, with US$155m in 2024 (20.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
167 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% – 12% 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 (32%), Italy (14%) and Netherlands (13%), out of total imports of £29.8m.
Typical products
- beetroots, fresh or chilled
- celeriac, fresh or chilled
- chilled wasabi
- chinese artichokes, fresh or chilled
- fresh wasabi
- horseradish, fresh or chilled
- japanese artichokes, fresh or chilled
- parsnips, fresh or chilled
- radishes, fresh or chilled
- salsify, fresh or chilled
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.