Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0707

0707.00

0707.00: Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled

Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh

0707.00 is the HS subheading for cucumbers and gherkins, fresh, under heading 0707 in chapter 07.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 12% standard rate · across 5 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 4
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0707 00 05 00 Cucumbers 12%
  2. Intended for processing 12%
  3. 0707 00 05 10 Small cucumbers of a length not exceeding 15 cm 12%
  4. 0707 00 05 20 Other 12%
  5. Other 12%
  6. 0707 00 05 90 Small cucumbers of a length not exceeding 15 cm 12%
  7. 0707 00 05 99 Other 12%
  8. 0707 00 90 00 Gherkins 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
    Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda and 49 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
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—12%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreementQuota 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–Tunisia agreement Tunisia 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–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia 8.5%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£329.2m+16.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.57 per kg
Jan 2024: £26.8mFeb 2024: £22.6mMar 2024: £20.1mApr 2024: £18.8mMay 2024: £20.8mJun 2024: £22mJul 2024: £20.4mAug 2024: £20.8mSept 2024: £20.9mOct 2024: £22.6mNov 2024: £23.7mDec 2024: £23.5mJan 2025: £28.3mFeb 2025: £25.2mMar 2025: £24.9mApr 2025: £19.4mMay 2025: £24.9mJun 2025: £22.2mJul 2025: £25.5mAug 2025: £22.5mSept 2025: £21.1mOct 2025: £23.5mNov 2025: £26.3mDec 2025: £32.6mJan 2026: £34.6mFeb 2026: £31.2mMar 2026: £27.6mApr 2026: £21.6mMay 2026: £25.5mJun 2026: £27.9mJul 2026: £34.1mAug 2026: £23.2m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Spain £173m 52.5% +13.9%
Netherlands £134m 40.7% +19.7%
Morocco £11.1m 3.4% +9.5%
Poland £2.6m 0.8% -3.8%
Belgium £1.8m 0.6% +38.5%
Jordan £1.6m 0.5% +103.6%
Greece £1.6m 0.5% -7.8%
Germany £920k 0.3% +28.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0707.00 · US$4bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$470kUS$470k+US$6m+US$29m+> US$576m

Exports: 130
  1. Spain: US$1bn
  2. Mexico: US$949m
  3. Netherlands: US$675m
  4. Canada: US$576m
  5. Türkiye: US$78m
  6. Germany: US$71m
  7. Belgium: US$70m
  8. Greece: US$64m
  9. China: US$53m
  10. Morocco: US$45m
  11. Romania: US$30m
  12. Poland: US$29m
  13. Albania: US$29m
  14. United States: US$26m
  15. Hungary: US$16m
  16. Austria: US$15m
  17. Afghanistan: US$14m
  18. Russia: US$14m
  19. Iran: US$14m
  20. Malaysia: US$13m
  21. Serbia: US$12m
  22. Czechia: US$11m
  23. Italy: US$11m
  24. Bulgaria: US$10m
  25. Croatia: US$10m
  26. France: US$9m
  27. Jordan: US$8m
  28. Dominican Republic: US$7m
  29. Honduras: US$7m
  30. Finland: US$6m
  31. Uzbekistan: US$6m
  32. Lithuania: US$6m
  33. Latvia: US$5m
  34. Armenia: US$5m
  35. North Macedonia: US$4m
  36. Kazakhstan: US$4m
  37. Portugal: US$4m
  38. Slovakia: US$4m
  39. Saudi Arabia: US$3m
  40. India: US$3m
  41. Thailand: US$3m
  42. Azerbaijan: US$3m
  43. Slovenia: US$3m
  44. Belarus: US$2m
  45. Egypt: US$2m
  46. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
  47. South Africa: US$1m
  48. Sri Lanka: US$1m
  49. Ukraine: US$1m
  50. Bangladesh: US$968k
  51. Estonia: US$936k
  52. Denmark: US$866k
  53. Lebanon: US$859k
  54. Sweden: US$795k
  55. Aruba: US$756k
  56. Japan: US$709k
  57. United Kingdom: US$678k
  58. Iceland: US$654k
  59. Guatemala: US$616k
  60. Senegal: US$497k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Spain US$1bn 26.1%
2 Mexico US$949m 23.8%
3 Netherlands US$675m 16.9%
4 Canada US$576m 14.4%
5 Türkiye US$78m 1.9%
6 Germany US$71m 1.8%
7 Belgium US$70m 1.8%
8 Greece US$64m 1.6%
9 China US$53m 1.3%
10 Morocco US$45m 1.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$2bn 37.7%
2 Germany US$899m 22.5%
3 United Kingdom US$327m 8.2%
4 Netherlands US$123m 3.1%
5 Poland US$117m 2.9%
6 Belgium US$95m 2.4%
7 France US$95m 2.4%
8 Czechia US$73m 1.8%
9 Canada US$65m 1.6%
10 Sweden US$54m 1.4%

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
  • 26number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 140%highest: Iceland, Barbados, Lebanon

163

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 20% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 13% 10% – 15% 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 13%* 10% – 15% 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 13%* 10% – 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 60% 40% – 80% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 11%* 2022
Botswana 15% 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 15% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 13% 2023
Fiji 5% 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 140%* 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 22%* 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 3% 2023
Jordan 25% 2023
Kazakhstan 15% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 30% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 13%* 10% – 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 70%* 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 15% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 48%* 8.8% – 148% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 11% 10% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 20% 2023
Montserrat 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 15% 2023
Nauru 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 48%* 35% – 55% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 24%* 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 13%* 10% – 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 15% 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 15% 2023
South Korea 27% 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 40%* 7.3% – 123% 2023
Syria 20% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 20% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 40% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 30% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 12% 2023
United States 3.2%* 1.2% – 4.3% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 10% 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
05456 Cucumbers & gherkins, fresh/chilled
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
01232 Cucumbers and gherkins
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170707.00unchanged
20120707.00unchanged
20070707.00unchanged
20020707.00unchanged
19960707.00unchanged
19920707.00unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1455 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2026 on the adjustment of customs duties on imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

    CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  3. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0707.00 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is 12%.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0707.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 12.8%.

165 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 cucumbers and gherkins, fresh into the UK came to £329.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 16% on the year before); Spain supplied 53%, followed by Netherlands.

In 2024, countries exported cucumbers and gherkins, fresh worth US$4bn (+4.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was Spain (US$1bn), followed by Mexico.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled?

Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled fall under HS subheading 0707.00, part of heading 0707, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0707.00 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 cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0707.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled?

Spain, with US$1bn in 2024 (26.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export cucumbers and gherkins, fresh to the UK duty-free?

165 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 cucumbers and gherkins, fresh from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (53%), Netherlands (41%) and Morocco (3%), out of total imports of £329.2m.

Download as CSV Follow changes (RSS)

Typical products

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.