Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0707
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0707 00 05 00 Cucumbers 12%
- Intended for processing 12%
- 0707 00 05 10 Small cucumbers of a length not exceeding 15 cm 12%
- 0707 00 05 20 Other 12%
- Other 12%
- 0707 00 05 90 Small cucumbers of a length not exceeding 15 cm 12%
- 0707 00 05 99 Other 12%
- 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
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–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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 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
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$470kUS$470k+US$6m+US$29m+> US$576m
Exports: 130
- Spain: US$1bn
- Mexico: US$949m
- Netherlands: US$675m
- Canada: US$576m
- Türkiye: US$78m
- Germany: US$71m
- Belgium: US$70m
- Greece: US$64m
- China: US$53m
- Morocco: US$45m
- Romania: US$30m
- Poland: US$29m
- Albania: US$29m
- United States: US$26m
- Hungary: US$16m
- Austria: US$15m
- Afghanistan: US$14m
- Russia: US$14m
- Iran: US$14m
- Malaysia: US$13m
- Serbia: US$12m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Italy: US$11m
- Bulgaria: US$10m
- Croatia: US$10m
- France: US$9m
- Jordan: US$8m
- Dominican Republic: US$7m
- Honduras: US$7m
- Finland: US$6m
- Uzbekistan: US$6m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Armenia: US$5m
- North Macedonia: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Azerbaijan: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$968k
- Estonia: US$936k
- Denmark: US$866k
- Lebanon: US$859k
- Sweden: US$795k
- Aruba: US$756k
- Japan: US$709k
- United Kingdom: US$678k
- Iceland: US$654k
- Guatemala: US$616k
- Senegal: US$497k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$46kUS$46k+US$3m+US$24m+> US$95m
Imports: 188
- United States: US$2bn
- Germany: US$899m
- United Kingdom: US$327m
- Netherlands: US$123m
- Poland: US$117m
- Belgium: US$95m
- France: US$95m
- Czechia: US$73m
- Canada: US$65m
- Sweden: US$54m
- Denmark: US$53m
- Austria: US$48m
- Switzerland: US$47m
- Romania: US$44m
- Russia: US$38m
- Italy: US$28m
- Hungary: US$27m
- Spain: US$25m
- Slovakia: US$24m
- Ukraine: US$23m
- Bulgaria: US$20m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$20m
- Latvia: US$18m
- Ireland: US$17m
- Lithuania: US$16m
- Serbia: US$15m
- Singapore: US$14m
- Pakistan: US$14m
- Croatia: US$12m
- Norway: US$12m
- Estonia: US$12m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$11m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Moldova: US$7m
- Finland: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- Armenia: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- North Macedonia: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Georgia: US$4m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- Maldives: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Azerbaijan: US$2m
- Montenegro: US$2m
- Mongolia: US$2m
- Malta: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Macao SAR China: US$846k
- Greenland: US$595k
- Saudi Arabia: US$498k
- Cayman Islands: US$483k
- Iceland: US$479k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Quota · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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.
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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.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.