Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0709
0709.52: Mushrooms of the genus Boletus
0709.52 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0709, other vegetables, fresh or chilled, chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0709 52 00 00 Mushrooms of the genus boletus 4%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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 agreement | 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 agreement | 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 |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | £2.5m | 85.5% | -2.4% |
 Romania | £107k | 3.6% | +10.1% |
 Bulgaria | £92k | 3.1% | +373.7% |
 South Africa | £91k | 3.1% | +1,900.5% |
 China | £57k | 1.9% | -77.9% |
 Italy | £49k | 1.7% | +6.9% |
 Serbia | £24k | 0.8% | -20.7% |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | £9k | 0.3% | +42.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$63kUS$63k+US$923k+US$3m+> US$5m
Exports: 63
- Romania: US$23m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Poland: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Montenegro: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- South Africa: US$923k
- Belgium: US$577k
- Estonia: US$462k
- Germany: US$456k
- North Macedonia: US$367k
- Portugal: US$261k
- Morocco: US$251k
- Pakistan: US$206k
- Ukraine: US$172k
- Austria: US$147k
- Finland: US$140k
- Czechia: US$135k
- Hungary: US$131k
- United States: US$88k
- Switzerland: US$85k
- United Kingdom: US$63k
- Luxembourg: US$40k
- Albania: US$29k
- Malaysia: US$25k
- South Korea: US$20k
- New Zealand: US$17k
- Vietnam: US$14k
- Latvia: US$13k
- Slovakia: US$12k
- Iran: US$12k
- Chile: US$8k
- Thailand: US$3k
- Canada: US$3k
- Ireland: US$3k
- Australia: US$3k
- Oman: US$1k
- Singapore: US$900
- Ecuador: US$600
- Greece: US$600
- Sweden: US$600
- United Arab Emirates: US$400
- Denmark: US$400
- Sri Lanka: US$300
- Eswatini: US$300
- Egypt: US$200
- Peru: US$200
- Brazil: US$100
- Botswana: US$100
- Madagascar: US$100
- Malta: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$7kUS$7k+US$158k+US$1m+> US$3m
Imports: 124
- Italy: US$29m
- Spain: US$5m
- Germany: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- United States: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Poland: US$911k
- Portugal: US$697k
- Belgium: US$511k
- Netherlands: US$428k
- Suriname: US$395k
- Lithuania: US$370k
- United Arab Emirates: US$334k
- Serbia: US$279k
- Czechia: US$236k
- Hungary: US$222k
- Sweden: US$219k
- North Macedonia: US$163k
- Canada: US$158k
- Slovakia: US$158k
- Luxembourg: US$140k
- Croatia: US$119k
- Latvia: US$78k
- Ireland: US$72k
- Gibraltar: US$70k
- Malaysia: US$65k
- Montenegro: US$61k
- Singapore: US$46k
- Taiwan: US$43k
- Australia: US$38k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$32k
- Philippines: US$27k
- Estonia: US$25k
- Finland: US$19k
- Iceland: US$18k
- Fiji: US$17k
- Norway: US$16k
- Denmark: US$16k
- Kazakhstan: US$14k
- Cyprus: US$13k
- Malta: US$12k
- Greece: US$11k
- Cambodia: US$11k
- Saudi Arabia: US$10k
- Jamaica: US$10k
- Thailand: US$7k
- Oman: US$6k
- India: US$5k
- Equatorial Guinea: US$5k
- Vietnam: US$5k
- Peru: US$4k
- Bahamas: US$4k
- Brazil: US$4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | US$23m | 35.5% |
| 2 |  Croatia | US$5m | 8.2% |
| 3 | Poland | US$5m | 8.1% |
| 4 |  Lithuania | US$3m | 5.3% |
| 5 | Bulgaria | US$3m | 4.7% |
| 6 | Serbia | US$3m | 4.4% |
| 7 | China | US$3m | 4.1% |
| 8 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | US$2m | 3.6% |
| 9 | Italy | US$2m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$2m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$29m | 44.2% |
| 2 | Spain | US$5m | 7.1% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$4m | 5.8% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$3m | 5.1% |
| 5 |  Switzerland | US$3m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Slovenia | US$3m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  France | US$3m | 4.5% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$2m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$2m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  United States | US$1m | 2.2% |
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.
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Tariff change · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 0709.59.
Subheading 0709.52 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0709.52; the duty is 5.6%.
Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 170 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.9m (down 4% on the year before), at an average of £2.26 per kg; Poland supplied 86%, followed by Romania.
World trade in these goods reached US$65m in 2024, up 18.9% on 2023.
Romania was the largest exporter with 35.5% of the total, ahead of Croatia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for mushrooms of the genus Boletus?
Mushrooms of the genus Boletus fall under HS subheading 0709.52, part of heading 0709, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on mushrooms of the genus Boletus in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0709.52 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on mushrooms of the genus Boletus in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0709.52 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most mushrooms of the genus Boletus?
Romania, with US$23m in 2024 (35.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
170 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (86%), Romania (4%) and Bulgaria (3%), out of total imports of £2.9m.