Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0709

0709.70

0709.70: Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)

0709.70 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0709, other vegetables, fresh or chilled, chapter 07.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 10% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0709 70 00 00 Spinach, new zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) 10%

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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—10%
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–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–Norway agreement Norway 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%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£61.8m+8.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.10 per kg
Jan 2024: £10.2mFeb 2024: £8.3mMar 2024: £8.5mApr 2024: £9.1mMay 2024: £2.5mJun 2024: £1.2mJul 2024: £434kAug 2024: £311kSept 2024: £617kOct 2024: £2.9mNov 2024: £8.2mDec 2024: £7.5mJan 2025: £9.4mFeb 2025: £8.2mMar 2025: £9.2mApr 2025: £7.5mMay 2025: £1.2mJun 2025: £602kJul 2025: £1.2mAug 2025: £586kSept 2025: £530kOct 2025: £2.1mNov 2025: £8.3mDec 2025: £8.5mJan 2026: £10.7mFeb 2026: £8.9mMar 2026: £9.2mApr 2026: £9.5mMay 2026: £1.5mJun 2026: £621kJul 2026: £1.4mAug 2026: £663k 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 £37.6m 60.9% +11.8%
Italy £22m 35.6% +8.6%
Netherlands £812k 1.3% +69.5%
Germany £475k 0.8% -47%
France £237k 0.4% -49.6%
Ireland £232k 0.4% -32.1%
Cyprus £157k 0.3% -51.8%
Portugal £137k 0.2% -69%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0709.70 · US$528m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48kUS$48k+US$381k+US$5m+> US$78m

Exports: 112
  1. Italy: US$120m
  2. United States: US$119m
  3. Spain: US$87m
  4. Mexico: US$78m
  5. Netherlands: US$24m
  6. Canada: US$23m
  7. Germany: US$17m
  8. China: US$14m
  9. France: US$9m
  10. Malaysia: US$7m
  11. Sweden: US$5m
  12. Poland: US$4m
  13. Belgium: US$3m
  14. Australia: US$2m
  15. Denmark: US$1m
  16. Portugal: US$1m
  17. United Kingdom: US$1m
  18. North Macedonia: US$1m
  19. Serbia: US$1m
  20. Hungary: US$882k
  21. Lithuania: US$719k
  22. India: US$655k
  23. Guatemala: US$572k
  24. Ireland: US$554k
  25. Cyprus: US$471k
  26. Czechia: US$408k
  27. Uzbekistan: US$381k
  28. Azerbaijan: US$328k
  29. Thailand: US$310k
  30. South Africa: US$286k
  31. Greece: US$278k
  32. Japan: US$221k
  33. Türkiye: US$210k
  34. Croatia: US$186k
  35. Sri Lanka: US$171k
  36. Brazil: US$125k
  37. Slovenia: US$124k
  38. Austria: US$122k
  39. Latvia: US$121k
  40. Dominican Republic: US$105k
  41. Vietnam: US$102k
  42. Trinidad & Tobago: US$93k
  43. Jamaica: US$91k
  44. New Zealand: US$89k
  45. Bulgaria: US$70k
  46. Luxembourg: US$67k
  47. Romania: US$65k
  48. Indonesia: US$59k
  49. Bangladesh: US$59k
  50. Lebanon: US$49k
  51. Iceland: US$49k
  52. Egypt: US$48k
  53. Togo: US$48k
  54. United Arab Emirates: US$47k
  55. South Korea: US$46k
  56. Slovakia: US$38k
  57. Kenya: US$38k
  58. Pakistan: US$33k
  59. Jordan: US$32k
  60. Georgia: US$32k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$120m 22.7%
2 United States US$119m 22.5%
3 Spain US$87m 16.4%
4 Mexico US$78m 14.9%
5 Netherlands US$24m 4.5%
6 Canada US$23m 4.4%
7 Germany US$17m 3.2%
8 China US$14m 2.6%
9 France US$9m 1.7%
10 Malaysia US$7m 1.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$98m 18.5%
2 Canada US$89m 16.9%
3 United Kingdom US$71m 13.5%
4 Germany US$56m 10.5%
5 Mexico US$32m 6.1%
6 Netherlands US$25m 4.7%
7 Belgium US$19m 3.5%
8 Singapore US$15m 2.9%
9 France US$12m 2.4%
10 Poland US$10m 1.9%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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)
  • 70%highest: Lebanon, Iran, Angola

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 20% 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 10% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahrain 0% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 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) 10% 2023
Fiji 0% 2023
French Polynesia 4% 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 20% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 16%* 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 3% 2023
Jordan 25% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 30% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 70%* 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 32%* 4.7% – 113% 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 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 30% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 17%* 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 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 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 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 28%* 4.1% – 98% 2023
Syria 20% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 40% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 20% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 15% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 10% 2023
United States 20% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 15% 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
05459 Other vegetables, fresh/chilled
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
01215 Spinach
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170709.70unchanged
20120709.70unchanged
20070709.70unchanged
20020709.70unchanged
19960709.70unchanged
19920709.70unchanged

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. 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

  2. US Tariff change · Applies from:

    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 2

    2026HTSRev2 · Source: hts.usitc.gov

Rule changes →

Subheading 0709.70 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 10%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0709.70; the duty is 10.4%.

Goods from 171 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 10%; 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 £61.8m (up 8% on the year before), at an average of £2.10 per kg; Spain supplied 61%, followed by Italy.

World trade in these goods reached US$528m in 2024, up 4.2% on 2023.

Italy was the largest exporter with 22.7% of the total, ahead of the United States.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)?

Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach) fall under HS subheading 0709.70, part of heading 0709, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0709.70 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0709.70 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10.4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach?

Italy, with US$120m in 2024 (22.7% 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 10% 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 Spain (61%), Italy (36%) and Netherlands (1%), out of total imports of £61.8m.

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