0709.99: Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other

1. 0709 99 00 00 Other
2. 0709 99 10 00 Salad vegetables, other than lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (cichorium spp.) 10%
3. 0709 99 20 00 Chard (or white beet) and cardoons 10%
4. 0709 99 40 00 Capers 4%
5. 0709 99 50 00 Fennel 8%
6. 0709 99 60 00 Sweetcorn 7.80 GBP / 100 kg
7. 0709 99 60 10 For animal feeding 7.8 GBP / 100 kg
8. 0709 99 60 90 Other 7.8 GBP / 100 kg
9. 0709 99 90 00 Other 12%
10. 0709 99 90 10 Drumsticks (moringa oleifera) 12%
11. 0709 99 90 20 Okra 12%
12. 0709 99 90 35 Mukunuwenna (alternanthera sessilis) 12%
13. 0709 99 90 40 Parsley 12%
14. 0709 99 90 50 Wild onions of the genus muscari comusum 12%
15. 0709 99 90 60 Bitter melon (momordica l.) 12%
16. 0709 99 90 72 Coriander leaves 12%
17. 0709 99 90 90 Other 12%

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£230.1m+5.2% · previous 12 months

Average import price£1.92 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Spain	£65.5m	28.5%	+11.6%
Kenya	£36.5m	15.9%	+2.3%
Italy	£29.5m	12.8%	+15.3%
Senegal	£26.4m	11.5%	+16.8%
India	£18.2m	7.9%	-1.6%
Honduras	£16m	7%	-2.2%
Portugal	£6.4m	2.8%	+232.9%
France	£5.8m	2.5%	-4.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 5.6% – 12.8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 9.4% · 1× specific or compound duty Türkiye 5% – 19.5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 18.1% USA 5.6% – 21.3% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 14.4% Canada Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty Mexico 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Brazil Free – 9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6% Argentina Free – 9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.8% Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Japan 3% – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% Taiwan 20% – 25% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 24.4% GCC Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 21 tariff lines Norway Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty North Macedonia 10% – 35% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 27.5% Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$611m	15.9%
2	Italy	US$502m	13.1%
3	Netherlands	US$422m	11%
4	Mexico	US$408m	10.6%
5	Spain	US$398m	10.4%
6	United States	US$180m	4.7%
7	France	US$122m	3.2%
8	Germany	US$106m	2.8%
9	India	US$100m	2.6%
10	Belgium	US$99m	2.6%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$495m	12.9%
2	Hong Kong SAR China	US$491m	12.8%
3	Germany	US$467m	12.1%
4	United Kingdom	US$274m	7.1%
5	Netherlands	US$261m	6.8%
6	France	US$221m	5.7%
7	Canada	US$214m	5.6%
8	Belgium	US$109m	2.8%
9	Singapore	US$84m	2.2%
10	Poland	US$77m	2%

Import duty on this product around the world 159

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
• 27number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 121%highest: Liechtenstein, Barbados, Israel

159

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
Argentina	6.7%	0% – 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	100%	40% – 160%	2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	60%	40% – 80%	2023
Benin	20%		2023
Bermuda	5%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	13%	10% – 15%	2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%		2022
Botswana	15%		2023
Brazil	6.7%	0% – 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
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)	9.4%	5.6% – 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	30%		2023
India	30%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	55%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	75%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	40%		2023
Japan	4.5%	3% – 6%	2023
Jordan	15%		2023
Kazakhstan	10%		2023
Kenya	35%		2023
Kuwait	0%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	25%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	15%		2023
Liberia	20%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	121%*	4% – 1,412%	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	36%	10% – 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	28%	10% – 35%	2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	0%		2023
Pakistan	3%		2023
Palau	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	75%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	13%	10% – 15%	2023
Papua New Guinea	40%		2023
Paraguay	6.7%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	15%		2023
Qatar	0%		2023
Russia	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	35%		2023
Samoa	20%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	14%	12% – 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	28%	27% – 30%	2023
Sri Lanka	13%	0% – 20%	2023
St Kitts & Nevis	13%	5% – 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
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	20%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	15%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	35%		2023
Thailand	40%		2023
Togo	20%		2023
Tonga	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	40%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	17%	5% – 20%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	35%		2023
Ukraine	15%	10% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	0%		2023
United Kingdom	11%	4% – 12%	2023
United States	14%	5.6% – 21%	2023
Uruguay	6.7%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	30%		2023
Venezuela	6.7%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	13%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	4%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	18%	5% – 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

01219 Other leafy or stem vegetables

01239 Other fruit-bearing vegetables

01290 Vegetables, fresh, n.e.c.

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. Tariff change 22 June 2026 · Applies from: 12 July 2026

   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

3. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

Products classified here

• herbs, fresh
• coriander leaves, fresh
• cress, fresh or chilled
• capers, fresh or chilled
• fennel, fresh or chilled
• oxalis, fresh or chilled
• savory, fresh or chilled
• sorrel, fresh or chilled
• chayote, fresh or chilled
• chervil, fresh or chilled
• marrows, fresh or chilled
• parsley, fresh or chilled
• seakale, fresh or chilled
• skirret, fresh or chilled
• patience, fresh or chilled
• tarragon, fresh or chilled
• sweetcorn, fresh or chilled
• lemongrass, fresh or chilled
• watercress, fresh or chilled
• bean shoots, fresh or chilled
• dill leaves, fresh or chilled
• bamboo shoots, fresh or chilled
• sweet marjoram, fresh or chilled

Questions and answers

Typical products

• bamboo shoots, fresh or chilled
• bean shoots, fresh or chilled
• capers, fresh or chilled
• chayote, fresh or chilled
• chervil, fresh or chilled
• coriander leaves, fresh
• cress, fresh or chilled
• dill leaves, fresh or chilled
• fennel, fresh or chilled
• herbs, fresh
• lemongrass, fresh or chilled
• marrows, fresh or chilled
• oxalis, fresh or chilled
• parsley, fresh or chilled
• patience, fresh or chilled
• savory, fresh or chilled

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.