Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0710
0710.10: Vegetables: potatoes
Official description Potatoes
0710.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0710, vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen, chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0710 10 00 00 Potatoes 14%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 14% |
| 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | 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–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 | 10.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £2.4m | 39.8% | -17.5% |
 Netherlands | £1.5m | 24.5% | -3.6% |
 Belgium | £1.1m | 18.6% | -3% |
 Egypt | £289k | 4.9% | +286.3% |
 Türkiye | £268k | 4.5% | +26.5% |
 Italy | £160k | 2.7% | +529.9% |
 Poland | £137k | 2.3% | -54.3% |
 Spain | £38k | 0.6% | -54% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$245.6kUS$245.6k+US$1.7m+US$7.8m+> US$39.8m
Exports: 110
- Netherlands: US$62.5m
- Belgium: US$50.5m
- China: US$40.7m
- France: US$39.8m
- United States: US$36.2m
- Spain: US$23.2m
- Poland: US$23.1m
- Germany: US$18.9m
- Egypt: US$13.9m
- Greece: US$13.1m
- South Africa: US$7.8m
- India: US$7.2m
- Italy: US$5.4m
- Austria: US$5.1m
- Cyprus: US$4.2m
- Czechia: US$4.2m
- Denmark: US$3.9m
- Pakistan: US$3.5m
- Colombia: US$3.3m
- Ireland: US$3.3m
- United Kingdom: US$3.3m
- Vietnam: US$3.1m
- Canada: US$2.5m
- Slovakia: US$2.4m
- Australia: US$1.9m
- Lithuania: US$1.7m
- Türkiye: US$1.7m
- Uganda: US$1.6m
- Portugal: US$1.4m
- Peru: US$1.3m
- Romania: US$1.2m
- Jamaica: US$1.1m
- Malaysia: US$985.1k
- New Zealand: US$755.3k
- Luxembourg: US$747.2k
- Slovenia: US$719.6k
- Sweden: US$682.6k
- Belarus: US$644.5k
- Estonia: US$634.8k
- Latvia: US$627k
- Thailand: US$498.9k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$494.2k
- Morocco: US$447.5k
- Bulgaria: US$360.6k
- Lebanon: US$344.7k
- Brazil: US$330.9k
- Serbia: US$303.1k
- Kenya: US$271.1k
- Argentina: US$270.4k
- Saudi Arabia: US$248.3k
- Indonesia: US$245.6k
- Hungary: US$233k
- South Korea: US$182.7k
- Croatia: US$175.5k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$164.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$129.3k
- Ecuador: US$128.1k
- Japan: US$127.4k
- Cameroon: US$118k
- Singapore: US$116k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$190kUS$190k+US$1m+US$5.7m+> US$21.1m
Imports: 202
- Italy: US$39.6m
- Romania: US$38m
- Japan: US$33m
- Germany: US$23.9m
- Portugal: US$22.6m
- France: US$21.1m
- Greece: US$19.4m
- Philippines: US$15.5m
- South Korea: US$10.3m
- Belgium: US$8.4m
- Denmark: US$7.8m
- United Kingdom: US$7.8m
- Slovakia: US$7.3m
- Jordan: US$6.4m
- Botswana: US$6.4m
- Malaysia: US$6.3m
- Croatia: US$6.2m
- Bulgaria: US$6.2m
- Poland: US$6.1m
- United States: US$5.7m
- Spain: US$5.4m
- Netherlands: US$4.9m
- Bahamas: US$4.6m
- Latvia: US$4.6m
- Czechia: US$4.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4.5m
- Finland: US$4.1m
- Nepal: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3.5m
- Canada: US$3.5m
- Macao SAR China: US$3.3m
- Austria: US$3.3m
- Hungary: US$3.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.4m
- Mexico: US$2.3m
- Egypt: US$2.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.1m
- Afghanistan: US$2.1m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Ireland: US$1.8m
- Singapore: US$1.5m
- Qatar: US$1.4m
- Chile: US$1.3m
- Brunei: US$1.2m
- Taiwan: US$1.2m
- Thailand: US$1.2m
- China: US$1.1m
- Slovenia: US$1.1m
- Bahrain: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$993.1k
- Malta: US$955.6k
- Lithuania: US$910.3k
- Cyprus: US$903.8k
- Oman: US$902.2k
- Iceland: US$894.8k
- South Sudan: US$872k
- New Zealand: US$836.6k
- Russia: US$759.7k
- Serbia: US$735.2k
- Australia: US$724.8k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$62.5m | 15.4% |
| 2 | Belgium | US$50.5m | 12.5% |
| 3 |  China | US$40.7m | 10.1% |
| 4 |  France | US$39.8m | 9.8% |
| 5 |  United States | US$36.2m | 8.9% |
| 6 | Spain | US$23.2m | 5.7% |
| 7 | Poland | US$23.1m | 5.7% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$18.9m | 4.7% |
| 9 | Egypt | US$13.9m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Greece | US$13.1m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$39.6m | 9.8% |
| 2 |  Romania | US$38m | 9.4% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$33m | 8.2% |
| 4 | Germany | US$23.9m | 5.9% |
| 5 |  Portugal | US$22.6m | 5.6% |
| 6 | France | US$21.1m | 5.2% |
| 7 | Greece | US$19.4m | 4.8% |
| 8 |  Philippines | US$15.5m | 3.8% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$10.3m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Belgium | US$8.4m | 2.1% |
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
- 20number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 152%highest: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Lebanon
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 25% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
 Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 30% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 40% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 30% | 2023 | |
 Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 35% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 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 | 45% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 30% | 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 | 30% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 European Union (27 countries) | 14% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 4% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 35% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 35% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 35% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 35% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 90%* | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 8.5% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 98%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 30% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 35% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 122%* | 69% – 175% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 35% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
 New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 35% | 2023 | |
 Nigeria | 35% | 2023 | |
 North Macedonia | 35% | 2023 | |
 Norway | 46%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 82%* | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 30% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 35% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 35% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 30% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 27% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 26%* | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0.4%* | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 40% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
 Switzerland | 152%* | 86% – 218% | 2023 |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 35% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 60% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 14% | 2023 | |
| United States | 14% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 30% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 10% | 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
- 05469 Other vegetables & mixtures of vegetables (uncooked/cooked by steaming/boiling in water), frozen
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21313 Potatoes, frozen
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0710.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0710.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0710.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0710.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0710.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0710.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Subheading 0710.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 14%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0710.10; the duty is 14.4%.
Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 14%; 169 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £5.9m (down 8% on the year before), at an average of £0.99 per kg; Ireland supplied 40%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in these goods reached US$404.8m in 2024, up 8.6% on 2023.
The Netherlands was the largest exporter with 15.4% of the total, ahead of Belgium.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for vegetables: potatoes?
Vegetables: potatoes fall under HS subheading 0710.10, part of heading 0710, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on vegetables: potatoes in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0710.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 14%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on vegetables: potatoes in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0710.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 14.4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most vegetables: potatoes?
The Netherlands, with US$62.5m in 2024 (15.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
169 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 14% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (40%), Netherlands (25%) and Belgium (19%), out of total imports of £5.9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.