Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0710

0710.40

0710.40: Vegetables: sweetcorn

Official description Sweetcorn

Subheading 0710.40 belongs to heading 0710 (vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen) in chapter 07.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg/net eda standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0710 40 00 00 Sweetcorn 4.00 % + 7.80 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
  2. 0710 40 00 20 Corn cobs (zea mays saccharata) whether or not cut, with a diameter of 10 mm or more, but not more than 20 mm, for use in the manufacture of products of the food industry for treatment other than simple repacking 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
  3. Other 4.00 % + 7.80 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
  4. 0710 40 00 91 In cobs with a diameter of 8 mm or more, but not more than 12 mm 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
  5. 0710 40 00 99 Other 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg/net eda

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

  • Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 December 2028
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Documents
    • N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 3 lines

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)——
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
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
CPTPPQuota Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Vietnam Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia 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 agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana 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–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand 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–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo 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

0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
Central AmericaQuota Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Colombia agreementQuota Colombia 0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Ecuador agreementQuota Ecuador 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands 0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
DCTS Standard Indonesia 0.5% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Israel agreementQuota Israel 0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon 0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Norway agreement Norway 0% + 6.3 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia 0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye 0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa 1.6% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£52.4m+2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.13 per kg
Jan 2024: £3.9mFeb 2024: £5.4mMar 2024: £4.3mApr 2024: £5.6mMay 2024: £4.5mJun 2024: £5.8mJul 2024: £4.4mAug 2024: £5.4mSept 2024: £4.6mOct 2024: £4.1mNov 2024: £5mDec 2024: £3.9mJan 2025: £4.8mFeb 2025: £4.1mMar 2025: £3.4mApr 2025: £4.3mMay 2025: £4.6mJun 2025: £4.3mJul 2025: £4.1mAug 2025: £4.2mSept 2025: £4.1mOct 2025: £4.9mNov 2025: £4.3mDec 2025: £4mJan 2026: £3.8mFeb 2026: £4.4mMar 2026: £4.9mApr 2026: £3.9mMay 2026: £4.4mJun 2026: £4.8mJul 2026: £4.6mAug 2026: £4.2m 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
Hungary £21.5m 41.1% -6.1%
Belgium £9m 17.2% -22.4%
Poland £6.7m 12.8% +0.8%
Spain £5.6m 10.7% +57.2%
France £4.7m 8.9% +48.8%
Netherlands £2.4m 4.6% +43.1%
China £1.1m 2.2% +91.3%
Malaysia £387k 0.7% +217%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0710.40 · US$558m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$132kUS$132k+US$1m+US$16m+> US$39m

Exports: 107
  1. United States: US$94m
  2. China: US$69m
  3. Hungary: US$68m
  4. France: US$39m
  5. Belgium: US$37m
  6. Thailand: US$36m
  7. Spain: US$35m
  8. Poland: US$32m
  9. India: US$29m
  10. Canada: US$23m
  11. Vietnam: US$16m
  12. Peru: US$13m
  13. New Zealand: US$10m
  14. Netherlands: US$10m
  15. Serbia: US$6m
  16. Germany: US$5m
  17. Mexico: US$4m
  18. United Kingdom: US$3m
  19. Austria: US$3m
  20. Slovakia: US$3m
  21. Türkiye: US$2m
  22. Malaysia: US$2m
  23. Ukraine: US$2m
  24. Moldova: US$2m
  25. Indonesia: US$2m
  26. Brazil: US$1m
  27. Czechia: US$1m
  28. Portugal: US$916k
  29. Egypt: US$905k
  30. Saudi Arabia: US$824k
  31. Kenya: US$800k
  32. Italy: US$793k
  33. South Africa: US$766k
  34. Uzbekistan: US$587k
  35. Denmark: US$508k
  36. Chile: US$469k
  37. Croatia: US$467k
  38. Australia: US$416k
  39. Montenegro: US$414k
  40. Japan: US$363k
  41. Greece: US$350k
  42. South Korea: US$324k
  43. Singapore: US$322k
  44. Bulgaria: US$318k
  45. Latvia: US$306k
  46. Sweden: US$292k
  47. Ireland: US$235k
  48. Morocco: US$218k
  49. Russia: US$192k
  50. Dominican Republic: US$187k
  51. Ethiopia: US$132k
  52. Philippines: US$129k
  53. Honduras: US$125k
  54. Romania: US$118k
  55. Guatemala: US$113k
  56. United Arab Emirates: US$113k
  57. Senegal: US$104k
  58. Finland: US$103k
  59. Argentina: US$99k
  60. Kyrgyzstan: US$75k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$94m 16.8%
2 China US$69m 12.3%
3 Hungary US$68m 12.2%
4 France US$39m 7%
5 Belgium US$37m 6.6%
6 Thailand US$36m 6.4%
7 Spain US$35m 6.2%
8 Poland US$32m 5.7%
9 India US$29m 5.2%
10 Canada US$23m 4.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Japan US$88m 15.8%
2 United Kingdom US$72m 12.8%
3 United States US$49m 8.7%
4 Belgium US$48m 8.6%
5 Germany US$18m 3.2%
6 Chile US$17m 3%
7 Mexico US$16m 2.8%
8 Canada US$15m 2.8%
9 Colombia US$15m 2.7%
10 Australia US$14m 2.5%

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
  • 19number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 83%highest: Barbados, Morocco, Sudan

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 25% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 15% 0% – 30% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 11% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 83% 5% – 160% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 11% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 23% 5% – 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 10% 2023
Brazil 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
Cayman Islands 17% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 10% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 12%* 2023
Fiji 5% 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 23% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 23% 5% – 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 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 23% 5% – 40% 2023
Japan 11% 2023
Jordan 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
Kazakhstan 11% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 30% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 11% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 35% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 10% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 11%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 5% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 18% 0% – 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 10% 2023
Nauru 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 10% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 16% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 39%* 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 15% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 10% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 11% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 10% 2023
South Korea 30% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
St Lucia 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 23% 5% – 40% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 23% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 9.9%* 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 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 23%* 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 20% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 11%* 2023
United States 14% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 17% 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
05461 Sweet corn (uncooked/cooked by steaming/boiling in water), frozen
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
21319 Other vegetables and pulses, frozen
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170710.40unchanged
20120710.40unchanged
20070710.40unchanged
20020710.40unchanged
19960710.40unchanged
19920710.40unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

In the UK Global Tariff all 3 lines under subheading 0710.40 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 0710.40 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £52.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 2% on the year before); Hungary supplied 41%, followed by Belgium.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$558m (−2.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was the United States (US$94m), followed by China.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for vegetables: sweetcorn?

Vegetables: sweetcorn fall under HS subheading 0710.40, part of heading 0710, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on vegetables: sweetcorn in Türkiye?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0710.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.1%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on vegetables: sweetcorn in the United States?

Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 0710.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 14%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most vegetables: sweetcorn?

The United States, with US$94m in 2024 (16.8% of world exports).

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Hungary (41%), Belgium (17%) and Poland (13%), out of total imports of £52.4m.

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