Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0711
0711.20: Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that: olives
Official description Olives
0711.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0711, vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate…, chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0711 20 00 00 Olives
- 0711 20 10 00 For uses other than the production of oil Free
- 0711 20 90 00 Other Free
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) | — | Free |
| 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, Chile, 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–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | 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 agreementQuota | 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–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–Tunisia agreementQuota | Tunisia | 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–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £755k | 67.8% | +0.7% |
 Poland | £130k | 11.7% | +27.6% |
 France | £100k | 9% | +213.8% |
 Egypt | £50k | 4.5% | — |
 Italy | £19k | 1.7% | -5.6% |
 Cyprus | £14k | 1.2% | +106% |
 Ireland | £13k | 1.2% | -68.7% |
 Türkiye | £11k | 0.9% | -37.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty Türkiye 19.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$44kUS$44k+US$386k+US$5m+> US$48m
Exports: 75
- Spain: US$55m
- Egypt: US$48m
- Greece: US$30m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Peru: US$8m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Italy: US$5m
- Syria: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- China: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$752k
- Netherlands: US$690k
- Romania: US$386k
- Türkiye: US$307k
- Chile: US$288k
- Poland: US$265k
- Jordan: US$255k
- United States: US$251k
- Israel: US$194k
- South Africa: US$142k
- Australia: US$116k
- Iran: US$115k
- Lebanon: US$101k
- Austria: US$72k
- United Kingdom: US$59k
- Thailand: US$55k
- United Arab Emirates: US$50k
- Sweden: US$44k
- Russia: US$37k
- Switzerland: US$35k
- Ireland: US$31k
- Algeria: US$29k
- Palestinian Territories: US$23k
- Saudi Arabia: US$23k
- Pakistan: US$13k
- Singapore: US$11k
- Latvia: US$9k
- Cyprus: US$8k
- Denmark: US$7k
- Senegal: US$6k
- Kuwait: US$6k
- Malaysia: US$5k
- India: US$4k
- Brazil: US$4k
- El Salvador: US$3k
- Czechia: US$2k
- North Macedonia: US$2k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2k
- Estonia: US$2k
- Lithuania: US$2k
- New Zealand: US$1k
- Bangladesh: US$1k
- Croatia: US$600
- Finland: US$500
- Hungary: US$500
- Suriname: US$200
- Tunisia: US$200
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$45kUS$45k+US$368k+US$3m+> US$14m
Imports: 148
- Spain: US$28m
- United States: US$17m
- Italy: US$16m
- Australia: US$15m
- Germany: US$14m
- Chile: US$9m
- France: US$9m
- Brazil: US$8m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- Belarus: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Belgium: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Palestinian Territories: US$3m
- Greece: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Armenia: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Albania: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Denmark: US$868k
- Switzerland: US$820k
- Finland: US$524k
- Iraq: US$516k
- Slovakia: US$458k
- Dominican Republic: US$450k
- Libya: US$374k
- Russia: US$368k
- Hungary: US$342k
- Ukraine: US$283k
- Morocco: US$272k
- Sweden: US$253k
- Tunisia: US$249k
- Israel: US$236k
- Maldives: US$227k
- Mexico: US$212k
- Angola: US$176k
- Peru: US$174k
- El Salvador: US$156k
- Malta: US$151k
- Venezuela: US$122k
- Lithuania: US$121k
- French Polynesia: US$109k
- Qatar: US$105k
- Liberia: US$101k
- Senegal: US$99k
- Bahrain: US$96k
- Montenegro: US$95k
- Nigeria: US$95k
- Pakistan: US$87k
- South Africa: US$83k
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 10%median duty
- 31number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Morocco, Sudan
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 25% | 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 | 20% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.4% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 30% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 9% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 25% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.5%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 2.5% | 0% – 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 | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 20% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 18%* | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 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 | 25% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 27% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 40% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 4.2%* | 2.6% – 6% | 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 | 5% | 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
- 0547 Vegetables provisionally preserved (e.g., by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water/in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21330 Vegetables provisionally preserved
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0711.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0711.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0711.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0711.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0711.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0711.20 | unchanged |
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.
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0711.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0711.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6.4%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 154 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 £1.1m (up 13% on the year before), at an average of £2.43 per kg; Spain supplied 68%, followed by Poland.
World trade in these goods reached US$181m in 2024, down 0.8% on 2023.
Spain was the largest exporter with 30.4% of the total, ahead of Egypt.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that: olives?
Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that: olives fall under HS subheading 0711.20, part of heading 0711, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on vegetables provisionally preserved, but… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0711.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on vegetables provisionally preserved, but… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0711.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most vegetables provisionally preserved, but…?
Spain, with US$55m in 2024 (30.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
154 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free 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 Spain (68%), Poland (12%) and France (9%), out of total imports of £1.1m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.