Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0711
0711.40: Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that: cucumbers and gherkins
Official description Cucumbers and gherkins
0711.40 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 40 00 00 Cucumbers and gherkins 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, 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 agreement | 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–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: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £1.3m | 60.1% | -8.2% |
 India | £731k | 32.7% | +0.5% |
 Jordan | £71k | 3.2% | — |
 Belgium | £28k | 1.3% | -59.5% |
 Egypt | £20k | 0.9% | — |
 Senegal | £14k | 0.6% | — |
 Spain | £9k | 0.4% | +95.3% |
 Oman | £8k | 0.4% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 36% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 7.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 10.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 5.3% 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 45% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$32kUS$32k+US$183k+US$3m+> US$8m
Exports: 81
- India: US$115m
- China: US$13m
- Malta: US$8m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Sri Lanka: US$4m
- Germany: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Poland: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- United States: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$759k
- Serbia: US$662k
- Greece: US$632k
- Italy: US$629k
- Egypt: US$523k
- Thailand: US$356k
- Benin: US$256k
- Estonia: US$183k
- Dominican Republic: US$180k
- New Zealand: US$178k
- Mexico: US$159k
- Morocco: US$125k
- Israel: US$104k
- Indonesia: US$93k
- Senegal: US$89k
- South Africa: US$87k
- Saudi Arabia: US$86k
- Czechia: US$80k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$76k
- France: US$72k
- Bulgaria: US$61k
- Canada: US$54k
- Russia: US$51k
- Laos: US$46k
- Ecuador: US$38k
- Sweden: US$36k
- North Macedonia: US$32k
- Brazil: US$31k
- Lithuania: US$30k
- Austria: US$27k
- Lebanon: US$26k
- Latvia: US$26k
- Iran: US$25k
- Australia: US$25k
- Hungary: US$24k
- Albania: US$23k
- Portugal: US$23k
- Romania: US$23k
- Denmark: US$22k
- Slovakia: US$19k
- Suriname: US$15k
- Ireland: US$11k
- Singapore: US$11k
- Syria: US$10k
- Jordan: US$9k
- Kenya: US$7k
- Madagascar: US$7k
- United Arab Emirates: US$6k
- Peru: US$5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$60kUS$60k+US$584k+US$3m+> US$14m
Imports: 144
- France: US$36m
- Spain: US$25m
- Russia: US$16m
- United States: US$14m
- Japan: US$11m
- Belgium: US$8m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Iraq: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Germany: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Algeria: US$982k
- Croatia: US$885k
- Canada: US$873k
- Philippines: US$871k
- Ukraine: US$869k
- Latvia: US$725k
- Saudi Arabia: US$723k
- Czechia: US$711k
- Slovenia: US$689k
- Mexico: US$602k
- Kazakhstan: US$584k
- New Zealand: US$518k
- Portugal: US$473k
- Slovakia: US$388k
- Egypt: US$382k
- Finland: US$370k
- Denmark: US$338k
- Israel: US$319k
- Lebanon: US$284k
- Belarus: US$272k
- Brazil: US$268k
- Ireland: US$259k
- Sri Lanka: US$223k
- Montenegro: US$203k
- Armenia: US$199k
- Bulgaria: US$198k
- Romania: US$196k
- Guatemala: US$196k
- Tunisia: US$185k
- Thailand: US$173k
- Austria: US$157k
- Argentina: US$149k
- Peru: US$143k
- Bahamas: US$120k
- Kuwait: US$110k
- Senegal: US$109k
- United Arab Emirates: US$95k
- Morocco: US$81k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$115m | 69.6% |
| 2 |  China | US$13m | 8% |
| 3 |  Malta | US$8m | 4.6% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$5m | 3.2% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$4m | 2.6% |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka | US$4m | 2.2% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$3m | 1.8% |
| 8 | Spain | US$3m | 1.8% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$2m | 1.1% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$2m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | US$36m | 21.6% |
| 2 | Spain | US$25m | 14.8% |
| 3 |  Russia | US$16m | 9.6% |
| 4 | United States | US$14m | 8.7% |
| 5 | Japan | US$11m | 6.9% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$8m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$4m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  Iraq | US$4m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$4m | 2.3% |
| 10 | Germany | US$3m | 2% |
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.
- 14%median duty
- 20number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 124%highest: Norway, Iran, North Macedonia
164
| 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 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 | 20% | 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 | 5.3% | 0% – 11% | 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 | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 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 | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 9% | 2023 | |
| Jordan | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 3.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 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 | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 45% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 124%* | 2023 | |
| Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 20%* | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 20% | 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 | 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 | 20% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 30% | 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 | 3.4%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 18% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 40% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 36% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 7.7% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 30% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 30% | 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
- 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 | 0711.40 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0711.40 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0711.40 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0711.40 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0711.40 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0711.40 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Subheading 0711.40 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0711.40; the duty is 12%.
Goods from 172 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 172 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 £2.2m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £1.24 per kg; Netherlands supplied 60%, followed by India.
World trade in these goods reached US$166m in 2024, up 19.3% on 2023.
India was the largest exporter with 69.6% of the total, ahead of China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that: cucumbers and gherkins?
Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that: cucumbers and gherkins fall under HS subheading 0711.40, 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 0711.40 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 0711.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most vegetables provisionally preserved, but…?
India, with US$115m in 2024 (69.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
172 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 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 Netherlands (60%), India (33%) and Jordan (3%), out of total imports of £2.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.