Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0712
0712.20: Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder: onions
Official description Onions
Subheading 0712.20 belongs to heading 0712 (dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further…) in chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0712 20 00 00 Onions 12%
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2026
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 10%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 12% |
| 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, New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | 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–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–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 | 8.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £11.1m | 37.2% | +6.7% |
 France | £4.3m | 14.5% | +1% |
 United States | £3.3m | 11.2% | -29% |
 China | £3.3m | 11.1% | -12.8% |
 Egypt | £3.3m | 11% | +44.1% |
 Spain | £3m | 10.2% | -22% |
 Ireland | £546k | 1.8% | +10.9% |
 Pakistan | £232k | 0.8% | -25.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$90.7kUS$90.7k+US$658.1k+US$4m+> US$66.8m
Exports: 119
- India: US$232.2m
- China: US$109.3m
- United States: US$74.7m
- Egypt: US$66.8m
- France: US$32.8m
- Germany: US$27.6m
- Spain: US$23.7m
- Netherlands: US$15.4m
- Belgium: US$10.5m
- Hungary: US$5.7m
- Poland: US$4.4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Mexico: US$2.8m
- United Kingdom: US$2.1m
- Pakistan: US$2.1m
- Denmark: US$1.4m
- Brazil: US$1.3m
- Austria: US$1.2m
- Peru: US$1.2m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$892.3k
- Canada: US$885.3k
- Czechia: US$811.2k
- Serbia: US$805.7k
- Sweden: US$762.6k
- Latvia: US$720.7k
- Türkiye: US$697.4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$696.9k
- Portugal: US$658.1k
- Thailand: US$643k
- Singapore: US$594.8k
- Estonia: US$535k
- Chile: US$506.8k
- Guatemala: US$467.2k
- Costa Rica: US$464.2k
- Uzbekistan: US$445.8k
- Italy: US$398.5k
- Greece: US$390.9k
- Ireland: US$390.8k
- Russia: US$375.1k
- Australia: US$339.5k
- Iran: US$256.9k
- Madagascar: US$245.7k
- United Arab Emirates: US$244.5k
- Nigeria: US$225.9k
- Slovenia: US$223.3k
- Slovakia: US$220.9k
- Romania: US$219.8k
- Colombia: US$201.3k
- Dominican Republic: US$192k
- Indonesia: US$185.3k
- New Zealand: US$158.3k
- Switzerland: US$150.2k
- Lithuania: US$126.1k
- Croatia: US$112k
- Philippines: US$111k
- South Korea: US$107.5k
- Angola: US$90.7k
- South Africa: US$84.2k
- Kenya: US$84k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$213.6kUS$213.6k+US$2.6m+US$9.8m+> US$32m
Imports: 193
- Germany: US$70m
- United States: US$46.8m
- United Kingdom: US$40.4m
- Japan: US$32.8m
- Brazil: US$32.5m
- Indonesia: US$32m
- Netherlands: US$26.6m
- Canada: US$26.5m
- Belgium: US$20.3m
- Poland: US$18.2m
- Australia: US$14.6m
- France: US$14.5m
- Mexico: US$14.2m
- Spain: US$13.3m
- Hungary: US$12.5m
- Russia: US$11.2m
- Philippines: US$10.4m
- Austria: US$10.4m
- Italy: US$9.8m
- Sweden: US$9.4m
- Türkiye: US$8.5m
- Thailand: US$8.5m
- South Africa: US$7.9m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Guatemala: US$6.9m
- Denmark: US$6.2m
- South Korea: US$5.3m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4.9m
- Nigeria: US$4.8m
- Czechia: US$4.6m
- Switzerland: US$4.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4.2m
- New Zealand: US$3.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.5m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3.3m
- Portugal: US$3.3m
- Slovakia: US$3.2m
- Romania: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2.9m
- Ireland: US$2.9m
- Argentina: US$2.7m
- Estonia: US$2.7m
- Greece: US$2.7m
- Norway: US$2.6m
- Colombia: US$2.5m
- Chile: US$2.4m
- Dominican Republic: US$2.2m
- Senegal: US$2.1m
- Finland: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$1.9m
- Costa Rica: US$1.8m
- Taiwan: US$1.5m
- Serbia: US$1.4m
- India: US$1.3m
- Latvia: US$1.3m
- Bulgaria: US$1.3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$232.2m | 36.4% |
| 2 | China | US$109.3m | 17.2% |
| 3 | United States | US$74.7m | 11.7% |
| 4 | Egypt | US$66.8m | 10.5% |
| 5 | France | US$32.8m | 5.2% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$27.6m | 4.3% |
| 7 | Spain | US$23.7m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$15.4m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$10.5m | 1.6% |
| 10 |  Hungary | US$5.7m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$70m | 11% |
| 2 | United States | US$46.8m | 7.3% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$40.4m | 6.3% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$32.8m | 5.2% |
| 5 |  Brazil | US$32.5m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Indonesia | US$32m | 5% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$26.6m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$26.5m | 4.2% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$20.3m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$18.2m | 2.9% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600011719 HMRC
Dehydrated Shallot Granules 1-3mm Used as a food ingredient. Dehydrated shallots, (part of the onion family) that have been peeled, sliced, dehydrated and cut down into a 1-3mm cut size. Packaged in 20kg paper bags with plastic inner liners
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Quota · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0712.20; the duty is 12%.
Subheading 0712.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 12.8%.
168 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 12%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £29.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 3% on the year before); India supplied 37%, followed by France.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$637.1m (+21.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was India (US$232.2m), followed by China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder: onions?
Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder: onions fall under HS subheading 0712.20, part of heading 0712, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0712.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0712.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or…?
India, with US$232.2m in 2024 (36.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
168 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 12% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were India (37%), France (15%) and United States (11%), out of total imports of £29.8m.