Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0714
0714.20: Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet: sweet potatoes
Official description Sweet potatoes
Subheading 0714.20 belongs to heading 0714 (manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar…) in chapter 07.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0714 20 00 00 Sweet potatoes
- 0714 20 10 00 Fresh, whole, intended for human consumption 2%
- 0714 20 90 00 Other 5.3 GBP / 100 kg
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 dutyUnit price 105.17 GBP / 100 kg
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 22 October 2026
- Legal act
- The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, 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
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Applies to goods from
- China
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlPhytosanitary Certificate (import)
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla and 212 more
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1527
- Documents
- N851
- 901Y
- C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- 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) | — | 2% |
| 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–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 |
| 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £44.4m | 41.6% | +38% | |
| £34.7m | 32.5% | +14.9% | |
| £8.6m | 8.1% | -19.6% | |
| £5.2m | 4.9% | +18.2% | |
| £4m | 3.7% | +3.1% | |
| £2.4m | 2.2% | +16.4% | |
| £2m | 1.9% | +29% | |
| £1.7m | 1.6% | +81% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$191kUS$191k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$93m
Exports: 130
- United States: US$206m
- Egypt: US$196m
- Netherlands: US$98m
- China: US$93m
- Spain: US$32m
- Vietnam: US$32m
- Portugal: US$28m
- Japan: US$24m
- Germany: US$13m
- Brazil: US$13m
- Canada: US$12m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- South Africa: US$10m
- France: US$10m
- Dominican Republic: US$9m
- Peru: US$8m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Honduras: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Uganda: US$5m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Jamaica: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Jordan: US$1m
- Laos: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$822k
- Hungary: US$780k
- Greece: US$729k
- Croatia: US$622k
- Aruba: US$565k
- Austria: US$551k
- Lebanon: US$479k
- Cambodia: US$477k
- Mali: US$427k
- Ireland: US$421k
- Yemen: US$413k
- Sri Lanka: US$412k
- Morocco: US$390k
- Bulgaria: US$384k
- Cameroon: US$379k
- Türkiye: US$314k
- Sweden: US$311k
- Lithuania: US$307k
- Iran: US$292k
- Latvia: US$260k
- Tonga: US$239k
- Ecuador: US$234k
- Madagascar: US$222k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$84kUS$84k+US$1m+US$9m+> US$51m
Imports: 192
- Netherlands: US$156m
- United Kingdom: US$100m
- Canada: US$68m
- Germany: US$61m
- France: US$58m
- Belgium: US$51m
- United States: US$50m
- Spain: US$21m
- Saudi Arabia: US$21m
- Japan: US$19m
- Thailand: US$17m
- Italy: US$17m
- Poland: US$15m
- Malaysia: US$14m
- Singapore: US$14m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
- Ireland: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Kuwait: US$8m
- Norway: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Finland: US$7m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Romania: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Austria: US$6m
- Russia: US$5m
- China: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Iceland: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Jordan: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Oman: US$1m
- Macao SAR China: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$874k
- Estonia: US$867k
- Maldives: US$865k
- Lebanon: US$844k
- Bahrain: US$750k
- Malta: US$739k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$206m | 23.8% | |
| 2 | US$196m | 22.7% | |
| 3 | US$98m | 11.4% | |
| 4 | US$93m | 10.7% | |
| 5 | US$32m | 3.7% | |
| 6 | US$32m | 3.7% | |
| 7 | US$28m | 3.3% | |
| 8 | US$24m | 2.7% | |
| 9 | US$13m | 1.5% | |
| 10 | US$13m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$156m | 18.1% | |
| 2 | US$100m | 11.6% | |
| 3 | US$68m | 7.9% | |
| 4 | US$61m | 7.1% | |
| 5 | US$58m | 6.7% | |
| 6 | US$51m | 5.9% | |
| 7 | US$50m | 5.8% | |
| 8 | US$21m | 2.4% | |
| 9 | US$21m | 2.4% | |
| 10 | US$19m | 2.2% |
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.
- 15%median duty
- 22number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 272%highest: South Korea, Barbados, Iran
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 160% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 17% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9.8% | 0% – 13% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 36%* | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 12% – 13% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 33%* | 32% – 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 272% | 45% – 385% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 30% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 19% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 5.3% | 4.5% – 6% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 05483 Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes & similar roots & tubers (other than manioc) with high starch/inulin content whether/not sliced/in the form of pellets; sago pith
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01530 Sweet potatoes
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0714.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0714.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0714.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0714.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0714.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0714.20, 2008.99 | changed |
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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 46 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-23 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 48 commodity codes
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 51 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-25 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 50 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-11 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 47 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-28 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 47 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-14 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 381 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-31 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0714.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0714.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 3.8%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
167 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 2%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £106.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 19% on the year before); Egypt supplied 42%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$864m (+7.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$206m), followed by Egypt.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet: sweet potatoes?
Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet: sweet potatoes fall under HS subheading 0714.20, part of heading 0714, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0714.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0714.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes…?
The United States, with US$206m in 2024 (23.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
167 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 2% 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 Egypt (42%), United States (33%) and China (8%), out of total imports of £106.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.