Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0714

0714.20

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

Customs duty 2% · specific or compound duty standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0714 20 00 00 Sweet potatoes
  2. 0714 20 10 00 Fresh, whole, intended for human consumption 2%
  3. 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
    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)—2%
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
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

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
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

last 12 months£106.6m+19.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.60 per kg
Jan 2024: £5.6mFeb 2024: £6.7mMar 2024: £6.5mApr 2024: £7.9mMay 2024: £6.2mJun 2024: £6.8mJul 2024: £5mAug 2024: £7mSept 2024: £5.2mOct 2024: £7.1mNov 2024: £7.2mDec 2024: £6.7mJan 2025: £7.9mFeb 2025: £7.3mMar 2025: £9.4mApr 2025: £8.7mMay 2025: £7mJun 2025: £8.3mJul 2025: £6.8mAug 2025: £7.8mSept 2025: £9.6mOct 2025: £7mNov 2025: £8.5mDec 2025: £8.2mJan 2026: £8mFeb 2026: £9.1mMar 2026: £8.8mApr 2026: £9mMay 2026: £11.4mJun 2026: £10.3mJul 2026: £8.4mAug 2026: £8.2m 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
Egypt £44.4m 41.6% +38%
United States £34.7m 32.5% +14.9%
China £8.6m 8.1% -19.6%
South Africa £5.2m 4.9% +18.2%
Spain £4m 3.7% +3.1%
Brazil £2.4m 2.2% +16.4%
Uganda £2m 1.9% +29%
Argentina £1.7m 1.6% +81%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0714.20 · US$864m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$191kUS$191k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$93m

Exports: 130
  1. United States: US$206m
  2. Egypt: US$196m
  3. Netherlands: US$98m
  4. China: US$93m
  5. Spain: US$32m
  6. Vietnam: US$32m
  7. Portugal: US$28m
  8. Japan: US$24m
  9. Germany: US$13m
  10. Brazil: US$13m
  11. Canada: US$12m
  12. Indonesia: US$11m
  13. South Africa: US$10m
  14. France: US$10m
  15. Dominican Republic: US$9m
  16. Peru: US$8m
  17. Belgium: US$7m
  18. Honduras: US$7m
  19. United Kingdom: US$5m
  20. Uganda: US$5m
  21. Argentina: US$4m
  22. Thailand: US$3m
  23. Poland: US$3m
  24. Italy: US$2m
  25. Australia: US$2m
  26. Denmark: US$2m
  27. Jamaica: US$2m
  28. Pakistan: US$2m
  29. Costa Rica: US$2m
  30. Taiwan: US$2m
  31. Malaysia: US$2m
  32. Czechia: US$1m
  33. Singapore: US$1m
  34. South Korea: US$1m
  35. India: US$1m
  36. Jordan: US$1m
  37. Laos: US$1m
  38. Slovenia: US$822k
  39. Hungary: US$780k
  40. Greece: US$729k
  41. Croatia: US$622k
  42. Aruba: US$565k
  43. Austria: US$551k
  44. Lebanon: US$479k
  45. Cambodia: US$477k
  46. Mali: US$427k
  47. Ireland: US$421k
  48. Yemen: US$413k
  49. Sri Lanka: US$412k
  50. Morocco: US$390k
  51. Bulgaria: US$384k
  52. Cameroon: US$379k
  53. Türkiye: US$314k
  54. Sweden: US$311k
  55. Lithuania: US$307k
  56. Iran: US$292k
  57. Latvia: US$260k
  58. Tonga: US$239k
  59. Ecuador: US$234k
  60. Madagascar: US$222k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$206m 23.8%
2 Egypt US$196m 22.7%
3 Netherlands US$98m 11.4%
4 China US$93m 10.7%
5 Spain US$32m 3.7%
6 Vietnam US$32m 3.7%
7 Portugal US$28m 3.3%
8 Japan US$24m 2.7%
9 Germany US$13m 1.5%
10 Brazil US$13m 1.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$156m 18.1%
2 United Kingdom US$100m 11.6%
3 Canada US$68m 7.9%
4 Germany US$61m 7.1%
5 France US$58m 6.7%
6 Belgium US$51m 5.9%
7 United States US$50m 5.8%
8 Spain US$21m 2.4%
9 Saudi Arabia US$21m 2.4%
10 Japan 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 countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 16% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 40% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 13% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 160% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 13% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 1.7% 0% – 5% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 17% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 9.8% 0% – 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 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 1.7% 0% – 5% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 3% 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 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 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 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 36%* 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 12% 12% – 13% 2023
Jordan 25% 2023
Kazakhstan 12% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 13% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 1.7% 0% – 5% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 10% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 1.7% 0% – 5% 2023
Nauru 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 33%* 32% – 33% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 40% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 40% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 13% 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 25% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 1.7% 0% – 5% 2023
South Korea 272% 45% – 385% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 40% 2023
St Lucia 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 40% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 20% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 35% 30% – 40% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 19% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 10% 0% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 2% 2023
United States 5.3% 4.5% – 6% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 10% 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
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

HSCode
20170714.20unchanged
20120714.20unchanged
20070714.20unchanged
20020714.20unchanged
19960714.20unchanged
19920714.20, 2008.99changed

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.

  1. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 46 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-23 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 48 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-09 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  3. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 51 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-25 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  4. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 50 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-11 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  5. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 47 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-28 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  6. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 47 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-14 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  7. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 381 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-31 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  8. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1455 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2026 on the adjustment of customs duties on imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

    CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

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.

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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.

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