Subheading · Chapter 07 · Heading 0714

0714.30

0714.30: Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet: yams (Dioscorea spp.)

Official description Yams (Dioscorea spp.)

0714.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0714, manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar…, chapter 07.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 7.9 GBP / 100 kg standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0714 30 00 00 Yams (dioscorea spp.) 7.90 GBP / 100 kg
  2. 0714 30 00 10 Of a kind used for human consumption, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 28 kg, either fresh and whole or without skin and frozen, whether or not sliced 7.9 GBP / 100 kg
  3. Other 7.90 GBP / 100 kg
  4. 0714 30 00 89 For animal feeding 7.9 GBP / 100 kg
  5. 0714 30 00 99 Other 7.9 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 1

  • Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 6%
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 202 more
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/1432

Import requirements 5

  • 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 - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2021 No. 54
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
  • 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)——
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
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–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–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–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–Norway agreement Norway Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£12.2m-13.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.80 per kg
Jan 2024: £2mFeb 2024: £890kMar 2024: £1mApr 2024: £1.4mMay 2024: £814kJun 2024: £1.2mJul 2024: £1.6mAug 2024: £1.4mSept 2024: £1.6mOct 2024: £1.3mNov 2024: £1.2mDec 2024: £1.7mJan 2025: £1mFeb 2025: £848kMar 2025: £1.1mApr 2025: £1.2mMay 2025: £1.4mJun 2025: £1.2mJul 2025: £969kAug 2025: £633kSept 2025: £1.2mOct 2025: £1.3mNov 2025: £1mDec 2025: £1.1mJan 2026: £922kFeb 2026: £751kMar 2026: £1.1mApr 2026: £780kMay 2026: £829kJun 2026: £1.5mJul 2026: £759kAug 2026: £1.1m 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
Ghana £11.1m 90.9% -14.7%
China £341k 2.8% +28.5%
Brazil £273k 2.2% +5.5%
Jamaica £158k 1.3% -50%
France £153k 1.2% -18%
Nigeria £92k 0.7% +644.7%
Italy £18k 0.1% +48.2%
Costa Rica £18k 0.1% +419.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0714.30 · US$252.3m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$26.4kUS$26.4k+US$531.4k+US$6.6m+> US$27.3m

Exports: 97
  1. Ghana: US$63.3m
  2. Jamaica: US$52.8m
  3. China: US$27.3m
  4. Japan: US$20.6m
  5. Costa Rica: US$18.3m
  6. United States: US$18m
  7. Colombia: US$11.4m
  8. Brazil: US$10.8m
  9. India: US$6.6m
  10. Vietnam: US$4.1m
  11. Côte d’Ivoire: US$3m
  12. Italy: US$2m
  13. France: US$1.6m
  14. Netherlands: US$1.5m
  15. Thailand: US$1.1m
  16. Malaysia: US$1.1m
  17. Philippines: US$969.5k
  18. Tonga: US$836.6k
  19. Dominican Republic: US$753.7k
  20. Spain: US$747.2k
  21. United Kingdom: US$738.1k
  22. Sri Lanka: US$531.4k
  23. Afghanistan: US$526.2k
  24. Nigeria: US$518.8k
  25. Uganda: US$515.9k
  26. Benin: US$479.6k
  27. Belgium: US$390.8k
  28. Germany: US$322.3k
  29. Singapore: US$271.9k
  30. Cameroon: US$152.2k
  31. Indonesia: US$147.5k
  32. Mexico: US$142k
  33. Nicaragua: US$132.5k
  34. Senegal: US$130.8k
  35. Dominica: US$49.5k
  36. Hong Kong SAR China: US$44.4k
  37. Ecuador: US$43.5k
  38. South Africa: US$41.4k
  39. Honduras: US$40.9k
  40. Argentina: US$40.2k
  41. Portugal: US$36.7k
  42. Bangladesh: US$31.5k
  43. Canada: US$29.2k
  44. St Vincent & the Grenadines: US$26.4k
  45. Madagascar: US$26k
  46. Egypt: US$22k
  47. Fiji: US$22k
  48. Taiwan: US$19.9k
  49. Panama: US$17.1k
  50. Czechia: US$15.3k
  51. Ireland: US$13.5k
  52. Kenya: US$12.7k
  53. Togo: US$11.5k
  54. Tanzania: US$8.5k
  55. Morocco: US$7.9k
  56. Peru: US$5.8k
  57. Poland: US$5.6k
  58. Switzerland: US$5.2k
  59. New Caledonia: US$4.4k
  60. Ethiopia: US$3.3k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Ghana US$63.3m 25.1%
2 Jamaica US$52.8m 20.9%
3 China US$27.3m 10.8%
4 Japan US$20.6m 8.2%
5 Costa Rica US$18.3m 7.2%
6 United States US$18m 7.1%
7 Colombia US$11.4m 4.5%
8 Brazil US$10.8m 4.3%
9 India US$6.6m 2.6%
10 Vietnam US$4.1m 1.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$121.3m 48.1%
2 Canada US$33.7m 13.4%
3 United Kingdom US$20.6m 8.1%
4 Taiwan US$12.1m 4.8%
5 France US$12m 4.7%
6 Japan US$7.8m 3.1%
7 Netherlands US$7.5m 3%
8 Malaysia US$5.5m 2.2%
9 Singapore US$5.2m 2%
10 United Arab Emirates US$3.9m 1.5%

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. US Tariff change

    Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff all 3 lines under subheading 0714.30 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 0714.30 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

Goods from 150 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard ; 149 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 £12.2m (down 14% on the year before), at an average of £0.80 per kg; Ghana supplied 91%, followed by China.

World trade in these goods reached US$252.3m in 2024, up 8.5% on 2023.

Ghana was the largest exporter with 25.1% of the total, ahead of Jamaica.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet: yams (Dioscorea spp.)?

Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet: yams (Dioscorea spp.) fall under HS subheading 0714.30, part of heading 0714, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes… in the EU?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0714.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 19.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes… in the United States?

Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 0714.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8.3%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes…?

Ghana, with US$63.3m in 2024 (25.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

149 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 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 Ghana (91%), China (3%) and Brazil (2%), out of total imports of £12.2m.