Subheading · Chapter 08 · Heading 0801
0801.21: Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried: brazil nuts, in shell
Official description In shell
Subheading 0801.21 belongs to heading 0801 (coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried) in chapter 08.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0801 21 00 00 In shell Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 4
- 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 controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Brazil
- Legal act
- 2019/1793
- 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 | |
| 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 |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | 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–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | 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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £146k | 96.6% | -67.6% |
 Bolivia | £5k | 3.4% | -97.6% |
 United Arab Emirates | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Switzerland | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Vietnam | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 30% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 16% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 18% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$17kUS$17k+US$104k+US$648k+> US$2m
Exports: 57
- Brazil: US$13m
- Peru: US$2m
- Belgium: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Bolivia: US$899k
- Netherlands: US$648k
- Italy: US$469k
- Spain: US$293k
- India: US$246k
- Mozambique: US$150k
- France: US$116k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$107k
- Afghanistan: US$105k
- China: US$104k
- Togo: US$104k
- Australia: US$100k
- Germany: US$96k
- Tanzania: US$94k
- Guatemala: US$58k
- Portugal: US$53k
- Thailand: US$47k
- United Kingdom: US$34k
- Greece: US$33k
- Colombia: US$29k
- Poland: US$29k
- Egypt: US$26k
- Vietnam: US$20k
- Bulgaria: US$17k
- Türkiye: US$16k
- Lithuania: US$14k
- South Africa: US$13k
- Sri Lanka: US$12k
- Ireland: US$11k
- Nigeria: US$10k
- Estonia: US$8k
- Kenya: US$8k
- Ecuador: US$5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$3k
- Sweden: US$3k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2k
- Romania: US$2k
- Costa Rica: US$2k
- Canada: US$1k
- Croatia: US$1k
- Czechia: US$1k
- Russia: US$1k
- Denmark: US$800
- Saudi Arabia: US$800
- North Macedonia: US$500
- New Zealand: US$500
- Luxembourg: US$400
- Serbia: US$400
- Slovakia: US$400
- Switzerland: US$200
- Uruguay: US$200
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$100
- Hungary: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$9kUS$9k+US$58k+US$312k+> US$2m
Imports: 98
- China: US$6m
- Peru: US$6m
- United States: US$2m
- France: US$1m
- Spain: US$899k
- South Korea: US$812k
- Italy: US$700k
- Saudi Arabia: US$555k
- United Kingdom: US$520k
- South Africa: US$312k
- Netherlands: US$274k
- Poland: US$195k
- Greece: US$179k
- Lithuania: US$143k
- Türkiye: US$131k
- Benin: US$113k
- Czechia: US$111k
- India: US$105k
- Bolivia: US$93k
- New Zealand: US$90k
- Malaysia: US$82k
- United Arab Emirates: US$78k
- Serbia: US$66k
- Iceland: US$58k
- El Salvador: US$57k
- Sweden: US$55k
- Denmark: US$54k
- Jordan: US$50k
- Bahrain: US$45k
- Germany: US$39k
- Romania: US$36k
- Canada: US$33k
- Qatar: US$32k
- Ecuador: US$28k
- Norway: US$27k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$25k
- Portugal: US$23k
- Jamaica: US$21k
- Austria: US$19k
- Azerbaijan: US$17k
- Bahamas: US$14k
- Cyprus: US$12k
- Mongolia: US$11k
- Croatia: US$11k
- Finland: US$10k
- Vietnam: US$9k
- Burkina Faso: US$9k
- Panama: US$9k
- Kuwait: US$9k
- Montenegro: US$9k
- Singapore: US$9k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$8k
- Belgium: US$6k
- Botswana: US$6k
- Luxembourg: US$6k
- Barbados: US$5k
- Maldives: US$5k
- Kenya: US$5k
- Bermuda: US$4k
- Switzerland: US$4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | US$13m | 62.8% |
| 2 | Peru | US$2m | 7.7% |
| 3 |  Belgium | US$1m | 5.8% |
| 4 | United States | US$1m | 4.9% |
| 5 | Bolivia | US$899k | 4.2% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$648k | 3.1% |
| 7 | Italy | US$469k | 2.2% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$293k | 1.4% |
| 9 |  India | US$246k | 1.2% |
| 10 |  Mozambique | US$150k | 0.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$6m | 30.4% |
| 2 | Peru | US$6m | 26.4% |
| 3 | United States | US$2m | 7.5% |
| 4 |  France | US$1m | 6.2% |
| 5 | Spain | US$899k | 4.2% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$812k | 3.8% |
| 7 | Italy | US$700k | 3.3% |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | US$555k | 2.6% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$520k | 2.5% |
| 10 |  South Africa | US$312k | 1.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 10%median duty
- 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Barbados, Belize
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 25% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 30% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 15% | 5% – 25% | 2022 |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 40% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
| Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 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 | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 4% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 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 | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 25% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 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 | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 30% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 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 | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 05772 Brazil nuts, fresh/dried, whether/not shelled/peeled
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01377 Brazil nuts, in shell
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0125 Growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0801.21 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0801.21 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0801.21 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0801.21 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0801.21 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0801.20 | 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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0801.21; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 0801.21 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
143 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 Free.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £151.4k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 79% on the year before); Italy supplied 97%, followed by Bolivia.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$21m (+29.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was Brazil (US$13m), followed by Peru.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried: brazil nuts, in shell?
Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried: brazil nuts, in shell fall under HS subheading 0801.21, part of heading 0801, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0801.21 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 coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0801.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or…?
Brazil, with US$13m in 2024 (62.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
143 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 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 Italy (97%), Bolivia (3%) and United Arab Emirates (0%), out of total imports of £151.4k.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.