Subheading · Chapter 08 · Heading 0802

0802.31

0802.31: Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: walnuts, in shell

Official description In shell

Subheading 0802.31 belongs to heading 0802 (other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled) in chapter 08.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0802 31 00 00 In shell 4%

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

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2023 No. 1203
    Documents
    • 9062

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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—4%
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, 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–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£2.1m+16.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.87 per kg
Jan 2024: £222kFeb 2024: £86kMar 2024: £21kApr 2024: £38kMay 2024: £28kJun 2024: £114kJul 2024: £553kAug 2024: £429kSept 2024: £121kOct 2024: £127kNov 2024: £269kDec 2024: £83kJan 2025: £77kFeb 2025: £185kMar 2025: £68kApr 2025: £16kMay 2025: £96kJun 2025: £324kJul 2025: £296kAug 2025: £112kSept 2025: £380kOct 2025: £105kNov 2025: £223kDec 2025: £256kJan 2026: £51kFeb 2026: £101kMar 2026: £33kApr 2026: £57kMay 2026: £98kJun 2026: £222kJul 2026: £338kAug 2026: £208k 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
Chile £949k 45.8% +102.6%
United States £531k 25.6% +2.7%
France £331k 16% +6.5%
Netherlands £139k 6.7% +61.2%
China £96k 4.6% -67.8%
Portugal £12k 0.6% —
Spain £7k 0.3% -61.9%
Germany £2k 0.1% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0802.31 · US$1.1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$116.4kUS$116.4k+US$1.1m+US$7m+> US$183.3m

Exports: 97
  1. China: US$361.9m
  2. United States: US$327.3m
  3. Chile: US$183.3m
  4. France: US$46.6m
  5. Türkiye: US$41.7m
  6. Mexico: US$19.5m
  7. Argentina: US$16.4m
  8. Ukraine: US$8.8m
  9. Kyrgyzstan: US$7.6m
  10. Australia: US$7m
  11. Spain: US$4.5m
  12. Netherlands: US$3.9m
  13. Iran: US$3.4m
  14. Germany: US$3m
  15. Moldova: US$2.9m
  16. South Africa: US$2.9m
  17. Italy: US$2.8m
  18. Portugal: US$1.8m
  19. Uzbekistan: US$1.7m
  20. Slovakia: US$1.7m
  21. Afghanistan: US$1.4m
  22. Romania: US$1.4m
  23. Hungary: US$1.1m
  24. Greece: US$932.6k
  25. Bulgaria: US$786.1k
  26. Thailand: US$644.6k
  27. Myanmar (Burma): US$550.7k
  28. Russia: US$524.6k
  29. India: US$508.8k
  30. Lithuania: US$500.7k
  31. Georgia: US$477.6k
  32. Austria: US$433.7k
  33. Brazil: US$365.9k
  34. Kazakhstan: US$331.5k
  35. Belgium: US$307k
  36. Antigua & Barbuda: US$306.2k
  37. Lebanon: US$244.9k
  38. Poland: US$219.9k
  39. Indonesia: US$205.4k
  40. Czechia: US$165.2k
  41. United Arab Emirates: US$126.1k
  42. United Kingdom: US$122k
  43. Bolivia: US$117.4k
  44. Switzerland: US$117.3k
  45. Côte d’Ivoire: US$116.4k
  46. Iraq: US$116.4k
  47. Singapore: US$111.7k
  48. Azerbaijan: US$104.4k
  49. Canada: US$91k
  50. Estonia: US$85.4k
  51. Vietnam: US$76.2k
  52. Syria: US$51.2k
  53. Denmark: US$50k
  54. Egypt: US$39.2k
  55. North Macedonia: US$32.4k
  56. Latvia: US$28.4k
  57. Croatia: US$27.4k
  58. Israel: US$26.4k
  59. Philippines: US$23.6k
  60. Kenya: US$22.4k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$361.9m 34.1%
2 United States US$327.3m 30.8%
3 Chile US$183.3m 17.3%
4 France US$46.6m 4.4%
5 Türkiye US$41.7m 3.9%
6 Mexico US$19.5m 1.8%
7 Argentina US$16.4m 1.5%
8 Ukraine US$8.8m 0.8%
9 Kyrgyzstan US$7.6m 0.7%
10 Australia US$7m 0.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Türkiye US$181.4m 17.1%
2 United Arab Emirates US$165.8m 15.6%
3 India US$147.9m 13.9%
4 Italy US$106.2m 10%
5 Morocco US$59.4m 5.6%
6 Iraq US$47.5m 4.5%
7 Algeria US$34.3m 3.2%
8 Germany US$32.7m 3.1%
9 Mexico US$32.4m 3.1%
10 Spain US$27.4m 2.6%

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. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0802.31; the duty is 4%.

Subheading 0802.31 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4%.

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 4%.

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 £2.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 17% on the year before); Chile supplied 46%, followed by United States.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1.1bn (−6.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$361.9m), followed by the United States.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: walnuts, in shell?

Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: walnuts, in shell fall under HS subheading 0802.31, part of heading 0802, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other nuts, fresh or dried in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0802.31 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on other nuts, fresh or dried in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0802.31 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other nuts, fresh or dried?

China, with US$361.9m in 2024 (34.1% 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 4% 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 Chile (46%), United States (26%) and France (16%), out of total imports of £2.1m.