Subheading · Chapter 08 · Heading 0802
0802.42: Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: chestnuts (Castanea spp.), shelled
Official description Shelled
Subheading 0802.42 belongs to heading 0802 (other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled) in chapter 08.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0802 42 00 00 Shelled 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.6m | 66.2% | +100.3% |
 Italy | £461k | 18.8% | +28.4% |
 France | £214k | 8.7% | +254.4% |
 Portugal | £97k | 4% | +319.7% |
 Spain | £46k | 1.9% | -56.2% |
 India | £4k | 0.2% | — |
 Germany | £3k | 0.1% | -69.7% |
 South Korea | £3k | 0.1% | +9.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
Türkiye
USAWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$24kUS$24k+US$228k+US$4m+> US$8m
Exports: 70
- Italy: US$10m
- France: US$8m
- China: US$7m
- Spain: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Austria: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$957k
- South Korea: US$720k
- Poland: US$505k
- Chile: US$453k
- Cyprus: US$411k
- Germany: US$409k
- Türkiye: US$409k
- Czechia: US$265k
- Belgium: US$228k
- Brazil: US$151k
- United States: US$149k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$141k
- Greece: US$137k
- Singapore: US$135k
- Bolivia: US$112k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$100k
- Malaysia: US$73k
- Ukraine: US$59k
- Japan: US$49k
- Serbia: US$32k
- United Kingdom: US$31k
- Fiji: US$25k
- Croatia: US$24k
- North Macedonia: US$24k
- Hungary: US$21k
- India: US$20k
- Latvia: US$19k
- Luxembourg: US$18k
- Albania: US$18k
- Slovakia: US$18k
- Vietnam: US$14k
- Australia: US$13k
- Afghanistan: US$12k
- Ireland: US$9k
- Denmark: US$7k
- Colombia: US$6k
- Slovenia: US$6k
- Thailand: US$6k
- United Arab Emirates: US$4k
- Indonesia: US$3k
- Sweden: US$3k
- Israel: US$2k
- Switzerland: US$2k
- Taiwan: US$2k
- South Africa: US$1k
- Ghana: US$700
- Dominican Republic: US$500
- Syria: US$500
- Tonga: US$500
- Lithuania: US$300
- Finland: US$200
- Pakistan: US$100
- Tanzania: US$100
- Argentina: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$23kUS$23k+US$156k+US$1m+> US$4m
Imports: 112
- Germany: US$11m
- France: US$7m
- Spain: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Italy: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$905k
- Greece: US$740k
- Singapore: US$610k
- Switzerland: US$488k
- Slovakia: US$422k
- United States: US$410k
- Czechia: US$319k
- Austria: US$258k
- Saudi Arabia: US$255k
- Israel: US$253k
- Ireland: US$239k
- Philippines: US$210k
- Slovenia: US$207k
- Luxembourg: US$193k
- Serbia: US$156k
- Chile: US$150k
- Bulgaria: US$119k
- Poland: US$111k
- Türkiye: US$103k
- Canada: US$101k
- Romania: US$101k
- Norway: US$97k
- Macao SAR China: US$95k
- Sweden: US$91k
- Croatia: US$91k
- Denmark: US$76k
- Latvia: US$72k
- Cyprus: US$71k
- Indonesia: US$70k
- Christmas Island: US$59k
- Malta: US$56k
- Brazil: US$43k
- Australia: US$42k
- Albania: US$42k
- Kuwait: US$38k
- Bahrain: US$33k
- Montenegro: US$32k
- Estonia: US$26k
- Thailand: US$25k
- United Arab Emirates: US$24k
- Qatar: US$23k
- Maldives: US$20k
- New Zealand: US$16k
- Paraguay: US$15k
- Iceland: US$14k
- Pakistan: US$12k
- Finland: US$11k
- Azerbaijan: US$10k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$10m | 21.8% |
| 2 | France | US$8m | 16.2% |
| 3 | China | US$7m | 15.1% |
| 4 | Spain | US$6m | 12.9% |
| 5 | Portugal | US$6m | 12% |
| 6 |  Austria | US$4m | 9.5% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$957k | 2.1% |
| 8 | South Korea | US$720k | 1.5% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$505k | 1.1% |
| 10 |  Chile | US$453k | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$11m | 23.9% |
| 2 | France | US$7m | 16.1% |
| 3 | Spain | US$4m | 8.7% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$4m | 7.9% |
| 5 | Italy | US$3m | 5.6% |
| 6 | Portugal | US$2m | 4.1% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$2m | 3.9% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$1m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Hungary | US$1m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Taiwan | US$1m | 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.
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Tariff change · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0802.42; the duty is 4%.
Subheading 0802.42 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5.6%.
169 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 £2.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 76% on the year before); China supplied 66%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$46m (−3.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was Italy (US$10m), followed by France.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: chestnuts (Castanea spp.), shelled?
Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: chestnuts (Castanea spp.), shelled fall under HS subheading 0802.42, 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 0802.42 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 0802.42 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other nuts, fresh or dried?
Italy, with US$10m in 2024 (21.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
169 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 China (66%), Italy (19%) and France (9%), out of total imports of £2.5m.