Subheading · Chapter 08 · Heading 0802
0802.51: Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: pistachios, in shell
Pistachios in shell
Official description In shell
0802.51 is the HS subheading for pistachios in shell, under heading 0802 in chapter 08.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0802 51 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.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
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
- Iran, Türkiye
- Legal act
- 2024/120
- Documents
- C678 Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y978 Exemption by virtue paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 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
- 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) | — | 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 | |
| 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–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | 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–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | 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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £43.6m | 95.3% | +18.8% |
 United Arab Emirates | £995k | 2.2% | — |
 Italy | £553k | 1.2% | +506% |
 Iran | £151k | 0.3% | -84.3% |
 China | £137k | 0.3% | — |
 Germany | £125k | 0.3% | — |
 Spain | £123k | 0.3% | — |
 Netherlands | £21k | 0% | -80.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$137kUS$137k+US$2m+US$18m+> US$155m
Exports: 97
- United States: US$2bn
- Iran: US$473m
- Türkiye: US$155m
- Germany: US$102m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$45m
- Belgium: US$30m
- Spain: US$27m
- China: US$26m
- Netherlands: US$19m
- Australia: US$18m
- Czechia: US$17m
- Luxembourg: US$9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- France: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Syria: US$3m
- Afghanistan: US$3m
- Lebanon: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Georgia: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Poland: US$973k
- Brazil: US$826k
- Bulgaria: US$817k
- Kazakhstan: US$805k
- Sweden: US$771k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$514k
- Argentina: US$472k
- Romania: US$444k
- Jordan: US$396k
- India: US$343k
- Guatemala: US$308k
- Uzbekistan: US$286k
- Serbia: US$281k
- Armenia: US$204k
- Turkmenistan: US$200k
- Croatia: US$173k
- Malaysia: US$141k
- Caribbean Netherlands: US$137k
- United Kingdom: US$134k
- Azerbaijan: US$112k
- Saudi Arabia: US$103k
- Ireland: US$103k
- Japan: US$84k
- Bahrain: US$71k
- Russia: US$61k
- Austria: US$61k
- Indonesia: US$54k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$53k
- South Africa: US$45k
- North Macedonia: US$44k
- Estonia: US$36k
- Latvia: US$33k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$260kUS$260k+US$5m+US$38m+> US$133m
Imports: 186
- China: US$909m
- Germany: US$332m
- Vietnam: US$265m
- Türkiye: US$207m
- India: US$187m
- Italy: US$133m
- Spain: US$131m
- Poland: US$98m
- Belgium: US$93m
- United Arab Emirates: US$87m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$84m
- Netherlands: US$65m
- France: US$62m
- Saudi Arabia: US$58m
- Jordan: US$48m
- Mexico: US$47m
- Iraq: US$40m
- United Kingdom: US$39m
- Czechia: US$38m
- Malaysia: US$38m
- Israel: US$37m
- Luxembourg: US$30m
- Morocco: US$28m
- Lithuania: US$23m
- Thailand: US$22m
- Slovakia: US$22m
- Taiwan: US$19m
- Egypt: US$19m
- Georgia: US$18m
- Japan: US$17m
- Algeria: US$15m
- Australia: US$12m
- Romania: US$12m
- Lebanon: US$11m
- Canada: US$10m
- Kazakhstan: US$10m
- Kuwait: US$10m
- South Korea: US$10m
- Pakistan: US$9m
- Syria: US$8m
- Libya: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Greece: US$7m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Qatar: US$5m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- Bahrain: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Iran: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
- Oman: US$3m
- Macao SAR China: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 71.7% |
| 2 | Iran | US$473m | 13.8% |
| 3 |  Türkiye | US$155m | 4.5% |
| 4 | Germany | US$102m | 3% |
| 5 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$45m | 1.3% |
| 6 |  Belgium | US$30m | 0.9% |
| 7 | Spain | US$27m | 0.8% |
| 8 | China | US$26m | 0.8% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$19m | 0.6% |
| 10 |  Australia | US$18m | 0.5% |
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.
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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 0802.51; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 0802.51 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 1.6%.
172 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.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of pistachios in shell into the UK came to £45.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 18% on the year before); United States supplied 95%, followed by United Arab Emirates.
In 2024, countries exported pistachios in shell worth US$3bn (+18.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$2bn), followed by Iran.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: pistachios, in shell?
Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled: pistachios, in shell fall under HS subheading 0802.51, 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 0802.51 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 other nuts, fresh or dried in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0802.51 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other nuts, fresh or dried?
The United States, with US$2bn in 2024 (71.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export pistachios in shell to the UK duty-free?
172 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on pistachios in shell?
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 pistachios in shell from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (95%), United Arab Emirates (2%) and Italy (1%), out of total imports of £45.7m.