Subheading · Chapter 08 · Heading 0804
0804.40: Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes: avocados
Avocados
Official description Avocados
0804.40 is the HS subheading for avocados, under heading 0804 in chapter 08.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0804 40 00 00 Avocados 4%
- 0804 40 00 10 Fresh 4%
- 0804 40 00 90 Other 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 dutyUnit price 197.25 GBP / 100 kg
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 22 October 2026
- Legal act
- The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations
Import requirements 4
- 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
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- 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) | — | 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Peru | £117.6m | 37.2% | +7.4% |
 Chile | £48.4m | 15.3% | +31.4% |
 Israel | £45.7m | 14.4% | -6.7% |
 South Africa | £29.7m | 9.4% | +14.5% |
 Colombia | £26.9m | 8.5% | +5.6% |
 Morocco | £17.1m | 5.4% | -15.7% |
 Spain | £10.9m | 3.4% | -28.1% |
 Portugal | £4.3m | 1.4% | +30% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$167.7kUS$167.7k+US$4.6m+US$75.9m+> US$410.2m
Exports: 140
- Mexico: US$4bn
- Peru: US$1.4bn
- Netherlands: US$633.2m
- Israel: US$443.7m
- Spain: US$410.2m
- Colombia: US$348.5m
- Chile: US$324.6m
- Morocco: US$302m
- Kenya: US$263.8m
- South Africa: US$251.8m
- Dominican Republic: US$116.2m
- Germany: US$106.8m
- France: US$105.2m
- Tanzania: US$75.9m
- United States: US$75.4m
- Australia: US$67.4m
- New Zealand: US$62m
- Belgium: US$42.4m
- Brazil: US$41.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$38.1m
- Portugal: US$33.8m
- Guatemala: US$23.9m
- United Kingdom: US$20.4m
- Ecuador: US$14.1m
- Zimbabwe: US$13.3m
- Uganda: US$13.2m
- Poland: US$11.7m
- Slovenia: US$10.9m
- Italy: US$9.8m
- Denmark: US$9.3m
- Hungary: US$8.9m
- Lebanon: US$8.4m
- Mozambique: US$7.3m
- Lithuania: US$6.8m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$4.6m
- Greece: US$4.4m
- Costa Rica: US$3.6m
- Aruba: US$3.4m
- Egypt: US$3.2m
- Latvia: US$3.1m
- Czechia: US$2.7m
- Türkiye: US$2.6m
- Croatia: US$1.9m
- Panama: US$1.6m
- Eswatini: US$1.2m
- Vietnam: US$1.2m
- Philippines: US$1.1m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1.1m
- Sweden: US$923.1k
- Ireland: US$882.6k
- Saudi Arabia: US$882.2k
- Cyprus: US$835.7k
- Nicaragua: US$796.6k
- Austria: US$692k
- Malaysia: US$672.6k
- Bulgaria: US$565.5k
- Finland: US$369.8k
- China: US$334.7k
- Zambia: US$283.1k
- Switzerland: US$257.6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$733.7kUS$733.7k+US$11.8m+US$60.2m+> US$336.6m
Imports: 192
- United States: US$3.8bn
- Netherlands: US$1.2bn
- Spain: US$553.7m
- France: US$476.5m
- Canada: US$341.8m
- United Kingdom: US$336.6m
- Germany: US$302.8m
- Italy: US$161.1m
- Russia: US$160.9m
- China: US$152.6m
- Norway: US$132.5m
- Japan: US$130.6m
- Chile: US$116.3m
- Poland: US$115.2m
- Belgium: US$98.6m
- Switzerland: US$80.8m
- Austria: US$69.1m
- Denmark: US$63.4m
- Argentina: US$60.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$58.8m
- Romania: US$57m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$57m
- Sweden: US$56.2m
- El Salvador: US$51.4m
- Ukraine: US$49.8m
- Finland: US$38.3m
- Costa Rica: US$38.1m
- South Korea: US$35.5m
- Australia: US$33.9m
- Ireland: US$33.8m
- Portugal: US$32.7m
- Honduras: US$29.8m
- Czechia: US$28.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$25.8m
- Greece: US$25.7m
- India: US$21.4m
- Singapore: US$21m
- Hungary: US$19.6m
- Slovenia: US$19.5m
- Slovakia: US$19.4m
- Serbia: US$18.2m
- Lithuania: US$17.7m
- Malaysia: US$15.7m
- Türkiye: US$15.4m
- Latvia: US$14m
- Bulgaria: US$13.5m
- Thailand: US$11.8m
- Qatar: US$11.8m
- Morocco: US$11.7m
- Estonia: US$10.4m
- Uruguay: US$9.6m
- Croatia: US$9.1m
- Moldova: US$8.1m
- Luxembourg: US$7.9m
- Belarus: US$7.8m
- Kuwait: US$7.5m
- Egypt: US$5.7m
- Taiwan: US$5.2m
- Philippines: US$5.2m
- Iceland: US$4.9m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | US$4bn | 42.7% |
| 2 | Peru | US$1.4bn | 15.3% |
| 3 |  Netherlands | US$633.2m | 6.7% |
| 4 | Israel | US$443.7m | 4.7% |
| 5 | Spain | US$410.2m | 4.4% |
| 6 | Colombia | US$348.5m | 3.7% |
| 7 | Chile | US$324.6m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Morocco | US$302m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Kenya | US$263.8m | 2.8% |
| 10 | South Africa | US$251.8m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$3.8bn | 40.4% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$1.2bn | 12.8% |
| 3 | Spain | US$553.7m | 5.9% |
| 4 |  France | US$476.5m | 5.1% |
| 5 |  Canada | US$341.8m | 3.6% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$336.6m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$302.8m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$161.1m | 1.7% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$160.9m | 1.7% |
| 10 |  China | US$152.6m | 1.6% |
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 48 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-09 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 51 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-25 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 50 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-11 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 47 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-28 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 47 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-14 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 381 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-31 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Tariff change · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0804.40 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 4%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 0804.40; the duty is 45%.
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%.
Imports of avocados into the UK came to £316.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 4% on the year before); Peru supplied 37%, followed by Chile.
In 2024, countries exported avocados worth US$9.4bn (+20.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was Mexico (US$4bn), followed by Peru.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes: avocados?
Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes: avocados fall under HS subheading 0804.40, part of heading 0804, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0804.40 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 dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0804.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 45%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes?
Mexico, with US$4bn in 2024 (42.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export avocados 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.
Where does the UK import avocados from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Peru (37%), Chile (15%) and Israel (14%), out of total imports of £316.3m.
Typical products
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