Subheading · Chapter 08 · Heading 0807
0807.19: Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: melons (including watermelons), other
Melons (other than watermelons)
Official description Other
0807.19 is the HS subheading for melons (other than watermelons), under heading 0807 in chapter 08.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0807 19 00 00 Other 8%
- 0807 19 00 50 Amarillo, cuper, honey dew (including cantalene), onteniente, piel de sapo, (including verde liso, rochet, tendral, futuro 8%
- 0807 19 00 60 Galia melon (c.melo var.reticulatus) 8%
- 0807 19 00 90 Other 8%
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 4
- Additional dutyUnit price 70.95 GBP / 100 kg
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 22 October 2026
- Legal act
- The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 3 lines
- Additional dutyUnit price 96.87 GBP / 100 kg
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 22 October 2026
- Legal act
- The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 3 lines
- Additional dutyUnit price 93.73 GBP / 100 kg
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 22 October 2026
- Legal act
- The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 3 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
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
- Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda and 49 more
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1527
- Documents
- N851
- 901Y
- C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 8% |
| 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 |
| CPTPPQuota | Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico | 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 |
| 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–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–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–Israel agreementQuota | Israel | 4.4% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 4.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | £56.5m | 42.8% | +5.2% |
 Spain | £52.4m | 39.6% | +23.4% |
 Costa Rica | £6m | 4.5% | +2.4% |
 South Africa | £4.3m | 3.3% | +29.1% |
 Honduras | £4.1m | 3.1% | -48.8% |
 Egypt | £3.1m | 2.4% | +20.7% |
 Ireland | £1.2m | 0.9% | +7.1% |
 Italy | £1.1m | 0.8% | +44% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 86.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 1.6% – 29.8% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 14% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Japan 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 25% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 45% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$135kUS$135k+US$2m+US$21m+> US$133m
Exports: 139
- Spain: US$376m
- Guatemala: US$233m
- Brazil: US$202m
- China: US$179m
- United States: US$133m
- Honduras: US$118m
- Netherlands: US$94m
- Mexico: US$90m
- Morocco: US$68m
- Costa Rica: US$50m
- Italy: US$45m
- France: US$41m
- Germany: US$31m
- Uzbekistan: US$21m
- Australia: US$20m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$19m
- Senegal: US$16m
- Jordan: US$13m
- Türkiye: US$13m
- Japan: US$11m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Kazakhstan: US$9m
- Oman: US$7m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- India: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Greece: US$3m
- Yemen: US$3m
- Iran: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Afghanistan: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Algeria: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Albania: US$896k
- Mauritania: US$816k
- Vietnam: US$810k
- Denmark: US$806k
- United Kingdom: US$780k
- Hungary: US$751k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$650k
- Slovenia: US$577k
- Lithuania: US$501k
- Croatia: US$495k
- Czechia: US$453k
- Syria: US$423k
- Singapore: US$378k
- Canada: US$334k
- United Arab Emirates: US$275k
- Azerbaijan: US$274k
- Ireland: US$270k
- Poland: US$243k
- Tunisia: US$218k
- Estonia: US$195k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$144kUS$144k+US$3m+US$15m+> US$129m
Imports: 196
- United States: US$366m
- Canada: US$159m
- France: US$156m
- Netherlands: US$148m
- Germany: US$147m
- United Kingdom: US$129m
- Vietnam: US$120m
- Spain: US$74m
- Belgium: US$46m
- Switzerland: US$42m
- Portugal: US$40m
- Italy: US$37m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$28m
- Austria: US$26m
- Denmark: US$20m
- Sweden: US$19m
- China: US$19m
- Singapore: US$19m
- Japan: US$17m
- Poland: US$15m
- Russia: US$15m
- Saudi Arabia: US$13m
- Qatar: US$13m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$11m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Thailand: US$11m
- Norway: US$10m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Ireland: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$7m
- Kuwait: US$7m
- Romania: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Bahrain: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Macao SAR China: US$4m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Belarus: US$3m
- Maldives: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Iceland: US$2m
- Malta: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$2m
- Brunei: US$1m
- Bahamas: US$1m
- Cape Verde: US$991k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | US$376m | 20.2% |
| 2 |  Guatemala | US$233m | 12.5% |
| 3 | Brazil | US$202m | 10.8% |
| 4 |  China | US$179m | 9.7% |
| 5 | United States | US$133m | 7.2% |
| 6 | Honduras | US$118m | 6.4% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$94m | 5% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$90m | 4.8% |
| 9 |  Morocco | US$68m | 3.7% |
| 10 | Costa Rica | US$50m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$366m | 19.7% |
| 2 | Canada | US$159m | 8.6% |
| 3 |  France | US$156m | 8.4% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$148m | 8% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$147m | 7.9% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$129m | 7% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$120m | 6.4% |
| 8 | Spain | US$74m | 4% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$46m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$42m | 2.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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.
- 15%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 147%highest: Barbados, Türkiye, Lebanon
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 40% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 40% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 147% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 53% | 40% – 80% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 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 | 17% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 12% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 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 | 10% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 8.8% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 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 | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 29%* | 21% – 38% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 6% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 70%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 19%* | 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 | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 45% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 29%* | 20% – 37% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 40% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 15% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 45% | 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 | 2.2%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 86% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 8% | 2023 | |
| United States | 14% | 1.6% – 30% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 24%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 30% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 30% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 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
- 05791 Melons (including water melons) & papaws (papayas), fresh
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01229 Cantaloupes and other melons
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0113 Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0807.19 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0807.19 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0807.19 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0807.19 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0807.19 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0807.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
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 46 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-23 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- 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 367 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · 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 12 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0807.19 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0807.19; the duty is 8.8%.
Goods from 167 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 165 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported melons (other than watermelons) worth £132.2m (up 9% on the year before), at an average of £0.93 per kg; Brazil supplied 43%, followed by Spain.
World trade in melons (other than watermelons) reached US$2bn in 2024, up 4.8% on 2023.
Spain was the largest exporter with 20.2% of the total, ahead of Guatemala.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: melons (including watermelons), other?
Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: melons (including watermelons), other fall under HS subheading 0807.19, part of heading 0807, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on melons (including watermelons) and papaws… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0807.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on melons (including watermelons) and papaws… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0807.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most melons (including watermelons) and papaws…?
Spain, with US$376m in 2024 (20.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export melons (other than watermelons) to the UK duty-free?
165 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 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import melons (other than watermelons) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Brazil (43%), Spain (40%) and Costa Rica (5%), out of total imports of £132.2m.