Subheading · Chapter 08 · Heading 0807
0807.20: Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: papaws (papayas)
Official description Papaws (papayas)
0807.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0807, melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh, chapter 08.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0807 20 00 00 Papaws (papayas) Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
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
- Brazil
- Legal act
- 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
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 | |
| 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, Mexico | 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 |
| 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | £11.3m | 74.7% | -21.1% |
 Spain | £1.9m | 12.2% | +12.5% |
 Mexico | £760k | 5% | +30,520.7% |
 Thailand | £682k | 4.5% | +361.9% |
 Ghana | £174k | 1.1% | +263.3% |
 India | £103k | 0.7% | +67.9% |
 Philippines | £80k | 0.5% | — |
 Kenya | £46k | 0.3% | +92.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 86.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 5.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$29kUS$29k+US$453k+US$6m+> US$17m
Exports: 110
- Mexico: US$153m
- Brazil: US$77m
- Spain: US$22m
- Guatemala: US$17m
- United States: US$12m
- Thailand: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Sri Lanka: US$7m
- India: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Germany: US$3m
- Panama: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Ghana: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- France: US$1m
- Belize: US$1m
- Mozambique: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- South Africa: US$952k
- Italy: US$633k
- Belgium: US$513k
- Fiji: US$453k
- Czechia: US$439k
- Angola: US$372k
- Saudi Arabia: US$357k
- Bangladesh: US$249k
- Uganda: US$209k
- Canada: US$197k
- Indonesia: US$197k
- Sweden: US$190k
- United Kingdom: US$184k
- Taiwan: US$162k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$155k
- Greece: US$124k
- Austria: US$115k
- Ecuador: US$91k
- Yemen: US$90k
- Poland: US$87k
- Morocco: US$65k
- Japan: US$60k
- Vietnam: US$58k
- Latvia: US$52k
- Cambodia: US$45k
- Aruba: US$35k
- Luxembourg: US$32k
- Madagascar: US$32k
- Honduras: US$32k
- Croatia: US$29k
- Peru: US$29k
- Australia: US$28k
- Slovenia: US$26k
- Oman: US$25k
- Ireland: US$23k
- Egypt: US$23k
- Cameroon: US$22k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$53kUS$53k+US$543k+US$2m+> US$15m
Imports: 169
- United States: US$156m
- Canada: US$31m
- Spain: US$24m
- Portugal: US$21m
- Germany: US$15m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Italy: US$9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Singapore: US$8m
- France: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Qatar: US$3m
- El Salvador: US$3m
- Austria: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Maldives: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Nepal: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Finland: US$827k
- Bahrain: US$826k
- Poland: US$808k
- Hungary: US$773k
- Ireland: US$763k
- Norway: US$756k
- Czechia: US$707k
- Saudi Arabia: US$606k
- South Korea: US$572k
- Slovakia: US$548k
- Ukraine: US$543k
- Uruguay: US$537k
- Lithuania: US$453k
- Greece: US$413k
- Macao SAR China: US$375k
- Luxembourg: US$368k
- Malaysia: US$356k
- Croatia: US$322k
- Honduras: US$305k
- Bahamas: US$290k
- Slovenia: US$268k
- Mexico: US$262k
- Botswana: US$259k
- Paraguay: US$228k
- Kenya: US$177k
- Bulgaria: US$175k
- Barbados: US$164k
- Mauritius: US$154k
- Iceland: US$147k
- Oman: US$137k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$131k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | US$153m | 43.1% |
| 2 | Brazil | US$77m | 21.6% |
| 3 | Spain | US$22m | 6.3% |
| 4 |  Guatemala | US$17m | 4.9% |
| 5 | United States | US$12m | 3.5% |
| 6 | Thailand | US$10m | 2.9% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$7m | 2.1% |
| 8 | Philippines | US$7m | 2% |
| 9 |  Sri Lanka | US$7m | 1.9% |
| 10 | India | US$7m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$156m | 44% |
| 2 | Canada | US$31m | 8.7% |
| 3 | Spain | US$24m | 6.7% |
| 4 |  Portugal | US$21m | 5.9% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$15m | 4.3% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$13m | 3.6% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$10m | 2.8% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$9m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates | US$8m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Singapore | US$8m | 2.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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
- 31number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 127%highest: Lebanon, Türkiye, Belize
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 16% | 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 | 3% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 80% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 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 | 25% | 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) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 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 | 10% | 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 | 64%* | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 3% | 2023 | |
| Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 127%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 18%* | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 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 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 62%* | 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 | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 50% | 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 | 30% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.4% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20%* | 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
- 01317 Papayas
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0122 Growing of tropical and subtropical fruits
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0807.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0807.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0807.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0807.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0807.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0807.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
Subheading 0807.20 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0807.20; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 153 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 153 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 these goods worth £15.2m (down 8% on the year before), at an average of £1.97 per kg; Brazil supplied 75%, followed by Spain.
World trade in these goods reached US$354m in 2024, up 4.4% on 2023.
Mexico was the largest exporter with 43.1% of the total, ahead of Brazil.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: papaws (papayas)?
Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: papaws (papayas) fall under HS subheading 0807.20, 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 0807.20 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 melons (including watermelons) and papaws… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0807.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most melons (including watermelons) and papaws…?
Mexico, with US$153m in 2024 (43.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
153 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Brazil (75%), Spain (12%) and Mexico (5%), out of total imports of £15.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.