Subheading · Chapter 08 · Heading 0809
0809.10: Apricots, cherries, peaches: apricots
Official description Apricots
Subheading 0809.10 belongs to heading 0809 (apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh) in chapter 08.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0809 10 00 00 Apricots 20%
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 3
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 10%
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 204 more
- In force
- until 31 May 2027
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 4%
- Applies to goods from
- Lebanon
- In force
- until 31 May 2027
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1457
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
- 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) | — | 20% |
| 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 |
| 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 agreementQuota | 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–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | 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–Liechtenstein agreementQuota | 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–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–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 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–Lebanon agreementQuota | Lebanon | 8% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 16.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £11.8m | 70.2% | +0.8% | |
| £2m | 11.7% | -7.7% | |
| £1m | 6.1% | +59.4% | |
| £835k | 5% | -56.7% | |
| £788k | 4.7% | -12.8% | |
| £216k | 1.3% | — | |
| £82k | 0.5% | +16% | |
| £67k | 0.4% | +198.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$94kUS$94k+US$2m+US$9m+> US$62m
Exports: 103
- Spain: US$200m
- Türkiye: US$73m
- Uzbekistan: US$62m
- Italy: US$57m
- Greece: US$29m
- France: US$25m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Moldova: US$10m
- United States: US$10m
- Germany: US$9m
- Armenia: US$7m
- Afghanistan: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Austria: US$6m
- Jordan: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Azerbaijan: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Lebanon: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Tajikistan: US$2m
- North Macedonia: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Syria: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- China: US$972k
- Portugal: US$967k
- Poland: US$863k
- Bulgaria: US$841k
- Slovenia: US$538k
- Croatia: US$472k
- Saudi Arabia: US$383k
- Slovakia: US$307k
- Lithuania: US$297k
- Morocco: US$216k
- Iran: US$203k
- Kazakhstan: US$153k
- Pakistan: US$149k
- Canada: US$141k
- Argentina: US$115k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$104k
- United Kingdom: US$94k
- Sweden: US$74k
- Albania: US$67k
- Denmark: US$58k
- United Arab Emirates: US$43k
- Costa Rica: US$41k
- Luxembourg: US$38k
- Singapore: US$37k
- Colombia: US$31k
- Russia: US$30k
- Estonia: US$25k
- Brazil: US$24k
- Egypt: US$21k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$50kUS$50k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$22m
Imports: 153
- Germany: US$130m
- Russia: US$90m
- France: US$33m
- Italy: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$22m
- Poland: US$20m
- Switzerland: US$20m
- Austria: US$19m
- Iraq: US$16m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Romania: US$14m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- Canada: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Azerbaijan: US$3m
- Libya: US$3m
- Belarus: US$3m
- United States: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- Bahrain: US$1m
- Curaçao: US$1m
- Qatar: US$946k
- Singapore: US$752k
- Montenegro: US$743k
- Greece: US$723k
- Australia: US$670k
- Syria: US$518k
- Albania: US$489k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$428k
- Malaysia: US$411k
- Malta: US$382k
- China: US$286k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$200m | 35.9% | |
| 2 | US$73m | 13.1% | |
| 3 | US$62m | 11.2% | |
| 4 | US$57m | 10.3% | |
| 5 | US$29m | 5.3% | |
| 6 | US$25m | 4.5% | |
| 7 | US$10m | 1.9% | |
| 8 | US$10m | 1.8% | |
| 9 | US$10m | 1.8% | |
| 10 | US$9m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$130m | 23.4% | |
| 2 | US$90m | 16.2% | |
| 3 | US$33m | 5.9% | |
| 4 | US$27m | 4.8% | |
| 5 | US$22m | 3.9% | |
| 6 | US$20m | 3.7% | |
| 7 | US$20m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$19m | 3.5% | |
| 9 | US$16m | 3% | |
| 10 | US$16m | 2.8% |
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
- 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 70%highest: Lebanon, Egypt, Türkiye
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.9%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 17% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 17%* | 13% – 21% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 70%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 41%* | 1.8% – 119% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 45% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 19%* | 15% – 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 45% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 37%* | 1.6% – 106% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 56% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 05793 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums & sloes, fresh.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01343 Apricots
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0124 Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0809.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0809.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0809.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0809.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0809.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0809.10 | 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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 48 commodity codes
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Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-25 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 50 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-11 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 47 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-28 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 47 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-14 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 12 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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Update to Autonomous Tariff Suspensions – 28 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6499 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0809.10; the duty is 20%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 0809.10; the duty is 55.8%.
163 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 20%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £16.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); Spain supplied 70%, followed by South Africa.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$557m (+6.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was Spain (US$200m), followed by Türkiye.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for apricots, cherries, peaches: apricots?
Apricots, cherries, peaches: apricots fall under HS subheading 0809.10, part of heading 0809, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on apricots, cherries, peaches: apricots in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0809.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 20%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on apricots, cherries, peaches: apricots in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0809.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 55.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most apricots, cherries, peaches: apricots?
Spain, with US$200m in 2024 (35.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
163 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 20% 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 Spain (70%), South Africa (12%) and Türkiye (6%), out of total imports of £16.7m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.