Subheading · Chapter 09 · Heading 0901

0901.12

0901.12: Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, not roasted, decaffeinated

Official description Decaffeinated

0901.12 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0901, coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee…, chapter 09.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 2
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0901 12 00 00 Decaffeinated 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 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014

Import requirements 2

  • 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
    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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—8%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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–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–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
DCTS Standard Indonesia 4.5%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£85.9m+33% · previous 12 months
Average import price£6.80 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.4mFeb 2024: £2.4mMar 2024: £4.7mApr 2024: £4.3mMay 2024: £4.4mJun 2024: £4.3mJul 2024: £4.4mAug 2024: £5mSept 2024: £4.5mOct 2024: £5.9mNov 2024: £3.3mDec 2024: £3.3mJan 2025: £4.8mFeb 2025: £4.4mMar 2025: £4.7mApr 2025: £6.1mMay 2025: £5.2mJun 2025: £8.7mJul 2025: £7.1mAug 2025: £6.5mSept 2025: £8.6mOct 2025: £5.8mNov 2025: £6.8mDec 2025: £4.6mJan 2026: £9.2mFeb 2026: £4.4mMar 2026: £8.8mApr 2026: £7.8mMay 2026: £8.8mJun 2026: £7.6mJul 2026: £7.5mAug 2026: £6m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Vietnam £36.7m 42.7% +33.7%
Germany £22.6m 26.3% +18.8%
Mexico £15.6m 18.2% +62.4%
Colombia £5.3m 6.2% +89.3%
Canada £2.7m 3.1% -18.6%
Brazil £1.1m 1.3% +60.6%
Peru £532k 0.6% +301.3%
Honduras £405k 0.5% +69.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0901.12 · US$1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$69kUS$69k+US$941k+US$11m+> US$66m

Exports: 119
  1. Germany: US$509m
  2. Vietnam: US$161m
  3. Mexico: US$82m
  4. Colombia: US$66m
  5. Brazil: US$48m
  6. Honduras: US$37m
  7. Canada: US$34m
  8. Netherlands: US$17m
  9. Costa Rica: US$14m
  10. Italy: US$11m
  11. Ethiopia: US$11m
  12. Indonesia: US$11m
  13. Belgium: US$10m
  14. Spain: US$8m
  15. Uganda: US$8m
  16. Nicaragua: US$7m
  17. Guatemala: US$6m
  18. Bulgaria: US$6m
  19. India: US$5m
  20. France: US$4m
  21. Peru: US$4m
  22. China: US$4m
  23. United States: US$3m
  24. Kenya: US$2m
  25. South Africa: US$2m
  26. Saudi Arabia: US$1m
  27. Switzerland: US$1m
  28. United Kingdom: US$1m
  29. Timor-Leste: US$941k
  30. Singapore: US$917k
  31. Papua New Guinea: US$878k
  32. Tanzania: US$633k
  33. Portugal: US$583k
  34. Rwanda: US$507k
  35. Congo - Kinshasa: US$467k
  36. Poland: US$450k
  37. South Korea: US$443k
  38. Kuwait: US$419k
  39. El Salvador: US$401k
  40. Slovenia: US$250k
  41. Japan: US$215k
  42. Romania: US$214k
  43. Lithuania: US$204k
  44. Türkiye: US$192k
  45. Australia: US$192k
  46. Thailand: US$188k
  47. Austria: US$171k
  48. United Arab Emirates: US$168k
  49. Russia: US$163k
  50. Armenia: US$158k
  51. Cyprus: US$146k
  52. Hong Kong SAR China: US$140k
  53. Ireland: US$123k
  54. Burundi: US$108k
  55. Czechia: US$96k
  56. Sweden: US$90k
  57. Malaysia: US$69k
  58. Syria: US$65k
  59. Ecuador: US$65k
  60. Jordan: US$60k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$509m 47%
2 Vietnam US$161m 14.8%
3 Mexico US$82m 7.6%
4 Colombia US$66m 6.1%
5 Brazil US$48m 4.4%
6 Honduras US$37m 3.4%
7 Canada US$34m 3.2%
8 Netherlands US$17m 1.6%
9 Costa Rica US$14m 1.3%
10 Italy US$11m 1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$421m 38.9%
2 Spain US$147m 13.6%
3 Switzerland US$83m 7.7%
4 France US$63m 5.9%
5 United Kingdom US$63m 5.8%
6 Netherlands US$58m 5.3%
7 Belgium US$43m 4%
8 South Korea US$38m 3.5%
9 Japan US$23m 2.1%
10 Canada US$18m 1.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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.

  • 10%median duty
  • 47number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 100%highest: India, Thailand, Angola

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 23% 5% – 40% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 0% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 0% 2022
Bahrain 0% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 23% 5% – 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 23% 5% – 40% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 1.5%* 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 0% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 8% 2023
Colombia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 14% 2023
Ecuador 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 0% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 8.3% 2023
Fiji 15% 2023
French Polynesia 6% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 23% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 23% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 100% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 16% 5% – 32% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 23% 5% – 40% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 50% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 10% 2023
Mauritania 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 23% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 40% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 10% 2023
Nigeria 10% 2023
North Macedonia 5% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 11% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 30% 2023
Papua New Guinea 25% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 11% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 40% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 20% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 0% 2023
Senegal 10% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 10% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 2% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 15% 5% – 25% 2023
St Lucia 23% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 23% 5% – 40% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 23% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 90% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 8% 2023
Tuvalu 25% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 8% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 6.1%* 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 20% 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
07112 Coffee, not roasted, decaffeinated
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
CPC 2.1 product
23911 Coffee, decaffeinated or roasted
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170901.12unchanged
20120901.12unchanged
20070901.12unchanged
20020901.12unchanged
19960901.12unchanged
19920901.12unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)

Products of these commodities may only be placed on the EU market or exported if they are deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due diligence statement.

  • Coffee applies from 30 December 2026

Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)

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.

  1. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

  2. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  3. US Tariff change

    Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

Subheading 0901.12 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 8%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0901.12; the duty is 8.3%.

Goods from 171 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 170 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £85.9m (up 33% on the year before), at an average of £6.80 per kg; Vietnam supplied 43%, followed by Germany.

World trade in these goods reached US$1bn in 2024, up 15.5% on 2023.

Germany was the largest exporter with 47% of the total, ahead of Vietnam.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, not roasted, decaffeinated?

Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, not roasted, decaffeinated fall under HS subheading 0901.12, part of heading 0901, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0901.12 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 coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0901.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated…?

Germany, with US$509m in 2024 (47% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

170 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.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

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 these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Vietnam (43%), Germany (26%) and Mexico (18%), out of total imports of £85.9m.

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