Subheading · Chapter 09 · Heading 0902

0902.10

0902.10: Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg

Subheading 0902.10 belongs to heading 0902 (tea, whether or not flavoured) in chapter 09.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 2% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0902 10 00 00 Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg 2%

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 3

  • 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
    China
    Legal act
    2019/1793
    Documents
    • C678 Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
    • Y978 Exemption by virtue paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 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
    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)—2%
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
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–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

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£28.4m+32% · previous 12 months
Average import price£28.99 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.3mFeb 2024: £1.1mMar 2024: £1.4mApr 2024: £1.8mMay 2024: £1.1mJun 2024: £1.3mJul 2024: £1.8mAug 2024: £1.2mSept 2024: £1.1mOct 2024: £1.4mNov 2024: £1.6mDec 2024: £1.3mJan 2025: £1.1mFeb 2025: £964kMar 2025: £1.2mApr 2025: £2.7mMay 2025: £3.4mJun 2025: £2.9mJul 2025: £2.4mAug 2025: £1.7mSept 2025: £2.3mOct 2025: £2.2mNov 2025: £1.7mDec 2025: £4mJan 2026: £2.4mFeb 2026: £2mMar 2026: £2mApr 2026: £2.3mMay 2026: £3.1mJun 2026: £1.7mJul 2026: £3.1mAug 2026: £1.8m 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
Japan £12.8m 45.1% +15.9%
China £5.6m 19.7% +168.5%
Poland £1.7m 6.1% +37.8%
Türkiye £1.7m 6% +225.5%
Sri Lanka £1.7m 5.8% +9.9%
Germany £1m 3.7% -39.1%
United States £977k 3.4% -8.3%
Singapore £425k 1.5% +33.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0902.10 · US$1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$87kUS$87k+US$982k+US$11m+> US$53m

Exports: 169
  1. China: US$498m
  2. Japan: US$146m
  3. Poland: US$71m
  4. Germany: US$57m
  5. Sri Lanka: US$53m
  6. United States: US$31m
  7. Netherlands: US$27m
  8. United Kingdom: US$21m
  9. France: US$21m
  10. India: US$20m
  11. Taiwan: US$18m
  12. United Arab Emirates: US$16m
  13. Canada: US$12m
  14. Spain: US$12m
  15. Thailand: US$11m
  16. Belgium: US$11m
  17. Singapore: US$10m
  18. Morocco: US$9m
  19. Russia: US$8m
  20. Vietnam: US$5m
  21. Czechia: US$4m
  22. Brazil: US$4m
  23. Kenya: US$3m
  24. Italy: US$3m
  25. Malaysia: US$3m
  26. Indonesia: US$3m
  27. South Korea: US$2m
  28. Austria: US$2m
  29. Switzerland: US$2m
  30. Denmark: US$2m
  31. Türkiye: US$2m
  32. Portugal: US$1m
  33. Ukraine: US$1m
  34. Costa Rica: US$1m
  35. Kazakhstan: US$1m
  36. Latvia: US$1m
  37. Mexico: US$1m
  38. Slovakia: US$1m
  39. Pakistan: US$1m
  40. Hong Kong SAR China: US$982k
  41. Israel: US$919k
  42. Hungary: US$914k
  43. Lithuania: US$904k
  44. Egypt: US$855k
  45. Colombia: US$853k
  46. Sweden: US$709k
  47. Australia: US$629k
  48. Chile: US$506k
  49. South Africa: US$496k
  50. Argentina: US$487k
  51. Ireland: US$463k
  52. Slovenia: US$461k
  53. Ecuador: US$459k
  54. Philippines: US$404k
  55. Azerbaijan: US$402k
  56. Peru: US$401k
  57. Greece: US$395k
  58. New Zealand: US$346k
  59. Myanmar (Burma): US$310k
  60. Albania: US$255k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$498m 44.8%
2 Japan US$146m 13.1%
3 Poland US$71m 6.4%
4 Germany US$57m 5.1%
5 Sri Lanka US$53m 4.8%
6 United States US$31m 2.8%
7 Netherlands US$27m 2.5%
8 United Kingdom US$21m 1.9%
9 France US$21m 1.9%
10 India US$20m 1.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Ghana US$152m 13.7%
2 United States US$124m 11.2%
3 France US$73m 6.6%
4 Mauritania US$58m 5.2%
5 Netherlands US$39m 3.5%
6 Canada US$36m 3.3%
7 Senegal US$30m 2.7%
8 Gambia US$28m 2.5%
9 Mali US$28m 2.5%
10 Germany US$27m 2.4%

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
  • 38number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 514%highest: South Korea, India, Thailand

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 3.8% 2.5% – 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 12%* 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 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 12%* 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 1.2%* 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 0% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 15% 2023
Colombia 15% 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 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 3.2% 2023
Fiji 0% 2023
French Polynesia 6% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 5% 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 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 5% 2023
Japan 17% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 30% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 12%* 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 33% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 20% 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 15% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 11% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 25% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 12%* 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 0% 2023
Senegal 10% 2023
Seychelles 25% 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 514% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 5% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 90% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 7% 2023
Tuvalu 25% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 2% 2023
United States 3.2% 0% – 6.4% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 13%* 10% – 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 40% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 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
07411 Green tea (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not > 3 kg, whether/not flavoured
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
23913 Green tea (not fermented), black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170902.10unchanged
20120902.10unchanged
20070902.10unchanged
20020902.10unchanged
19960902.10unchanged
19920902.10unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 4

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.

  • N294683 U.S. CBP 22 March 2018 · 0902.10.10.50

    The tariff classification of Mother’s Day Mug Gift Sets from China

  • N280540 U.S. CBP 18 November 2016 · 0902.10.10.50

    The tariff classification of flavored green tea, black tea and herbal tea from India and South Africa

  • H260569 U.S. CBP 5 October 2016 · 0902.10.10

    Modification of NY N004103 and NY N041686; Revocation of NY G87506; Classification of Zen Tea, Green Tea and Lemongrass, and Cucumber White Tea.

  • 600015705 HMRC 17 July 2026 – 16 July 2029 · 0902 10 00 00

    A pack of tea bags. The item consists of two individual packs of green tea and a complimentary spoon. One of the packs contains twenty tagged tea bags each containing 1.75g of peppermint green tea with mint flavour. The ingredients include green tea, mint leaves, and natural mint flavouring. The…

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. 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

  3. EU Rules of origin · Applies from:

    Decision No 1/2026 of the Trade Committee established under the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific states, of the other part, of 30 January 2026 amending certain provisions of Protocol II concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation [2026/498]

    CELEX 22026D0498 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0902.10; the duty is 2%.

Subheading 0902.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.2%.

171 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 2%.

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

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £28.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 32% on the year before); Japan supplied 45%, followed by China.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1bn (+5.2% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$498m), followed by Japan.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg?

Green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg fall under HS subheading 0902.10, part of heading 0902, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0902.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0902.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most green tea (not fermented) in immediate packings…?

China, with US$498m in 2024 (44.8% of world exports).

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

171 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 2% 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 Japan (45%), China (20%) and Poland (6%), out of total imports of £28.4m.

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