Subheading · Chapter 09 · Heading 0903
0903.00: Maté
Subheading 0903.00 belongs to heading 0903 (maté) in chapter 09.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0903 00 00 00 Maté
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 |
| 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–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | £224k | 27.9% | +26.8% |
 Argentina | £207k | 25.8% | +60.7% |
 Syria | £120k | 14.9% | +45.3% |
 Germany | £108k | 13.4% | +47.7% |
 Czechia | £66k | 8.2% | -68.2% |
 China | £28k | 3.5% | — |
 India | £9k | 1.1% | +5.3% |
 Belize | £8k | 1% | -9.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$23kUS$23k+US$133k+US$995k+> US$11m
Exports: 98
- Brazil: US$104m
- Argentina: US$92m
- Paraguay: US$11m
- Germany: US$5m
- Syria: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Uruguay: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Czechia: US$995k
- Türkiye: US$742k
- France: US$566k
- United Arab Emirates: US$509k
- United States: US$494k
- Singapore: US$436k
- Ecuador: US$397k
- Poland: US$248k
- Luxembourg: US$166k
- Sri Lanka: US$159k
- China: US$155k
- Italy: US$145k
- Thailand: US$141k
- Portugal: US$133k
- Hungary: US$123k
- Malaysia: US$119k
- United Kingdom: US$118k
- Belgium: US$100k
- Lebanon: US$76k
- Lithuania: US$75k
- Austria: US$58k
- Australia: US$55k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$51k
- South Africa: US$48k
- Japan: US$43k
- India: US$43k
- Jordan: US$35k
- Israel: US$32k
- Peru: US$31k
- Switzerland: US$30k
- Bulgaria: US$29k
- Chile: US$29k
- Indonesia: US$26k
- Serbia: US$25k
- Bolivia: US$23k
- Sweden: US$23k
- Iceland: US$18k
- Nigeria: US$18k
- South Korea: US$17k
- Cyprus: US$12k
- Pakistan: US$8k
- Canada: US$7k
- Mexico: US$6k
- Greece: US$5k
- Iran: US$5k
- Ireland: US$5k
- Philippines: US$4k
- Russia: US$4k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4k
- Denmark: US$4k
- Taiwan: US$3k
- New Zealand: US$2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$40kUS$40k+US$256k+US$1m+> US$13m
Imports: 136
- Syria: US$70m
- Uruguay: US$68m
- Argentina: US$20m
- Spain: US$13m
- Chile: US$12m
- Germany: US$7m
- United States: US$7m
- Poland: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Brazil: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Belgium: US$971k
- Bolivia: US$891k
- Italy: US$865k
- Lebanon: US$793k
- United Kingdom: US$779k
- Saudi Arabia: US$718k
- Australia: US$671k
- Malaysia: US$570k
- Switzerland: US$510k
- Israel: US$449k
- Paraguay: US$399k
- Sweden: US$368k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$366k
- Mexico: US$353k
- Portugal: US$327k
- Russia: US$281k
- Bulgaria: US$256k
- Norway: US$242k
- South Korea: US$232k
- Romania: US$222k
- Ecuador: US$204k
- New Zealand: US$199k
- Slovakia: US$171k
- Japan: US$164k
- United Arab Emirates: US$160k
- Peru: US$154k
- Ireland: US$150k
- Bahamas: US$150k
- Kuwait: US$146k
- Singapore: US$131k
- Egypt: US$117k
- Qatar: US$117k
- Denmark: US$111k
- Costa Rica: US$98k
- Brunei: US$95k
- Colombia: US$93k
- Ukraine: US$92k
- Vietnam: US$91k
- Andorra: US$88k
- South Africa: US$83k
- Luxembourg: US$82k
- Kenya: US$74k
- Taiwan: US$71k
- Lithuania: US$62k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | US$104m | 45.9% |
| 2 | Argentina | US$92m | 40.6% |
| 3 |  Paraguay | US$11m | 4.9% |
| 4 | Germany | US$5m | 2% |
| 5 | Syria | US$3m | 1.4% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$2m | 0.8% |
| 7 |  Uruguay | US$2m | 0.8% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$2m | 0.7% |
| 9 | Czechia | US$995k | 0.4% |
| 10 |  Türkiye | US$742k | 0.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | US$70m | 30.8% |
| 2 | Uruguay | US$68m | 29.8% |
| 3 | Argentina | US$20m | 8.6% |
| 4 | Spain | US$13m | 5.7% |
| 5 |  Chile | US$12m | 5.2% |
| 6 | Germany | US$7m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  United States | US$7m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$3m | 1.5% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$3m | 1.2% |
| 10 | Brazil | US$2m | 1% |
Subheading 0903.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 0903.00; the duty is duty-free.
172 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 .
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £801.5k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 8% on the year before); Brazil supplied 28%, followed by Argentina.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$226m (+45.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was Brazil (US$104m), followed by Argentina.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for maté?
Maté fall under HS subheading 0903.00, part of heading 0903, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on maté in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0903.00 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 maté in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0903.00 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 maté?
Brazil, with US$104m in 2024 (45.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
172 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 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 (28%), Argentina (26%) and Syria (15%), out of total imports of £801.5k.