Subheading · Chapter 09 · Heading 0904

0904.11

0904.11: Neither crushed nor ground

Whole pepper (not crushed)

0904.11 is the HS subheading for whole pepper (not crushed), under heading 0904 in chapter 09.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0904 11 00 00 Neither crushed nor ground Free
  2. 0904 11 00 10 Black pepper (piper) Free
  3. 0904 11 00 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

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
    Brazil, Ethiopia
    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)—Free
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–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

last 12 months£23.9m-11.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.59 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.5mFeb 2024: £1.6mMar 2024: £1.3mApr 2024: £1.9mMay 2024: £1.4mJun 2024: £2mJul 2024: £1.8mAug 2024: £2mSept 2024: £1.3mOct 2024: £1.8mNov 2024: £1.7mDec 2024: £3mJan 2025: £1.5mFeb 2025: £2.1mMar 2025: £3.1mApr 2025: £1.9mMay 2025: £2.3mJun 2025: £3.1mJul 2025: £3.1mAug 2025: £2mSept 2025: £1.7mOct 2025: £2.2mNov 2025: £1.6mDec 2025: £2.1mJan 2026: £1.4mFeb 2026: £2.3mMar 2026: £2mApr 2026: £2.2mMay 2026: £1.5mJun 2026: £2.7mJul 2026: £1.7mAug 2026: £2.6m 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 £15.7m 66% -3.2%
India £3.1m 12.9% +3.8%
Ireland £1.4m 5.8% -6.3%
Indonesia £774k 3.2% -57.2%
Czechia £599k 2.5% —
Brazil £342k 1.4% -76.9%
Sri Lanka £304k 1.3% -11.7%
China £297k 1.2% -63.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0904.11 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$210kUS$210k+US$2m+US$10m+> US$61m

Exports: 154
  1. Vietnam: US$864m
  2. Indonesia: US$292m
  3. Brazil: US$281m
  4. Sri Lanka: US$164m
  5. India: US$61m
  6. Germany: US$57m
  7. Cambodia: US$34m
  8. Malaysia: US$31m
  9. China: US$23m
  10. Mexico: US$23m
  11. Netherlands: US$19m
  12. France: US$14m
  13. Madagascar: US$13m
  14. South Africa: US$12m
  15. United States: US$10m
  16. Singapore: US$9m
  17. Türkiye: US$9m
  18. Austria: US$8m
  19. Italy: US$6m
  20. Spain: US$6m
  21. United Arab Emirates: US$6m
  22. Poland: US$6m
  23. Honduras: US$6m
  24. Czechia: US$5m
  25. Latvia: US$5m
  26. Tanzania: US$5m
  27. Belgium: US$4m
  28. United Kingdom: US$4m
  29. Thailand: US$4m
  30. Ecuador: US$3m
  31. Sweden: US$3m
  32. Romania: US$3m
  33. Kenya: US$3m
  34. Guatemala: US$2m
  35. Uganda: US$2m
  36. Estonia: US$2m
  37. Ireland: US$2m
  38. Greece: US$2m
  39. Pakistan: US$1m
  40. Belize: US$1m
  41. Zimbabwe: US$1m
  42. Egypt: US$920k
  43. Slovakia: US$777k
  44. Morocco: US$748k
  45. Mauritius: US$747k
  46. Croatia: US$739k
  47. Bulgaria: US$663k
  48. Denmark: US$620k
  49. Peru: US$602k
  50. Russia: US$551k
  51. Canada: US$483k
  52. Australia: US$480k
  53. Nigeria: US$478k
  54. South Korea: US$399k
  55. Hong Kong SAR China: US$380k
  56. Malawi: US$375k
  57. Slovenia: US$358k
  58. Bangladesh: US$354k
  59. Ukraine: US$331k
  60. Iran: US$330k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Vietnam US$864m 42.8%
2 Indonesia US$292m 14.5%
3 Brazil US$281m 13.9%
4 Sri Lanka US$164m 8.1%
5 India US$61m 3%
6 Germany US$57m 2.8%
7 Cambodia US$34m 1.7%
8 Malaysia US$31m 1.5%
9 China US$23m 1.1%
10 Mexico US$23m 1.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$376m 18.6%
2 India US$264m 13.1%
3 Vietnam US$163m 8.1%
4 Germany US$142m 7%
5 United Arab Emirates US$57m 2.8%
6 China US$57m 2.8%
7 France US$56m 2.8%
8 Pakistan US$53m 2.6%
9 Poland US$53m 2.6%
10 South Korea US$43m 2.1%

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
  • 36number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 66%highest: India, Thailand, Antigua & Barbuda

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 5% 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
Bahamas 5% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 0% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 20% 2023
Colombia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 4.5% 0% – 9% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 18% 5% – 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 10% 0% – 20% 2023
Ecuador 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 5% 0% – 10% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 20% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 6% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 66% 30% – 70% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 21% 10% – 32% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 8% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 1.5% 0% – 3% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 3% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 20% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 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 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 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 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 20% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 8% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 10% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 12% 5% – 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 20% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 40% 2023
St Lucia 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 40% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 51% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 20% 2023
Tuvalu 23% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 25% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 20% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
07511 Pepper of the genus Piper, neither crushed nor ground
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
01651 Pepper (< i> Piper</i> spp.), raw
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0128 Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170904.11unchanged
20120904.11unchanged
20070904.11unchanged
20020904.11unchanged
19960904.11unchanged
19920904.11unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

  • N342187 U.S. CBP 6 September 2024 · 0904.11.00.20

    The tariff classification of Black Pepper Grinder from Italy

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 →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0904.11 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0904.11; the duty is duty-free.

Goods from 172 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 172 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 whole pepper (not crushed) worth £23.9m (down 11% on the year before), at an average of £5.59 per kg; Vietnam supplied 66%, followed by India.

World trade in whole pepper (not crushed) reached US$2bn in 2024, up 30.2% on 2023.

Vietnam was the largest exporter with 42.8% of the total, ahead of Indonesia.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for neither crushed nor ground?

Neither crushed nor ground fall under HS subheading 0904.11, part of heading 0904, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on neither crushed nor ground in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0904.11 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 neither crushed nor ground in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0904.11 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 neither crushed nor ground?

Vietnam, with US$864m in 2024 (42.8% of world exports).

Which countries can export whole pepper (not crushed) 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import whole pepper (not crushed) from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Vietnam (66%), India (13%) and Ireland (6%), out of total imports of £23.9m.

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