Subheading · Chapter 09 · Heading 0904

0904.21

0904.21: Dried, neither crushed nor ground

Dried capsicum and pimenta (whole)

0904.21 is the HS subheading for dried capsicum and pimenta (whole), under heading 0904 in chapter 09.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free – 8% standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0904 21 00 00 Dried, neither crushed nor ground
  2. 0904 21 10 00 Sweet peppers (capsicum annuum) 8%
  3. 0904 21 90 00 Other Free
  4. 0904 21 90 20 Peppers (sweet or other than sweet) (capsicum spp.) Free
  5. 0904 21 90 80 Other Free

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

  • Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Belarus, Russia
    In force
    until 31 December 2028
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 3 lines

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
    Ethiopia, India, Sri Lanka
    Legal act
    2019/1793, 2024/120
    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 – 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–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 – 4.5%
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–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–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£4.8m-2.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.52 per kg
Jan 2024: £631kFeb 2024: £507kMar 2024: £557kApr 2024: £269kMay 2024: £516kJun 2024: £395kJul 2024: £506kAug 2024: £314kSept 2024: £430kOct 2024: £277kNov 2024: £264kDec 2024: £470kJan 2025: £600kFeb 2025: £356kMar 2025: £304kApr 2025: £408kMay 2025: £561kJun 2025: £401kJul 2025: £452kAug 2025: £367kSept 2025: £303kOct 2025: £526kNov 2025: £442kDec 2025: £267kJan 2026: £527kFeb 2026: £549kMar 2026: £272kApr 2026: £248kMay 2026: £405kJun 2026: £205kJul 2026: £543kAug 2026: £489k 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
Mexico £1.2m 25.9% -32.8%
China £858k 18% +18.9%
India £814k 17% -2%
Tanzania £310k 6.5% +1,815.6%
Uganda £302k 6.3% +15.8%
Malawi £189k 3.9% +10.9%
Spain £182k 3.8% -44%
Nigeria £144k 3% +313.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0904.21 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$215kUS$215k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$152m

Exports: 140
  1. India: US$1bn
  2. China: US$405m
  3. Peru: US$153m
  4. Mexico: US$152m
  5. Myanmar (Burma): US$73m
  6. Germany: US$23m
  7. Zambia: US$17m
  8. Spain: US$16m
  9. Pakistan: US$9m
  10. Vietnam: US$8m
  11. Honduras: US$7m
  12. Netherlands: US$6m
  13. Uzbekistan: US$5m
  14. South Africa: US$5m
  15. United States: US$5m
  16. Malaysia: US$4m
  17. Thailand: US$4m
  18. Zimbabwe: US$4m
  19. Guatemala: US$4m
  20. Türkiye: US$4m
  21. France: US$3m
  22. Belgium: US$3m
  23. Brazil: US$3m
  24. Bangladesh: US$2m
  25. Italy: US$2m
  26. Morocco: US$2m
  27. Malawi: US$2m
  28. Indonesia: US$2m
  29. Poland: US$2m
  30. United Kingdom: US$2m
  31. Serbia: US$2m
  32. Austria: US$1m
  33. Latvia: US$1m
  34. Rwanda: US$1m
  35. Hungary: US$1m
  36. United Arab Emirates: US$1m
  37. Jamaica: US$1m
  38. Egypt: US$998k
  39. Uganda: US$941k
  40. Canada: US$891k
  41. Sri Lanka: US$658k
  42. Kuwait: US$621k
  43. Czechia: US$594k
  44. Hong Kong SAR China: US$563k
  45. Madagascar: US$558k
  46. Mozambique: US$557k
  47. Nigeria: US$536k
  48. Slovakia: US$517k
  49. Iran: US$463k
  50. Taiwan: US$463k
  51. Singapore: US$456k
  52. Japan: US$435k
  53. Chile: US$424k
  54. Ethiopia: US$410k
  55. Cambodia: US$402k
  56. Kenya: US$378k
  57. Romania: US$368k
  58. South Korea: US$340k
  59. Ecuador: US$327k
  60. Estonia: US$302k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 India US$1bn 51.7%
2 China US$405m 20.6%
3 Peru US$153m 7.8%
4 Mexico US$152m 7.7%
5 Myanmar (Burma) US$73m 3.7%
6 Germany US$23m 1.1%
7 Zambia US$17m 0.9%
8 Spain US$16m 0.8%
9 Pakistan US$9m 0.5%
10 Vietnam US$8m 0.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$510m 25.9%
2 United States US$268m 13.6%
3 Thailand US$196m 9.9%
4 Mexico US$142m 7.2%
5 Spain US$131m 6.7%
6 Bangladesh US$126m 6.4%
7 Malaysia US$118m 6%
8 Sri Lanka US$83m 4.2%
9 Indonesia US$77m 3.9%
10 Germany US$33m 1.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 161

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.

  • 12%median duty
  • 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 270%highest: South Korea, India, Türkiye

161

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 13% 10% – 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 5% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 18% 10% – 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 17% 5% – 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 17% 5% – 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 13% 0% – 25% 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
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 20% 2023
Colombia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 9% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 18% 5% – 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 17% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 10% 0% – 20% 2023
Ecuador 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 10% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 13% 0% – 25% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 4.8% 0% – 9.6% 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 17% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 10% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 17% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 10% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 70% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 41% 26% – 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 17% 5% – 40% 2023
Japan 3% 0% – 6% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 13% 0% – 25% 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 23% 15% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 13% 0% – 25% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 10% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 45% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 12% 3% – 16% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 25% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 20% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 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 13% 0% – 25% 2023
South Korea 270%* 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 17% 5% – 40% 2023
St Lucia 17% 5% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 17% 5% – 40% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 27% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 13% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 47% 20% – 75% 2023
Tuvalu 23% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 2.7% 0% – 8% 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 0.1% 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
07513 Fruits of the genus Capsicum/of the genus Pimenta, dried/crushed/ground
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
01652 Chillies and peppers, dry (<i>Capsicum</i> spp., <i>Pimenta</i> spp.), raw
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0128 Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170904.21unchanged
20120904.21unchanged
20070904.20changed
20020904.20changed
19960904.20changed
19920904.20changed

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.

  • N305041 U.S. CBP 24 July 2019 · 0904.21.60.10

    The tariff classification of Diced Red Bell Peppers from Thailand

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. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 64 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-05 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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 →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0904.21 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 2.7%). 2 of them are duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0904.21 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 9.6%. 1 of them is duty-free.

168 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 Free – 8%.

Imports of dried capsicum and pimenta (whole) into the UK came to £4.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 2% on the year before); Mexico supplied 26%, followed by China.

In 2024, countries exported dried capsicum and pimenta (whole) worth US$2bn (−0.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was India (US$1bn), followed by China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for dried, neither crushed nor ground?

Dried, neither crushed nor ground fall under HS subheading 0904.21, part of heading 0904, in section II of the Harmonized System.

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

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0904.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on dried, neither crushed nor ground in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0904.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 9.6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most dried, neither crushed nor ground?

India, with US$1bn in 2024 (51.7% of world exports).

Which countries can export dried capsicum and pimenta (whole) to the UK duty-free?

168 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 – 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import dried capsicum and pimenta (whole) from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Mexico (26%), China (18%) and India (17%), out of total imports of £4.8m.

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