Subheading · Chapter 09 · Heading 0904
0904.22: Fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: crushed or ground
Ground chilli and paprika
Official description Crushed or ground
0904.22 is the HS subheading for ground chilli and paprika, under heading 0904 in chapter 09.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0904 22 00 00 Crushed or ground 4%
- Peppers (sweet or other than sweet) (capsicum spp.) 4%
- 0904 22 00 11 Sweet peppers (capsicum annuum) 4%
- 0904 22 00 19 Other 4%
- 0904 22 00 90 Other 4%
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
- In force
- until 30 June 2027
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff lines
- on 2 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
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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–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–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–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £22.6m | 44.4% | -7.4% |
 India | £12.7m | 25% | -35.4% |
 China | £9.3m | 18.4% | -1.7% |
 Türkiye | £1.6m | 3.2% | -15.1% |
 South Africa | £872k | 1.7% | +55.7% |
 Peru | £854k | 1.7% | +19.2% |
 Mexico | £475k | 0.9% | +60.7% |
 United States | £292k | 0.6% | +0.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 35% – 75% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 61.7% USA Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Mexico 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
Taiwan 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 45% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$266kUS$266k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$31m
Exports: 158
- China: US$433m
- Spain: US$314m
- India: US$304m
- Mexico: US$51m
- Tunisia: US$31m
- Germany: US$29m
- South Korea: US$20m
- Peru: US$19m
- Türkiye: US$19m
- United States: US$19m
- Hungary: US$13m
- Austria: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Thailand: US$9m
- France: US$7m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Poland: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Israel: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- North Macedonia: US$3m
- Japan: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Zambia: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Malawi: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Syria: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Russia: US$992k
- Australia: US$902k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$859k
- Switzerland: US$720k
- Indonesia: US$713k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$367kUS$367k+US$4m+US$16m+> US$39m
Imports: 210
- United States: US$338m
- Germany: US$82m
- United Kingdom: US$72m
- Japan: US$59m
- France: US$47m
- Canada: US$42m
- Spain: US$39m
- Indonesia: US$38m
- Netherlands: US$34m
- United Arab Emirates: US$33m
- Poland: US$32m
- Malaysia: US$29m
- Russia: US$26m
- Australia: US$26m
- Austria: US$23m
- South Africa: US$22m
- Saudi Arabia: US$21m
- Mexico: US$21m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Italy: US$17m
- Hungary: US$16m
- Algeria: US$16m
- Thailand: US$15m
- Ghana: US$15m
- Switzerland: US$13m
- Czechia: US$13m
- Libya: US$13m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Vietnam: US$12m
- Israel: US$12m
- Brazil: US$12m
- Romania: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10m
- Philippines: US$10m
- Taiwan: US$10m
- Slovakia: US$9m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Singapore: US$8m
- India: US$7m
- Qatar: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Argentina: US$6m
- Nigeria: US$6m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Oman: US$5m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- Nepal: US$5m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Costa Rica: US$4m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Iran: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Chile: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$433m | 30.5% |
| 2 | Spain | US$314m | 22.1% |
| 3 | India | US$304m | 21.4% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$51m | 3.6% |
| 5 |  Tunisia | US$31m | 2.2% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$29m | 2.1% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$20m | 1.4% |
| 8 | Peru | US$19m | 1.4% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$19m | 1.4% |
| 10 | United States | US$19m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$338m | 23.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$82m | 5.8% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$72m | 5.1% |
| 4 | Japan | US$59m | 4.1% |
| 5 |  France | US$47m | 3.3% |
| 6 | Canada | US$42m | 3% |
| 7 | Spain | US$39m | 2.8% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$38m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$34m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates | US$33m | 2.3% |
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
- 20number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 270%highest: South Korea, Türkiye, India
161
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 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 | 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 | 10% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 17% | 5% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 70% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 30% | 5% – 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 17% | 5% – 40% | 2023 |
| Japan | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 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 | 3.4%* | 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 | 10% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 45% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 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 | 9.4%* | 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 | 2.6%* | 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 | 75% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 4% | 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
- 23922 Chillies and peppers, dry (capsicum spp., pimenta), processed
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0904.22 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0904.22 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0904.20 | changed |
| 2002 | 0904.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 0904.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 0904.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
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.
- Import and export controls
RG 09.10.2026 sayı 33395 · Tebliğ 2022/1 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Other
Update to CHED-D Measures for China and Paraguay – 7 January 2026
Trade Tariff news 3894 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0904.22 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 4%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0904.22; the duty is 5%.
Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 170 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 ground chilli and paprika worth £50.8m (down 16% on the year before), at an average of £3.33 per kg; Spain supplied 44%, followed by India.
World trade in ground chilli and paprika reached US$1bn in 2024, up 7.8% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 30.5% of the total, ahead of Spain.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: crushed or ground?
Fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: crushed or ground fall under HS subheading 0904.22, part of heading 0904, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0904.22 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0904.22 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus…?
China, with US$433m in 2024 (30.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export ground chilli and paprika 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import ground chilli and paprika from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (44%), India (25%) and China (18%), out of total imports of £50.8m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.