Subheading · Chapter 09 · Heading 0908

0908.11

0908.11: Neither crushed nor ground

0908.11 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0908, nutmeg, mace and cardamoms, chapter 09.

What you pay

Importing into UK

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

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  1. 0908 11 00 00 Neither crushed nor ground 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
    India, Indonesia
    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
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£496k-50.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£9.90 per kg
Jan 2024: £56kFeb 2024: £35kMar 2024: £47kApr 2024: £35kMay 2024: £53kJun 2024: £60kJul 2024: £79kAug 2024: £9kSept 2024: £97kOct 2024: £207kNov 2024: £86kDec 2024: £70kJan 2025: £4kFeb 2025: £291kMar 2025: £111kApr 2025: £44kMay 2025: £32kJun 2025: £10kJul 2025: £23kAug 2025: £28kSept 2025: £90kOct 2025: £22kNov 2025: £110kDec 2025: £18kJan 2026: £90kFeb 2026: £28kMar 2026: £43kApr 2026: £24kMay 2026: £9kJun 2026: £19kJul 2026: £20kAug 2026: £23k 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
Indonesia £202k 40.7% -64.5%
Sri Lanka £115k 23.1% -48.1%
Grenada £89k 18% -42.6%
Netherlands £28k 5.6% +197%
India £24k 4.9% +1,413.8%
United Kingdom £17k 3.5% —
Vietnam £11k 2.3% -30.8%
United States £5k 1% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0908.11 · US$138m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20kUS$20k+US$197k+US$636k+> US$11m

Exports: 92
  1. Indonesia: US$87m
  2. India: US$24m
  3. Sri Lanka: US$11m
  4. Grenada: US$3m
  5. Netherlands: US$2m
  6. Germany: US$1m
  7. Italy: US$752k
  8. Austria: US$643k
  9. Laos: US$636k
  10. China: US$598k
  11. Spain: US$531k
  12. Poland: US$531k
  13. Singapore: US$497k
  14. Vietnam: US$474k
  15. Portugal: US$462k
  16. United Kingdom: US$375k
  17. France: US$363k
  18. United Arab Emirates: US$232k
  19. Sweden: US$218k
  20. Czechia: US$209k
  21. United States: US$200k
  22. Estonia: US$197k
  23. Hong Kong SAR China: US$136k
  24. Türkiye: US$133k
  25. Belgium: US$131k
  26. Latvia: US$99k
  27. Tanzania: US$72k
  28. Honduras: US$67k
  29. Greece: US$64k
  30. Thailand: US$62k
  31. Slovakia: US$52k
  32. Guatemala: US$51k
  33. Malaysia: US$51k
  34. Bulgaria: US$49k
  35. Romania: US$48k
  36. Croatia: US$44k
  37. Myanmar (Burma): US$37k
  38. Costa Rica: US$34k
  39. South Africa: US$32k
  40. Egypt: US$26k
  41. Switzerland: US$24k
  42. Pakistan: US$21k
  43. Taiwan: US$20k
  44. Mali: US$17k
  45. Lebanon: US$17k
  46. Dominican Republic: US$13k
  47. Saudi Arabia: US$12k
  48. Mexico: US$12k
  49. Australia: US$10k
  50. Luxembourg: US$10k
  51. North Macedonia: US$8k
  52. Serbia: US$8k
  53. Madagascar: US$6k
  54. Cameroon: US$5k
  55. Brazil: US$5k
  56. Bahrain: US$4k
  57. Canada: US$3k
  58. Bangladesh: US$2k
  59. Denmark: US$2k
  60. Hungary: US$2k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Indonesia US$87m 63.1%
2 India US$24m 17.7%
3 Sri Lanka US$11m 7.9%
4 Grenada US$3m 2.5%
5 Netherlands US$2m 1.8%
6 Germany US$1m 1%
7 Italy US$752k 0.5%
8 Austria US$643k 0.5%
9 Laos US$636k 0.5%
10 China US$598k 0.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$47m 34.3%
2 Vietnam US$13m 9.4%
3 United Arab Emirates US$11m 7.7%
4 Germany US$8m 5.6%
5 India US$5m 3.6%
6 Netherlands US$4m 3.1%
7 Egypt US$4m 2.8%
8 United States US$4m 2.6%
9 Japan US$3m 2.5%
10 Italy US$3m 2.1%

Import duty on this product around the world 160

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.

  • 8%median duty
  • 41number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 40%highest: Barbados, Belize, Dominica

160

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 0% 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 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 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 25% 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 8% 2023
Colombia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 10% 0% – 20% 2023
Ecuador 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 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 0% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 38% 20% – 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 4% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 1.8% 0% – 3.6% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 20% 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 5% 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 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 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 4% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 10% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 20% 2019 · HS 2017
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
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 20% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 20% 2023
Tuvalu 23% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 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 5% 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. · 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
07525 Nutmeg, mace & cardamoms
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
01653 Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0128 Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170908.11unchanged
20120908.11unchanged
20070908.10changed
20020908.10changed
19960908.10changed
19920908.10changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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

Rule changes →

Subheading 0908.11 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0908.11; 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 these goods worth £495.9k (down 50% on the year before), at an average of £9.90 per kg; Indonesia supplied 41%, followed by Sri Lanka.

World trade in these goods reached US$138m in 2024, down 9.5% on 2023.

Indonesia was the largest exporter with 63.1% of the total, ahead of India.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for neither crushed nor ground?

Neither crushed nor ground fall under HS subheading 0908.11, part of heading 0908, 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 0908.11 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 0908.11 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?

Indonesia, with US$87m in 2024 (63.1% 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 Free 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 Indonesia (41%), Sri Lanka (23%) and Grenada (18%), out of total imports of £495.9k.

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