Subheading · Chapter 09 · Heading 0910
0910.12: Ginger, saffron, turmeric: ginger, crushed or ground
Official description Crushed or ground
0910.12 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0910, ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices, chapter 09.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0910 12 00 00 Crushed or ground 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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
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
- 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))
- Y937 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £5.2m | 48.7% | -13.1% |
 India | £2.5m | 23.6% | -12.2% |
 Vietnam | £1.1m | 10.3% | -35% |
 France | £778k | 7.3% | +228.7% |
 Spain | £376k | 3.5% | -16.7% |
 Nigeria | £155k | 1.4% | -58.4% |
 Italy | £112k | 1% | +2.1% |
 Peru | £66k | 0.6% | +135.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 30% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 2.5% – 9% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Taiwan 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$70kUS$70k+US$296k+US$2m+> US$12m
Exports: 144
- China: US$79m
- Saudi Arabia: US$29m
- India: US$24m
- Nigeria: US$12m
- Germany: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Israel: US$4m
- Spain: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- United States: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Italy: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Austria: US$882k
- Brazil: US$828k
- Poland: US$720k
- Taiwan: US$597k
- Japan: US$557k
- United Arab Emirates: US$487k
- Canada: US$460k
- Tanzania: US$423k
- Australia: US$409k
- Türkiye: US$406k
- Singapore: US$362k
- Sri Lanka: US$343k
- Guatemala: US$296k
- Burkina Faso: US$291k
- Fiji: US$286k
- Latvia: US$269k
- Sweden: US$258k
- Estonia: US$248k
- Slovakia: US$240k
- Switzerland: US$237k
- Uganda: US$237k
- Nicaragua: US$193k
- Kenya: US$183k
- Nepal: US$182k
- Bangladesh: US$168k
- Bahrain: US$167k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$158k
- Malaysia: US$144k
- Costa Rica: US$132k
- Kuwait: US$128k
- Bulgaria: US$124k
- Egypt: US$116k
- Czechia: US$115k
- Denmark: US$114k
- Madagascar: US$112k
- Russia: US$111k
- Jordan: US$97k
- Serbia: US$93k
- Mexico: US$93k
- Lithuania: US$93k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$66kUS$66k+US$391k+US$2m+> US$12m
Imports: 203
- Egypt: US$27m
- United States: US$24m
- Malaysia: US$21m
- Japan: US$20m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Germany: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Poland: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Sudan: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Austria: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Brazil: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Ireland: US$921k
- Czechia: US$855k
- Albania: US$812k
- Vietnam: US$784k
- Israel: US$706k
- Morocco: US$688k
- Kuwait: US$672k
- Philippines: US$660k
- Taiwan: US$626k
- Singapore: US$608k
- South Korea: US$599k
- Denmark: US$593k
- Slovakia: US$576k
- Finland: US$566k
- Hungary: US$564k
- Botswana: US$553k
- Libya: US$547k
- Mexico: US$516k
- Estonia: US$504k
- Algeria: US$477k
- Portugal: US$466k
- Norway: US$449k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$410k
- Ukraine: US$391k
- Pakistan: US$356k
- Iraq: US$353k
- Bulgaria: US$328k
- Türkiye: US$323k
- Latvia: US$320k
- Honduras: US$298k
- Panama: US$297k
- Colombia: US$295k
- Argentina: US$294k
- Yemen: US$293k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$79m | 38.2% |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia | US$29m | 13.9% |
| 3 | India | US$24m | 11.6% |
| 4 | Nigeria | US$12m | 5.9% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$11m | 5.6% |
| 6 | Vietnam | US$7m | 3.4% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$5m | 2.4% |
| 8 |  Israel | US$4m | 1.8% |
| 9 | Spain | US$3m | 1.6% |
| 10 | Peru | US$3m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt | US$27m | 13.1% |
| 2 | United States | US$24m | 11.6% |
| 3 |  Malaysia | US$21m | 9.9% |
| 4 | Japan | US$20m | 9.8% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$13m | 6.4% |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | US$12m | 5.8% |
| 7 | Germany | US$12m | 5.7% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$9m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$5m | 2.3% |
| 10 | Canada | US$4m | 2.2% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 24number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 377%highest: South Korea, Uganda, Barbados
161
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 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 | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 26% | 20% – 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
| Israel | 4% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 4.8% | 2.5% – 9% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.3%* | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 25% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 20% | 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 | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 377%* | 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 | 1.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 20% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 30% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 60% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0.3%* | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 25% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 15% | 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
- 07527 Ginger (excluding ginger preserved in sugar/conserved in syrup)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 23927 Ginger, processed
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0910.12 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0910.12 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0910.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 0910.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 0910.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 0910.10 | changed |
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.
- 600010976 HMRC
Ginger peeled and then ground into a puree Form: 20 gram rectangular shaped moulds Frozen packed into a 10kg bag
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
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
- Rules of origin · Applies from:
CELEX 22026D0498 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 0910.12 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 0910.12; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 173 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £10.7m (down 15% on the year before), at an average of £1.70 per kg; China supplied 49%, followed by India.
World trade in these goods reached US$206m in 2024, up 20.1% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 38.2% of the total, ahead of Saudi Arabia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ginger, saffron, turmeric: ginger, crushed or ground?
Ginger, saffron, turmeric: ginger, crushed or ground fall under HS subheading 0910.12, part of heading 0910, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ginger, saffron, turmeric in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0910.12 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 ginger, saffron, turmeric in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0910.12 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 ginger, saffron, turmeric?
China, with US$79m in 2024 (38.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
173 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (49%), India (24%) and Vietnam (10%), out of total imports of £10.7m.