0910.20: Ginger, saffron, turmeric: saffron

1. 0910 20 00 00 Saffron
2. 0910 20 10 00 Neither crushed nor ground Free
3. 0910 20 90 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.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£4.6m-9.8% · previous 12 months

Average import price£46.19 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Spain	£2.5m	54.5%	-0.6%
Iran	£1.1m	24%	-34.6%
Afghanistan	£317k	7%	-9.9%
United Arab Emirates	£314k	6.9%	+30.2%
India	£123k	2.7%	+299.3%
Greece	£95k	2.1%	+37.9%
Morocco	£38k	0.8%	+233.6%
Türkiye	£19k	0.4%	+163.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 8.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.3% Türkiye 30% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free – 3.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.2% Taiwan Free 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 Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Iran	US$101m	38.7%
2	Spain	US$60m	23%
3	Afghanistan	US$60m	22.9%
4	Netherlands	US$9m	3.3%
5	France	US$5m	1.7%
6	United Arab Emirates	US$4m	1.6%
7	Greece	US$4m	1.5%
8	India	US$3m	1%
9	Italy	US$2m	0.8%
10	Germany	US$2m	0.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Spain	US$57m	21.9%
2	India	US$38m	14.4%
3	United States	US$24m	9.3%
4	Italy	US$19m	7.4%
5	Saudi Arabia	US$19m	7.4%
6	China	US$16m	6.3%
7	France	US$13m	4.9%
8	Sweden	US$8m	3%
9	Germany	US$7m	2.7%
10	United Kingdom	US$6m	2.2%

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
• 31number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 55%highest: Iran, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados

165

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
Antigua & Barbuda	40%		2021 · HS 2007
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
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	30%		2023
Chad	30%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	2%		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	10%	0% – 20%	2023
Ecuador	20%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	2%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	10%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	30%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	30%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	4.3%	0% – 8.5%	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	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	55%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	4%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	40%		2023
Japan	1.2%	0% – 3.6%	2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	5%		2023
Kenya	25%		2023
Kiribati	20%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	5%		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	0.7%*		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	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	3%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	40%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	40%		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	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	4%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	7.5%	0% – 15%	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
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	0.5%*		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	30%		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	15%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	4%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	25%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%	0% – 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

07528 Saffron

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Consumption goods · BEC 113101

CPC 2.1 product

01699 Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.

23929 Other spices and aromatics, processed

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

0128 Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops

1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

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. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   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. Tariff change 22 June 2026 · Applies from: 12 July 2026

   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. Other 22 June 2026

   India & Ethiopia Addition of Waiver Y937 to importations – 22 June 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6896 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

4. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   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

5. Rules of origin 18 March 2026 · Applies from: 30 March 2026

   Decision No 1/2026 of the Trade Committee established under the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific states, of the other part, of 30 January 2026 amending certain provisions of Protocol II concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation [2026/498]

   CELEX 22026D0498 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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