Subheading · Chapter 09 · Heading 0910
0910.20: Ginger, saffron, turmeric: saffron
Official description Saffron
Subheading 0910.20 belongs to heading 0910 (ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices) in chapter 09.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0910 20 00 00 Saffron
- 0910 20 10 00 Neither crushed nor ground Free
- 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.
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))
- Y978 Exemption by virtue paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793
- Y937 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 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
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$22kUS$22k+US$208k+US$1m+> US$9m
Exports: 116
- Iran: US$101m
- Spain: US$60m
- Afghanistan: US$60m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- France: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- India: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- China: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- United States: US$840k
- Portugal: US$708k
- Oman: US$705k
- Czechia: US$571k
- Sweden: US$515k
- Türkiye: US$496k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$292k
- South Africa: US$238k
- United Kingdom: US$232k
- Bangladesh: US$222k
- Switzerland: US$215k
- Morocco: US$208k
- Canada: US$205k
- Singapore: US$181k
- Egypt: US$165k
- Saudi Arabia: US$103k
- Indonesia: US$90k
- Azerbaijan: US$82k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$78k
- Ireland: US$71k
- Thailand: US$62k
- Denmark: US$57k
- Estonia: US$53k
- Israel: US$50k
- Romania: US$49k
- Kuwait: US$47k
- Vietnam: US$41k
- Hungary: US$40k
- Uzbekistan: US$37k
- Australia: US$37k
- Peru: US$36k
- Malaysia: US$31k
- Brazil: US$29k
- Croatia: US$29k
- Qatar: US$25k
- Sri Lanka: US$24k
- Georgia: US$24k
- Luxembourg: US$22k
- Bahrain: US$21k
- Finland: US$20k
- Slovakia: US$19k
- Latvia: US$18k
- Pakistan: US$18k
- Paraguay: US$16k
- Lebanon: US$14k
- Lithuania: US$14k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20kUS$20k+US$249k+US$2m+> US$16m
Imports: 176
- Spain: US$57m
- India: US$38m
- United States: US$24m
- Italy: US$19m
- Saudi Arabia: US$19m
- China: US$16m
- France: US$13m
- Sweden: US$8m
- Germany: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Qatar: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$860k
- Mexico: US$659k
- Dominican Republic: US$555k
- South Africa: US$537k
- Singapore: US$525k
- Malaysia: US$521k
- Türkiye: US$442k
- Mauritius: US$436k
- Czechia: US$421k
- Macao SAR China: US$407k
- Romania: US$333k
- Denmark: US$327k
- Brazil: US$323k
- Norway: US$314k
- South Korea: US$279k
- Finland: US$277k
- Ireland: US$265k
- Russia: US$249k
- Israel: US$210k
- Luxembourg: US$195k
- Slovakia: US$193k
- Morocco: US$192k
- Maldives: US$182k
- Hungary: US$174k
- New Zealand: US$164k
- Togo: US$154k
- Greece: US$141k
- Estonia: US$128k
- Oman: US$128k
- Croatia: US$126k
- Chile: US$91k
- Slovenia: US$80k
- Nepal: US$78k
- Serbia: US$74k
- Vietnam: US$71k
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% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0910.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0910.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 8.5%. 1 of them is duty-free.
173 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.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £4.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 10% on the year before); Spain supplied 55%, followed by Iran.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$261m (−3% year on year).
The largest exporter was Iran (US$101m), followed by Spain.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ginger, saffron, turmeric: saffron?
Ginger, saffron, turmeric: saffron fall under HS subheading 0910.20, part of heading 0910, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ginger, saffron, turmeric: saffron in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0910.20 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: saffron in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0910.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most ginger, saffron, turmeric: saffron?
Iran, with US$101m in 2024 (38.7% 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 Spain (55%), Iran (24%) and Afghanistan (7%), out of total imports of £4.6m.