Subheading · Chapter 09 · Heading 0910
0910.91: Mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to this chapter
Subheading 0910.91 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 91 00 00 Mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to this chapter
- 0910 91 05 00 Curry Free
- Other
- 0910 91 10 00 Neither crushed nor ground Free
- 0910 91 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, Pakistan
- Legal act
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.1m | 28.7% | -12.3% | |
| £5.7m | 18% | -25.4% | |
| £2.6m | 8% | +57.8% | |
| £2m | 6.4% | +9.9% | |
| £2m | 6.2% | -11% | |
| £1.9m | 6.1% | +17.4% | |
| £831k | 2.6% | -13.3% | |
| £730k | 2.3% | -16.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$156kUS$156k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$37m
Exports: 160
- India: US$123m
- Germany: US$75m
- Pakistan: US$63m
- Netherlands: US$59m
- Spain: US$37m
- United Arab Emirates: US$28m
- Austria: US$22m
- Poland: US$17m
- Belgium: US$17m
- Malaysia: US$16m
- France: US$16m
- China: US$14m
- United States: US$12m
- South Africa: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$10m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Italy: US$7m
- Lebanon: US$6m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Japan: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Sri Lanka: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Jamaica: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Albania: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Ireland: US$872k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$871k
- South Korea: US$810k
- Kuwait: US$718k
- Finland: US$702k
- El Salvador: US$699k
- Taiwan: US$600k
- Brazil: US$598k
- Lithuania: US$492k
- Singapore: US$492k
- Portugal: US$489k
- Serbia: US$470k
- Latvia: US$450k
- Nepal: US$444k
- Kenya: US$438k
- Philippines: US$406k
- Mexico: US$375k
- Bulgaria: US$362k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$227kUS$227k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$29m
Imports: 212
- United States: US$75m
- Germany: US$53m
- Saudi Arabia: US$42m
- United Kingdom: US$39m
- Netherlands: US$37m
- Belgium: US$32m
- United Arab Emirates: US$29m
- France: US$22m
- Poland: US$20m
- Canada: US$17m
- Singapore: US$17m
- Nigeria: US$12m
- Spain: US$11m
- Austria: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- Italy: US$9m
- Qatar: US$9m
- Portugal: US$8m
- Ireland: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Kuwait: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Oman: US$6m
- Australia: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Japan: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Nepal: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Eswatini: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Zambia: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Ghana: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Brunei: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Angola: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$123m | 19.6% | |
| 2 | US$75m | 12.1% | |
| 3 | US$63m | 10.1% | |
| 4 | US$59m | 9.4% | |
| 5 | US$37m | 5.9% | |
| 6 | US$28m | 4.5% | |
| 7 | US$22m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$17m | 2.7% | |
| 9 | US$17m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$16m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$75m | 12% | |
| 2 | US$53m | 8.4% | |
| 3 | US$42m | 6.8% | |
| 4 | US$39m | 6.2% | |
| 5 | US$37m | 5.9% | |
| 6 | US$32m | 5.1% | |
| 7 | US$29m | 4.6% | |
| 8 | US$22m | 3.5% | |
| 9 | US$20m | 3.2% | |
| 10 | US$17m | 2.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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.
- 9.5%median duty
- 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Sudan, Algeria, Cameroon
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 18% | 5% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.2% | 0% – 13% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 22% | 15% – 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3.6% | 0% – 7.2% | 2023 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.3%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 3% – 7% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 1.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1.9% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 07529 Spices (excl. pepper/pimento/headings 075.21 - 075.28); mixtures of two/more of the products of different headings of group 075
- 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 crops1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0910.91 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0910.91 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0910.91 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0910.91 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0910.91 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0910.91 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 6
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.
- N327895 U.S. CBP
The Tariff Classification and Country of Origin Marking of Berbere Spice Blend
- N319974 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Mixed Spices from India
- 600012347 HMRC
Karahi Chicken Masala. A product used in cooking. Made from various mixed and blended dried spices. Used to flavour foods. Particularly suitable for Chicken and Sauces. Packed in 100g & 500g cartons.
- 600012353 HMRC
Pulao Masala. A product used in cooking. Made from various mixed and blended dried spices. Used to flavour foods. Packed in 100g & 500g cartons.
- 600012354 HMRC
Hydrabadi Biryani Masala. A product used in cooking made from various mixed and blended dried spices. Used to flavour foods. Packed in 100g & 500g cartons.
- 600012352 HMRC
A spice blend made from various spices including cumin, black pepper and nutmeg along with various other spices. This product is used to flavour foods for example curries, soups and many other dishes. Packed in 100gram and 500gram cartons.
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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 22026D0498 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0910.91 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0910.91 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 12.5%. 2 of them are 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 £31.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); Pakistan supplied 29%, followed by India.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$625m (+2% year on year).
The largest exporter was India (US$123m), followed by Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to this chapter?
Mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to this chapter fall under HS subheading 0910.91, part of heading 0910, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to this chapter in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0910.91 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 mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to this chapter in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0910.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 12.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most mixtures referred to in note 1(b) to this chapter?
India, with US$123m in 2024 (19.6% 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 Pakistan (29%), India (18%) and United Arab Emirates (8%), out of total imports of £31.7m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.