Subheading · Chapter 10 · Heading 1001
1001.11: Wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed
Official description Seed
Subheading 1001.11 belongs to heading 1001 (wheat and meslin) in chapter 10.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1001 11 00 00 Seed 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
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
Import requirements 3
- Import controlPhytosanitary Certificate (import)
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and 1 more
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1527
- Documents
- N851
- C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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 | |
| 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 |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | 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–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 |
| 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–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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £254k | 78.5% | +103.6% |
 Germany | £48k | 14.8% | — |
 France | £7k | 2.2% | -29.5% |
 India | £6k | 1.9% | — |
 Italy | £5k | 1.4% | — |
 Bulgaria | £4k | 1.2% | — |
 China | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Spain | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 49% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$57kUS$57k+US$3m+US$5m+> US$13m
Exports: 80
- France: US$47m
- Russia: US$20m
- Australia: US$13m
- Poland: US$10m
- Germany: US$8m
- Austria: US$7m
- Spain: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Italy: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- United States: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Zambia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Serbia: US$967k
- Estonia: US$677k
- United Kingdom: US$627k
- Egypt: US$475k
- Latvia: US$440k
- Mali: US$339k
- South Africa: US$304k
- Ireland: US$200k
- Sweden: US$194k
- Croatia: US$150k
- India: US$113k
- Zimbabwe: US$76k
- Luxembourg: US$57k
- Saudi Arabia: US$53k
- Afghanistan: US$48k
- China: US$44k
- Kazakhstan: US$41k
- Algeria: US$32k
- Brazil: US$30k
- Cameroon: US$27k
- Malaysia: US$21k
- Israel: US$20k
- Jordan: US$15k
- Finland: US$13k
- Norway: US$12k
- Angola: US$11k
- Mexico: US$8k
- Morocco: US$6k
- Argentina: US$6k
- New Zealand: US$5k
- Switzerland: US$5k
- Kenya: US$4k
- Japan: US$3k
- North Macedonia: US$3k
- Sri Lanka: US$2k
- Bolivia: US$2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$57kUS$57k+US$820k+US$5m+> US$13m
Imports: 109
- Gambia: US$23m
- Egypt: US$20m
- Italy: US$16m
- Kuwait: US$13m
- Spain: US$12m
- Poland: US$10m
- Germany: US$10m
- France: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Nigeria: US$5m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- Angola: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Hungary: US$975k
- Latvia: US$920k
- Japan: US$850k
- Slovakia: US$820k
- Lithuania: US$797k
- Denmark: US$717k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$608k
- Croatia: US$543k
- Tanzania: US$410k
- Mexico: US$346k
- Burkina Faso: US$339k
- Libya: US$285k
- United Arab Emirates: US$282k
- Syria: US$257k
- United Kingdom: US$250k
- Iraq: US$202k
- Cyprus: US$197k
- North Macedonia: US$185k
- Türkiye: US$183k
- Eswatini: US$173k
- Lebanon: US$166k
- Ireland: US$145k
- Ukraine: US$118k
- Kazakhstan: US$111k
- Serbia: US$110k
- Slovenia: US$91k
- Azerbaijan: US$85k
- Mauritania: US$76k
- Tunisia: US$64k
- Oman: US$57k
- Albania: US$55k
- Australia: US$51k
- Malta: US$49k
- Zambia: US$46k
- Iceland: US$42k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$41k
- Zimbabwe: US$40k
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.
- 0%median duty
- 98number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 100%highest: India, Israel, Palestinian Territories
161
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 0% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 35% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 49% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 33% | 1% – 65% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 100% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 50% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 43%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 0% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 46%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 50% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 3% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 30%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.5%* | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 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
- 0411 Durum wheat, unmilled
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01111 Wheat, seed
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0111 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1001.11 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1001.11 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1001.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 1001.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 1001.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 1001.10 | changed |
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.
- Customs procedure
Advanced Notification of Imports of Cereals – 20 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6367 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 1001.11; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 1001.11 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
147 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 £324k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 87% on the year before); Ireland supplied 79%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$175m (−29.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was France (US$47m), followed by Russia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed?
Wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed fall under HS subheading 1001.11, part of heading 1001, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1001.11 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 wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1001.11 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 wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed?
France, with US$47m in 2024 (27.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
147 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. 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 Ireland (79%), Germany (15%) and France (2%), out of total imports of £324k.