Subheading · Chapter 10 · Heading 1002
1002.10: Rye, seed
Official description Seed
Subheading 1002.10 belongs to heading 1002 (rye) in chapter 10.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1002 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £2m | 80.8% | +8.6% |
 Hungary | £181k | 7.2% | -19.1% |
 Lithuania | £98k | 3.9% | +29.6% |
 Ireland | £82k | 3.3% | — |
 Italy | £63k | 2.5% | -30.6% |
 Poland | £21k | 0.8% | -77.6% |
 Austria | £18k | 0.7% | -30.5% |
 France | £7k | 0.3% | -98.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$29.3kUS$29.3k+US$476.4k+US$3.9m+> US$22.7m
Exports: 64
- Poland: US$27.4m
- Canada: US$22.7m
- Germany: US$19.4m
- Italy: US$6.2m
- United States: US$4.9m
- Denmark: US$3.9m
- France: US$3.3m
- Austria: US$2.3m
- Hungary: US$1.7m
- South Africa: US$1.7m
- Czechia: US$849.2k
- Netherlands: US$766k
- Lithuania: US$761.8k
- Ukraine: US$476.4k
- United Kingdom: US$398.1k
- Belgium: US$312.7k
- Luxembourg: US$275.3k
- Spain: US$253.7k
- Sweden: US$236k
- Slovakia: US$209.6k
- Serbia: US$149.5k
- Latvia: US$122.1k
- Estonia: US$73.6k
- Russia: US$64.1k
- Ireland: US$32.1k
- Türkiye: US$30.3k
- Moldova: US$29.3k
- Croatia: US$25k
- Romania: US$24.7k
- China: US$16.4k
- Zimbabwe: US$8.5k
- Finland: US$8k
- Switzerland: US$6.2k
- Greece: US$5.9k
- Slovenia: US$5.1k
- Portugal: US$4k
- Israel: US$2k
- Lesotho: US$1.3k
- Bangladesh: US$1k
- Philippines: US$1k
- Cambodia: US$500
- Uganda: US$400
- India: US$300
- Chile: US$200
- Ghana: US$200
- Malaysia: US$200
- United Arab Emirates: US$100
- Bulgaria: US$100
- Belarus: US$100
- Sri Lanka: US$100
- Mexico: US$100
- Nigeria: US$100
- Tanzania: US$100
- Armenia: US$0
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$0
- Algeria: US$0
- Indonesia: US$0
- Iran: US$0
- Kenya: US$0
- Laos: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$146.7kUS$146.7k+US$831.9k+US$3.6m+> US$22.6m
Imports: 68
- Germany: US$30.3m
- United States: US$22.6m
- South Korea: US$5.6m
- Poland: US$5.5m
- Denmark: US$4.3m
- Netherlands: US$3.8m
- United Kingdom: US$3.6m
- Belarus: US$2.9m
- Spain: US$2.5m
- France: US$2.3m
- Austria: US$1.5m
- Belgium: US$1.4m
- Czechia: US$1.4m
- Slovakia: US$1.3m
- Japan: US$1.1m
- Sweden: US$935.5k
- Estonia: US$831.9k
- Finland: US$786.9k
- Italy: US$734.7k
- Latvia: US$679.6k
- Norway: US$601k
- Switzerland: US$472.9k
- Lithuania: US$443.6k
- Ireland: US$397.4k
- Canada: US$357.4k
- Hungary: US$335.9k
- Romania: US$332.6k
- Serbia: US$263.7k
- Croatia: US$251.7k
- Luxembourg: US$216.8k
- Ukraine: US$162.8k
- Portugal: US$155.6k
- Slovenia: US$146.7k
- Mexico: US$101.1k
- South Africa: US$71.7k
- Kazakhstan: US$60.9k
- North Macedonia: US$58.4k
- Greece: US$58k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$56.8k
- Guyana: US$38.3k
- Taiwan: US$36.3k
- Türkiye: US$29.1k
- Brazil: US$29k
- Bulgaria: US$21.8k
- Chile: US$19.9k
- Moldova: US$19.4k
- Iceland: US$13k
- Nigeria: US$10.7k
- Azerbaijan: US$6.5k
- Cyprus: US$6k
- Montenegro: US$1.9k
- Senegal: US$1.7k
- Zimbabwe: US$900
- Russia: US$600
- Botswana: US$400
- Kenya: US$300
- China: US$200
- Mozambique: US$200
- Australia: US$100
- Bahamas: US$100
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | US$27.4m | 27.7% |
| 2 |  Canada | US$22.7m | 23% |
| 3 | Germany | US$19.4m | 19.7% |
| 4 | Italy | US$6.2m | 6.3% |
| 5 |  United States | US$4.9m | 5% |
| 6 |  Denmark | US$3.9m | 4% |
| 7 | France | US$3.3m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Austria | US$2.3m | 2.4% |
| 9 | Hungary | US$1.7m | 1.8% |
| 10 |  South Africa | US$1.7m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$30.3m | 30.7% |
| 2 | United States | US$22.6m | 22.8% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$5.6m | 5.6% |
| 4 | Poland | US$5.5m | 5.5% |
| 5 | Denmark | US$4.3m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$3.8m | 3.8% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$3.6m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Belarus | US$2.9m | 3% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$2.5m | 2.5% |
| 10 | France | US$2.3m | 2.4% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 1002.10; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 1002.10 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 £2.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 14% on the year before); Germany supplied 81%, followed by Hungary.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$98.7m (−11.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Poland (US$27.4m), followed by Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for rye, seed?
Rye, seed fall under HS subheading 1002.10, part of heading 1002, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on rye, seed in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1002.10 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 rye, seed in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1002.10 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 rye, seed?
Poland, with US$27.4m in 2024 (27.7% 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 Germany (81%), Hungary (7%) and Lithuania (4%), out of total imports of £2.5m.