Subheading · Chapter 10 · Heading 1005
1005.90: Maize (corn), other
Maize (corn), not for sowing
Official description Other
1005.90 is the HS subheading for maize (corn), not for sowing, under heading 1005 in chapter 10.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1005 90 00 00 Other Free
- 1005 90 00 20 Flint maize of specific weight equal to or more than 75.5 kg/hl, with a vitreous grain content equal to or more than 92% by weight and with a maximum flotation index 26 and intended for processing Free
- 1005 90 00 90 Other 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 205 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
Import requirements 2
- 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 |
| CPTPPQuota | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | 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–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreementQuota | 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–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | 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–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £184.2m | 34.8% | +166.5% | |
| £81.6m | 15.4% | -11.3% | |
| £54.2m | 10.2% | +5.2% | |
| £50.1m | 9.5% | -65.2% | |
| £35.2m | 6.6% | +197.7% | |
| £34.8m | 6.6% | +0.5% | |
| £25.4m | 4.8% | -74.6% | |
| £23.7m | 4.5% | -31.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$656kUS$656k+US$37m+US$302m+> US$980m
Exports: 151
- United States: US$13bn
- Brazil: US$8bn
- Argentina: US$7bn
- Ukraine: US$6bn
- France: US$980m
- South Africa: US$895m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$766m
- Poland: US$683m
- Serbia: US$625m
- Romania: US$602m
- Russia: US$473m
- Canada: US$446m
- Paraguay: US$440m
- Hungary: US$431m
- Slovenia: US$302m
- Pakistan: US$283m
- Bulgaria: US$225m
- Netherlands: US$218m
- Türkiye: US$203m
- Croatia: US$191m
- Germany: US$142m
- India: US$137m
- Austria: US$122m
- Tanzania: US$103m
- Laos: US$86m
- Moldova: US$82m
- Vietnam: US$79m
- Spain: US$76m
- Ireland: US$69m
- Switzerland: US$67m
- Czechia: US$61m
- Slovakia: US$53m
- Cambodia: US$51m
- Uganda: US$42m
- United Arab Emirates: US$39m
- Belgium: US$37m
- Latvia: US$37m
- Kazakhstan: US$37m
- United Kingdom: US$36m
- Peru: US$35m
- Australia: US$34m
- Portugal: US$34m
- Uruguay: US$30m
- Lithuania: US$25m
- Indonesia: US$17m
- Mexico: US$13m
- Italy: US$9m
- Burkina Faso: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Finland: US$5m
- Bolivia: US$4m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Honduras: US$2m
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11mUS$11m+US$114m+US$565m+> US$2bn
Imports: 209
- Mexico: US$5bn
- Japan: US$4bn
- South Korea: US$3bn
- Vietnam: US$2bn
- China: US$2bn
- Egypt: US$2bn
- Spain: US$2bn
- Colombia: US$2bn
- Italy: US$2bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$1bn
- Türkiye: US$1bn
- Iran: US$1bn
- Algeria: US$1bn
- Netherlands: US$995m
- Taiwan: US$995m
- Peru: US$971m
- United Kingdom: US$662m
- Morocco: US$611m
- Malaysia: US$571m
- Chile: US$566m
- Germany: US$565m
- Thailand: US$564m
- Zimbabwe: US$547m
- Philippines: US$511m
- Canada: US$464m
- Guatemala: US$462m
- Israel: US$441m
- Indonesia: US$408m
- Belgium: US$382m
- Ireland: US$355m
- Portugal: US$343m
- Dominican Republic: US$337m
- Venezuela: US$306m
- Brazil: US$284m
- Romania: US$269m
- Bangladesh: US$233m
- Honduras: US$231m
- Costa Rica: US$228m
- India: US$220m
- Austria: US$209m
- Iraq: US$197m
- Tunisia: US$197m
- El Salvador: US$178m
- United States: US$156m
- Nicaragua: US$155m
- Lebanon: US$154m
- Greece: US$147m
- United Arab Emirates: US$147m
- Libya: US$144m
- Jordan: US$139m
- Panama: US$127m
- Nepal: US$114m
- Yemen: US$112m
- Nigeria: US$110m
- South Africa: US$101m
- Senegal: US$100m
- Cambodia: US$78m
- Botswana: US$77m
- France: US$75m
- Sri Lanka: US$73m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$13bn | 30.3% | |
| 2 | US$8bn | 18.7% | |
| 3 | US$7bn | 16.4% | |
| 4 | US$6bn | 13.1% | |
| 5 | US$980m | 2.3% | |
| 6 | US$895m | 2.1% | |
| 7 | US$766m | 1.8% | |
| 8 | US$683m | 1.6% | |
| 9 | US$625m | 1.4% | |
| 10 | US$602m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$5bn | 10.6% | |
| 2 | US$4bn | 8.2% | |
| 3 | US$3bn | 6% | |
| 4 | US$2bn | 5.7% | |
| 5 | US$2bn | 4.9% | |
| 6 | US$2bn | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$2bn | 4.2% | |
| 8 | US$2bn | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$2bn | 3.6% | |
| 10 | US$1bn | 2.6% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 67number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 429%highest: South Korea, Guatemala, Honduras
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 33% | 1% – 65% | 2023 | |
| 18% | 10% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 0% – 14% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 0% – 20% | 2022 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 92% | 0% – 201% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 54% | 0% – 152% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 28% | 0% – 55% | 2023 | |
| 50% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 7.5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 24% | 0% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 24% | 7% – 33% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 50% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 429% | 328% – 630% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 50% | 2023 | ||
| 41%* | 24% – 73% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 50% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0.5%* | 0.2% – 0.8% | 2023 | |
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 11% | 2% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 0449 Other maize, unmilled
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01122 Maize (corn), other
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0111 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1005.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1005.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1005.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1005.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1005.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1005.90 | unchanged |
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.
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CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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Mısır İthalatında Tarife Kontenjanı Uygulanması Hakkında Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11166)
RG 17.04.2026 sayı 33227 · Karar 11166 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
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CELEX 32026R0319 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1005.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 1005.90 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
Goods from 145 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 145 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported maize (corn), not for sowing worth £529.7m (down 7% on the year before), at an average of £0.20 per kg; United States supplied 35%, followed by France.
World trade in maize (corn), not for sowing reached US$44bn in 2024, down 16.4% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 30.3% of the total, ahead of Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for maize (corn), other?
Maize (corn), other fall under HS subheading 1005.90, part of heading 1005, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on maize (corn), other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1005.90 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 maize (corn), other in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1005.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 130%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most maize (corn), other?
The United States, with US$13bn in 2024 (30.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export maize (corn), not for sowing to the UK duty-free?
145 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 maize (corn), not for sowing?
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 maize (corn), not for sowing from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (35%), France (15%) and Ireland (10%), out of total imports of £529.7m.