Subheading · Chapter 10 · Heading 1006
1006.10: Rice in the husk (paddy or rough)
Paddy rice (rice in the husk)
1006.10 is the HS subheading for paddy rice (rice in the husk), under heading 1006 in chapter 10.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1006 10 00 00 Rice in the husk (paddy or rough)
- 1006 10 10 00 For sowing 6%
- Other
- 1006 10 30 00 Round grain 176 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 10 50 00 Medium grain 176 GBP / 1000 kg
- Long grain
- 1006 10 71 00 Of a length/width ratio greater than 2 but less than 3 176 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 10 79 00 Of a length/width ratio equal to or greater than 3 176 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 10 90 00 Other 176 GBP / 1000 kg
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 5
- Import controlPhytosanitary Certificate (import)
- Applies to goods from
- Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Uruguay
- 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))
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 6 lines
- 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
- India, Pakistan
- Legal act
- 2024/120
- Import controlImport control on genetically modified organisms (GMO) and products containing GMOs
- Applies to goods from
- China
- 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))
- 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) | — | 6% |
| 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 | 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 |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | 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–Fiji agreement | Fiji | 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–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | 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–Ecuador agreementQuota | Ecuador | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | £94k | 33.8% | +110.6% |
 France | £41k | 14.6% | -31.1% |
 Ireland | £38k | 13.5% | -50.8% |
 Spain | £34k | 12.3% | +197.3% |
 Pakistan | £31k | 11% | — |
 Italy | £16k | 5.8% | -45.3% |
 Netherlands | £10k | 3.4% | -39.8% |
 Iraq | £3k | 1.1% | -52.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 7.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · 5× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 15% – 34% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 30.8% 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 9% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 6% 
Argentina Free – 10% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free – 35% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 29.2% 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48kUS$48k+US$897k+US$16m+> US$138m
Exports: 123
- Cambodia: US$1.4bn
- United States: US$859m
- Brazil: US$179m
- China: US$138m
- India: US$131m
- Uruguay: US$57m
- Pakistan: US$25m
- Spain: US$19m
- Bulgaria: US$18m
- Italy: US$17m
- Greece: US$17m
- Thailand: US$16m
- Paraguay: US$14m
- France: US$9m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Argentina: US$6m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Guyana: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Belgium: US$1m
- El Salvador: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Germany: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$922k
- Türkiye: US$897k
- Sweden: US$895k
- Togo: US$807k
- Sri Lanka: US$728k
- Saudi Arabia: US$511k
- Indonesia: US$510k
- Poland: US$479k
- Russia: US$376k
- United Kingdom: US$362k
- Czechia: US$306k
- Austria: US$237k
- Tanzania: US$236k
- Denmark: US$206k
- Philippines: US$198k
- Honduras: US$153k
- Japan: US$117k
- Dominican Republic: US$117k
- Egypt: US$94k
- Bolivia: US$93k
- Montenegro: US$93k
- Taiwan: US$83k
- Canada: US$78k
- Peru: US$65k
- Australia: US$64k
- Uganda: US$59k
- Senegal: US$58k
- North Macedonia: US$55k
- Benin: US$53k
- Uzbekistan: US$48k
- Malaysia: US$48k
- Ireland: US$44k
- Equatorial Guinea: US$37k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$118kUS$118k+US$818k+US$16m+> US$90m
Imports: 180
- Vietnam: US$1.4bn
- Mexico: US$343m
- Venezuela: US$152m
- Costa Rica: US$138m
- Honduras: US$100m
- Nicaragua: US$90m
- Philippines: US$90m
- Nepal: US$83m
- Guatemala: US$76m
- Colombia: US$75m
- Panama: US$68m
- Pakistan: US$54m
- El Salvador: US$34m
- Türkiye: US$33m
- Afghanistan: US$24m
- Portugal: US$23m
- Italy: US$18m
- Brazil: US$16m
- Mozambique: US$14m
- Spain: US$13m
- Bangladesh: US$11m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Angola: US$5m
- France: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Libya: US$3m
- Eswatini: US$3m
- Germany: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Madagascar: US$2m
- Bahamas: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Uruguay: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Mauritania: US$1m
- Austria: US$917k
- Benin: US$858k
- Uzbekistan: US$818k
- South Africa: US$801k
- Ireland: US$764k
- Russia: US$687k
- Greece: US$659k
- United Kingdom: US$643k
- Brunei: US$591k
- Belize: US$555k
- Qatar: US$550k
- Paraguay: US$543k
- Botswana: US$471k
- Luxembourg: US$433k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$413k
- Kazakhstan: US$402k
- Indonesia: US$384k
- Ecuador: US$378k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cambodia | US$1.4bn | 47.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$859m | 29.1% |
| 3 | Brazil | US$179m | 6.1% |
| 4 |  China | US$138m | 4.7% |
| 5 |  India | US$131m | 4.4% |
| 6 |  Uruguay | US$57m | 1.9% |
| 7 | Pakistan | US$25m | 0.9% |
| 8 | Spain | US$19m | 0.7% |
| 9 |  Bulgaria | US$18m | 0.6% |
| 10 | Italy | US$17m | 0.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam | US$1.4bn | 48% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$343m | 11.7% |
| 3 |  Venezuela | US$152m | 5.2% |
| 4 |  Costa Rica | US$138m | 4.7% |
| 5 |  Honduras | US$100m | 3.4% |
| 6 |  Nicaragua | US$90m | 3.1% |
| 7 |  Philippines | US$90m | 3% |
| 8 |  Nepal | US$83m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Guatemala | US$76m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Colombia | US$75m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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
- 57number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 513%highest: South Korea, Dominican Republic, India
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 13% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 75%* | 2023 | |
| Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Chad | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 33% | 1% – 65% | 2023 |
| Colombia | 43% | 5% – 80% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| Costa Rica | 2.3% | 0% – 3.5% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 99% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 7.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Guatemala | 12% | 0% – 24% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 3% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| Honduras | 23% | 0% – 45% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 80% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 4.9%* | 2023 | |
 Iran | 16% | 5% – 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 4.8%* | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 40% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 9% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 4% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mongolia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 26% | 2.5% – 50% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 3.8% | 0% – 7.5% | 2023 |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
| Nicaragua | 23% | 0% – 45% | 2023 |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 28% | 0% – 35% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 7% | 3% – 11% | 2023 |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 45% | 0% – 90% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 21% | 0% – 43% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 75%* | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 513% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 75%* | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 52% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 31% | 15% – 34% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 75%* | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3%* | 2023 | |
| Uruguay | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
| Venezuela | 10% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Vietnam | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 0% – 0.2% | 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
- 0421 Rice in the husk (paddy/rough rice)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01131 Rice, seed01132 Rice paddy, other (not husked)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0112 Growing of rice
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1006.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1006.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1006.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1006.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1006.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1006.10 | 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.
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Rules of origin · Applies from:
CELEX 22026D0498 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota
Trade Tariff news 4519 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 1006.10 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is 6%. 5 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 1006.10 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 7.7%. 5 lines have a specific or compound duty.
139 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 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of paddy rice (rice in the husk) into the UK came to £277.9k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 17% on the year before); Bangladesh supplied 34%, followed by France.
In 2024, countries exported paddy rice (rice in the husk) worth US$2.9bn (+58.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Cambodia (US$1.4bn), followed by the United States.
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. The following terms have the meanings hereunder assigned to them:
(a) ‘round grain rice’ (subheadings 10061030, 10062011, 10062092, 10063021, 10063042, 10063061 and 10063092): rice, the grains of which are of a length not exceeding 5,2 mm and of a length/width ratio of less than 2;
(b) ‘medium grain rice’ (subheadings 10061050, 10062013, 10062094, 10063023, 10063044, 10063063 and 10063094): rice, the grains of which are of a length exceeding 5,2 mm but not exceeding 6,0 mm and of a length/width ratio of less than 3;
(c) ‘long grain rice’ (subheadings 10061071, 10061079, 10062015, 10062017, 10062096, 10062098, 10063025, 10063027, 10063046, 10063048, 10063065, 10063067, 10063096 and 10063098): rice, the grains of which are of a length exceeding 6,0 mm;
(d) ‘paddy rice’ (subheadings 10061030, 10061050, 10061071, 10061079 and 10061090): rice which has retained its husk after threshing;
(e) ‘husked rice’ (subheadings 10062011, 10062013, 10062015, 10062017, 10062019, 10062092, 10062094, 10062096, 10062098 and 10062099): rice from which only the husk has been removed. Examples of rice falling within this definition are those with the commercial descriptions ‘brown rice’, ‘cargo rice’, ‘loonzain’ and ‘riso sbramato’;
(f) ‘semi-milled rice’ (subheadings 10063021, 10063023, 10063025, 10063027, 10063029, 10063042, 10063044, 10063046, 10063048 and 10063049): rice from which the husk, part of the germ and the whole or part of the outer layers of the pericarp, but not the inner layers, have been removed;
(g) ‘wholly milled rice’ (subheadings 10063061, 10063063, 10063065, 10063067, 10063069, 10063092, 10063094, 10063096, 10063098 and 10063099): rice from which the husk, the whole of the outer and inner layers of the pericarp, the whole of the germ in the case of long or medium grain rice, and at least part thereof in the case of round grain rice, have been removed, but in which longitudinal white striations may remain on not more than 10 % of the grains;
(h) ‘broken rice’ (subheading 100640): grain fragments, the length of which does not exceed three-quarters of the average length of the whole grain.
2. The duty-rate applicable to mixtures of this chapter is as follows:
(a) in mixtures where one of the components represents at least 90 % by weight, the rate applicable to that component applies;
(b) in other mixtures, the rate applicable is that of the component which results in the highest amount of import duty.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for rice in the husk (paddy or rough)?
Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) fall under HS subheading 1006.10, part of heading 1006, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on rice in the husk (paddy or rough) in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1006.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on rice in the husk (paddy or rough) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1006.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most rice in the husk (paddy or rough)?
Cambodia, with US$1.4bn in 2024 (47.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export paddy rice (rice in the husk) to the UK duty-free?
139 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 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on paddy rice (rice in the husk)?
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 paddy rice (rice in the husk) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Bangladesh (34%), France (15%) and Ireland (14%), out of total imports of £277.9k.
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