Subheading · Chapter 10 · Heading 1006
1006.20: Rice, husked (brown) rice
Husked (brown) rice
Official description Husked (brown) rice
1006.20 is the HS subheading for husked (brown) rice, under heading 1006 in chapter 10.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1006 20 00 00 Husked (brown) rice
- Parboiled
- 1006 20 11 00 Round grain 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 13 00 Medium grain 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- Long grain
- 1006 20 15 00 Of a length/width ratio greater than 2 but less than 3 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 17 00 Of a length/width ratio equal to or greater than 3
- Aromatic rice
- Basmati rice
- 1006 20 17 13 Of the varieties basmati 217 (india), basmati 370, basmati 386 (india), kernel (basmati) (pakistan), pusa basmati, ranbir basmati (india), super basmati, taraori basmati (hbc-19) (india), type-3 (dehradun) (india) Free
- 1006 20 17 18 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 17 91 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 17 99 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 19 00 Other
- Aromatic rice
- Basmati rice
- 1006 20 19 13 Of the varieties basmati 217 (india), basmati 370, basmati 386 (india), kernel (basmati) (pakistan), pusa basmati, ranbir basmati (india), super basmati, taraori basmati (hbc-19) (india), type-3 (dehradun) (india) 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 19 18 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 19 91 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 19 99 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- Other
- 1006 20 92 00 Round grain 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 94 00 Medium grain 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- Long grain
- 1006 20 96 00 Of a length/width ratio greater than 2 but less than 3 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 98 00 Of a length/width ratio equal to or greater than 3
- Aromatic rice
- Basmati rice
- 1006 20 98 13 Of the varieties basmati 217 (india), basmati 370, basmati 386 (india), kernel (basmati) (pakistan), pusa basmati, ranbir basmati (india), super basmati, taraori basmati (hbc-19) (india), type-3 (dehradun) (india) Free
- 1006 20 98 18 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 98 91 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 98 99 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 99 00 Other
- Aromatic rice
- Basmati rice
- 1006 20 99 13 Of the varieties basmati 217 (india), basmati 370, basmati 386 (india), kernel (basmati) (pakistan), pusa basmati, ranbir basmati (india), super basmati, taraori basmati (hbc-19) (india), type-3 (dehradun) (india) 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 99 18 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 99 91 Other 25 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1006 20 99 99 Other 25 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 15%
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 205 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
Import requirements 4
- 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
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2024/120, 2006 No, 972
- 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))
- Y978 Exemption by virtue paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793
- A022 Copy of a certificate of authenticity Basmati Rice for export to the European Union
- 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) | — | 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 | Free | |
| Central AmericaQuota | 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–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreementQuota | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreementQuota | Egypt | 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–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–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £127.4m | 61.3% | +18.8% |
 Pakistan | £37.4m | 18% | -25.9% |
 Uruguay | £21m | 10.1% | -27.1% |
 Argentina | £8.8m | 4.2% | -32.9% |
 Italy | £4.5m | 2.2% | +11.9% |
 Spain | £2.3m | 1.1% | -39.2% |
 Greece | £1.6m | 0.8% | -10.7% |
 United States | £1.5m | 0.7% | -61.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Türkiye 36% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Argentina 10% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 35% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$113kUS$113k+US$1m+US$35m+> US$195m
Exports: 129
- India: US$509m
- Pakistan: US$404m
- United States: US$233m
- Uruguay: US$195m
- China: US$157m
- Paraguay: US$141m
- Italy: US$84m
- Argentina: US$81m
- Thailand: US$75m
- Guyana: US$73m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$63m
- Belgium: US$60m
- Australia: US$35m
- Netherlands: US$30m
- Bulgaria: US$20m
- Greece: US$19m
- Vietnam: US$15m
- Spain: US$13m
- Japan: US$13m
- Poland: US$12m
- Germany: US$7m
- Cambodia: US$7m
- France: US$6m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$971k
- Egypt: US$843k
- Suriname: US$801k
- South Korea: US$779k
- Saudi Arabia: US$756k
- Lithuania: US$734k
- Bolivia: US$641k
- Burkina Faso: US$611k
- Switzerland: US$533k
- Romania: US$505k
- North Macedonia: US$497k
- Sweden: US$418k
- Slovakia: US$409k
- Iran: US$388k
- Austria: US$317k
- Ukraine: US$276k
- Slovenia: US$262k
- Ireland: US$237k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$228k
- Cyprus: US$213k
- Philippines: US$212k
- Türkiye: US$198k
- Singapore: US$180k
- Dominican Republic: US$167k
- Latvia: US$149k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$138kUS$138k+US$1m+US$13m+> US$133m
Imports: 201
- South Korea: US$335m
- United Kingdom: US$324m
- Brazil: US$177m
- Belgium: US$156m
- Netherlands: US$139m
- Spain: US$135m
- Vietnam: US$133m
- Niger: US$120m
- Portugal: US$95m
- France: US$86m
- Italy: US$80m
- Nigeria: US$49m
- Germany: US$45m
- United States: US$43m
- Taiwan: US$37m
- Canada: US$34m
- Poland: US$33m
- Türkiye: US$22m
- China: US$18m
- Angola: US$16m
- Burkina Faso: US$13m
- Denmark: US$12m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Singapore: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$11m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- Romania: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Mozambique: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Austria: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Israel: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Barbados: US$2m
- Benin: US$2m
- Norway: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Cayman Islands: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Jamaica: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$509m | 22.2% |
| 2 | Pakistan | US$404m | 17.7% |
| 3 | United States | US$233m | 10.2% |
| 4 | Uruguay | US$195m | 8.5% |
| 5 |  China | US$157m | 6.9% |
| 6 |  Paraguay | US$141m | 6.1% |
| 7 | Italy | US$84m | 3.7% |
| 8 | Argentina | US$81m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Thailand | US$75m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Guyana | US$73m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | US$335m | 14.6% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$324m | 14.1% |
| 3 | Brazil | US$177m | 7.7% |
| 4 |  Belgium | US$156m | 6.8% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$139m | 6.1% |
| 6 | Spain | US$135m | 5.9% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$133m | 5.8% |
| 8 |  Niger | US$120m | 5.3% |
| 9 |  Portugal | US$95m | 4.1% |
| 10 |  France | US$86m | 3.8% |
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.
- 7.5%median duty
- 55number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 513%highest: South Korea, Dominican Republic, Panama
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 | 25% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10%* | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 25% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 25% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 75%* | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 33% | 1% – 65% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 80% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 35% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 99% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 68% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 40% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 8.7%* | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 24% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
| Guyana | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 3% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 45% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 80% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 3.7%* | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 25% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10%* | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 3.3%* | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 26% | 2.5% – 50% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 60% | 2023 | |
| Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 35% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 90% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
| Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 43% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 75%* | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 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 | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 25% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 25% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 75%* | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 52% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 36% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 75%* | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.8%* | 1% – 2.6% | 2023 |
| Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 40% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 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
- 0422 Rice, husked but not further prepared (cargo rice/brown rice)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 23162 Husked rice
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1061 Manufacture of grain mill products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1006.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1006.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1006.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1006.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1006.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1006.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
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 32026R2029 · 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
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0527 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota
Trade Tariff news 4519 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1006.20 covers 22 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free. 2 of them are duty-free. 20 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 10 lines under subheading 1006.20 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
Goods from 146 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 140 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 husked (brown) rice worth £207.9m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £0.65 per kg; India supplied 61%, followed by Pakistan.
World trade in husked (brown) rice reached US$2bn in 2024, up 12.5% on 2023.
India was the largest exporter with 22.2% of the total, ahead of Pakistan.
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.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for rice, husked (brown) rice?
Rice, husked (brown) rice fall under HS subheading 1006.20, part of heading 1006, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on rice, husked (brown) rice in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1006.20 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 rice, husked (brown) rice in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1006.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 36%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most rice, husked (brown) rice?
India, with US$509m in 2024 (22.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export husked (brown) rice to the UK duty-free?
140 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 husked (brown) rice?
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 husked (brown) rice from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were India (61%), Pakistan (18%) and Uruguay (10%), out of total imports of £207.9m.
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