Subheading · Chapter 11 · Heading 1102
1102.20: Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: maize (corn) flour
Official description Maize (corn) flour
Subheading 1102.20 belongs to heading 1102 (cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin) in chapter 11.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1102 20 00 00 Maize (corn) flour
- 1102 20 10 00 Of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% by weight 144 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1102 20 90 00 Other 82 GBP / 1000 kg
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
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) | — | — |
| 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–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–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–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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £7.1m | 33.5% | +17.2% |
 Italy | £5.9m | 27.9% | +62% |
 Germany | £2.5m | 11.7% | -36.7% |
 Poland | £1.3m | 6% | +111.3% |
 United States | £851k | 4% | +459.4% |
 Romania | £831k | 3.9% | -4.7% |
 Spain | £716k | 3.4% | +1,405.1% |
 India | £396k | 1.9% | -22.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 40.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 21.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$122kUS$122k+US$2m+US$12m+> US$57m
Exports: 137
- Mexico: US$233m
- South Africa: US$79m
- Uganda: US$72m
- United States: US$61m
- Italy: US$57m
- Colombia: US$53m
- El Salvador: US$40m
- France: US$25m
- Germany: US$23m
- India: US$17m
- Poland: US$17m
- Tanzania: US$15m
- Brazil: US$14m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Dominican Republic: US$12m
- Spain: US$12m
- Honduras: US$11m
- Costa Rica: US$10m
- Türkiye: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Romania: US$5m
- Angola: US$5m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Zambia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Kenya: US$1m
- Canada: US$997k
- Peru: US$946k
- China: US$775k
- United Arab Emirates: US$656k
- Ukraine: US$614k
- Indonesia: US$591k
- Lesotho: US$555k
- Saudi Arabia: US$552k
- South Sudan: US$541k
- Pakistan: US$523k
- Ghana: US$485k
- Bulgaria: US$389k
- Croatia: US$377k
- Czechia: US$335k
- Ireland: US$301k
- Nigeria: US$293k
- Greece: US$253k
- Togo: US$230k
- Japan: US$227k
- Morocco: US$223k
- Singapore: US$221k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$228kUS$228k+US$1m+US$11m+> US$22m
Imports: 209
- United States: US$240m
- South Sudan: US$46m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$46m
- Spain: US$40m
- Lesotho: US$31m
- Canada: US$27m
- Honduras: US$22m
- Rwanda: US$20m
- United Kingdom: US$20m
- Chile: US$17m
- Germany: US$17m
- Nicaragua: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$16m
- Guatemala: US$15m
- Malawi: US$15m
- Australia: US$14m
- Mozambique: US$14m
- France: US$14m
- El Salvador: US$12m
- Haiti: US$12m
- Italy: US$11m
- Thailand: US$11m
- Peru: US$11m
- South Korea: US$9m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Angola: US$7m
- Costa Rica: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$5m
- Ecuador: US$5m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Panama: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$3m
- Jordan: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Belize: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Burundi: US$2m
- Zambia: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Iraq: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Syria: US$1m
- Senegal: US$1m
- Kenya: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Iceland: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | US$233m | 27.5% |
| 2 |  South Africa | US$79m | 9.3% |
| 3 |  Uganda | US$72m | 8.5% |
| 4 | United States | US$61m | 7.2% |
| 5 | Italy | US$57m | 6.7% |
| 6 |  Colombia | US$53m | 6.3% |
| 7 |  El Salvador | US$40m | 4.8% |
| 8 | France | US$25m | 3% |
| 9 | Germany | US$23m | 2.7% |
| 10 | India | US$17m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$240m | 28.4% |
| 2 |  South Sudan | US$46m | 5.5% |
| 3 |  Congo - Kinshasa | US$46m | 5.4% |
| 4 | Spain | US$40m | 4.7% |
| 5 |  Lesotho | US$31m | 3.7% |
| 6 | Canada | US$27m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Honduras | US$22m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  Rwanda | US$20m | 2.4% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$20m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Chile | US$17m | 2% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 152%highest: Honduras, Angola, Burundi
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 25%* | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 50% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
| Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 25% | 9% – 40% | 2023 |
| Colombia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 8% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 19%* | 14% – 24% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| Honduras | 152% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 28% | 0% – 55% | 2023 |
| India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 21% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 50% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 1.9%* | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Rwanda | 50% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 50% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 20% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 41% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| Uganda | 50% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 18%* | 13% – 23% | 2023 |
| United States | 0.4%* | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 15% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25%* | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 0% – 0.1% | 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
- 04711 Maize (corn) flour
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 111210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 23120 Other cereal flours
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1061 Manufacture of grain mill products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1102.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1102.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1102.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1102.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1102.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1102.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff all 2 lines under subheading 1102.20 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 2 lines under subheading 1102.20 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £21.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 21% on the year before); France supplied 34%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$846m (+5.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Mexico (US$233m), followed by South Africa.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: maize (corn) flour?
Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: maize (corn) flour fall under HS subheading 1102.20, part of heading 1102, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1102.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 40.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin in Canada?
Under the Customs Tariff of Canada, imports under 1102.20 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 cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin?
Mexico, with US$233m in 2024 (27.5% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (34%), Italy (28%) and Germany (12%), out of total imports of £21.1m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.