Subheading · Chapter 11 · Heading 1103
1103.11: Cereal groats, meal and pellets: groats and meal, of wheat
Official description Of wheat
1103.11 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1103, cereal groats, meal and pellets, chapter 11.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1103 11 00 00 Of wheat
- 1103 11 10 00 Durum wheat 223 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 11 90 00 Common wheat and spelt 155 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
- Documents
- C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
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–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–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–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £4.2m | 40.7% | -27.5% |
 Italy | £3.6m | 34.7% | +3.7% |
 Belgium | £906k | 8.8% | -10.4% |
 Luxembourg | £667k | 6.5% | +57% |
 Spain | £426k | 4.1% | +5,345.2% |
 Germany | £169k | 1.6% | +153.6% |
 Lebanon | £167k | 1.6% | +72.6% |
 Romania | £46k | 0.5% | -13.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$142kUS$142k+US$2m+US$14m+> US$41m
Exports: 117
- Italy: US$93m
- France: US$51m
- Türkiye: US$48m
- Spain: US$41m
- Germany: US$31m
- Luxembourg: US$30m
- Mexico: US$27m
- Austria: US$25m
- Hungary: US$23m
- Argentina: US$20m
- United States: US$14m
- Canada: US$13m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11m
- Russia: US$10m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Tunisia: US$7m
- Dominican Republic: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Greece: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- El Salvador: US$3m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Poland: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$849k
- Slovakia: US$773k
- Lithuania: US$769k
- Tanzania: US$708k
- Latvia: US$701k
- United Kingdom: US$655k
- Slovenia: US$525k
- Lebanon: US$495k
- Thailand: US$486k
- Nepal: US$361k
- Estonia: US$329k
- Brazil: US$289k
- Armenia: US$288k
- Czechia: US$251k
- China: US$213k
- Switzerland: US$178k
- Sweden: US$158k
- Moldova: US$143k
- Peru: US$142k
- Cyprus: US$113k
- Colombia: US$110k
- Angola: US$104k
- Sri Lanka: US$101k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$229kUS$229k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$27m
Imports: 197
- France: US$60m
- United States: US$35m
- Germany: US$33m
- Saudi Arabia: US$29m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$29m
- Belgium: US$27m
- Poland: US$24m
- Brazil: US$17m
- Tanzania: US$15m
- Canada: US$14m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Mali: US$13m
- Egypt: US$10m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Czechia: US$10m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Romania: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- Spain: US$7m
- China: US$7m
- Haiti: US$6m
- Senegal: US$6m
- Austria: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Panama: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Niger: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Iraq: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Libya: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Benin: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Madagascar: US$2m
- Palestinian Territories: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- Yemen: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Jamaica: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Ethiopia: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Uruguay: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- New Caledonia: US$1m
- Lesotho: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$93m | 18.1% |
| 2 | France | US$51m | 9.9% |
| 3 |  Türkiye | US$48m | 9.3% |
| 4 | Spain | US$41m | 7.9% |
| 5 | Germany | US$31m | 6.1% |
| 6 | Luxembourg | US$30m | 5.9% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$27m | 5.2% |
| 8 |  Austria | US$25m | 4.8% |
| 9 |  Hungary | US$23m | 4.5% |
| 10 |  Argentina | US$20m | 3.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$60m | 11.6% |
| 2 |  United States | US$35m | 6.8% |
| 3 | Germany | US$33m | 6.5% |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | US$29m | 5.7% |
| 5 |  Côte d’Ivoire | US$29m | 5.6% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$27m | 5.2% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$24m | 4.6% |
| 8 |  Brazil | US$17m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Tanzania | US$15m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Canada | US$14m | 2.8% |
In the UK Global Tariff all 2 lines under subheading 1103.11 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 2 lines under subheading 1103.11 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
Goods from 143 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard ; 143 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £10.3m (down 8% on the year before), at an average of £0.61 per kg; France supplied 41%, followed by Italy.
World trade in these goods reached US$515m in 2024, down 3.2% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 18.1% of the total, ahead of France.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cereal groats, meal and pellets: groats and meal, of wheat?
Cereal groats, meal and pellets: groats and meal, of wheat fall under HS subheading 1103.11, part of heading 1103, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cereal groats, meal and pellets in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1103.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 54%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cereal groats, meal and pellets?
Italy, with US$93m in 2024 (18.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
143 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (41%), Italy (35%) and Belgium (9%), out of total imports of £10.3m.