Subheading · Chapter 11 · Heading 1103
1103.13: Cereal groats, meal and pellets: groats and meal, of maize (corn)
Official description Of maize (corn)
1103.13 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 13 00 00 Of maize (corn)
- 1103 13 10 00 Of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% by weight 144 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 13 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 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: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £8.1m | 31.3% | +72.2% |
 France | £7.6m | 29.2% | -1.4% |
 Germany | £4.4m | 17% | +255.6% |
 Italy | £2.8m | 10.7% | -11.7% |
 South Africa | £1.8m | 6.8% | +11.3% |
 Poland | £475k | 1.8% | +71% |
 Ireland | £417k | 1.6% | +461.9% |
 Ukraine | £176k | 0.7% | -24.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 54% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 21.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 5% – 10% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$162kUS$162k+US$2m+US$10m+> US$38m
Exports: 123
- South Africa: US$139m
- United States: US$103m
- Türkiye: US$47m
- France: US$38m
- Italy: US$35m
- India: US$31m
- Germany: US$20m
- Poland: US$19m
- Spain: US$18m
- Pakistan: US$18m
- Hungary: US$13m
- Ukraine: US$10m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Serbia: US$9m
- Dominican Republic: US$8m
- Canada: US$7m
- China: US$6m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Uganda: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Lesotho: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Belize: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Tanzania: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$977k
- Slovakia: US$956k
- Australia: US$913k
- Slovenia: US$819k
- Botswana: US$722k
- Malaysia: US$600k
- Peru: US$600k
- United Kingdom: US$561k
- Indonesia: US$559k
- Barbados: US$545k
- Togo: US$531k
- Jamaica: US$485k
- Thailand: US$442k
- Nigeria: US$413k
- New Zealand: US$404k
- Lithuania: US$330k
- Ireland: US$304k
- Syria: US$294k
- Czechia: US$262k
- El Salvador: US$223k
- Cambodia: US$209k
- Angola: US$172k
- Israel: US$162k
- Saudi Arabia: US$151k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$134k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$422kUS$422k+US$2m+US$8m+> US$15m
Imports: 194
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$165m
- United Kingdom: US$22m
- Canada: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$17m
- Belgium: US$16m
- Germany: US$15m
- Iraq: US$15m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$15m
- Spain: US$15m
- Afghanistan: US$15m
- United States: US$14m
- Malaysia: US$13m
- Cameroon: US$13m
- Israel: US$13m
- Haiti: US$11m
- France: US$9m
- Malawi: US$8m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Romania: US$7m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$7m
- Yemen: US$6m
- Benin: US$6m
- Lebanon: US$5m
- Poland: US$5m
- Costa Rica: US$5m
- Jordan: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Gabon: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Zambia: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Rwanda: US$3m
- Lesotho: US$3m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Honduras: US$3m
- Algeria: US$2m
- North Macedonia: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$2m
- Angola: US$2m
- Jamaica: US$2m
- Zimbabwe: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Montenegro: US$2m
- Syria: US$2m
- Moldova: US$2m
- Burkina Faso: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | US$139m | 23.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$103m | 17.4% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$47m | 7.9% |
| 4 | France | US$38m | 6.4% |
| 5 | Italy | US$35m | 5.9% |
| 6 |  India | US$31m | 5.2% |
| 7 | Germany | US$20m | 3.4% |
| 8 | Poland | US$19m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$18m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Pakistan | US$18m | 3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Congo - Kinshasa | US$165m | 27.9% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$22m | 3.7% |
| 3 | Canada | US$19m | 3.1% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$17m | 2.8% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$16m | 2.7% |
| 6 | Germany | US$15m | 2.6% |
| 7 |  Iraq | US$15m | 2.5% |
| 8 |  Congo - Brazzaville | US$15m | 2.5% |
| 9 | Spain | US$15m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Afghanistan | US$15m | 2.5% |
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.
- 7.8%median duty
- 34number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 163%highest: South Korea, Honduras, Türkiye
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 25%* | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 5% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 37% | 9% – 65% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 8% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 5% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 32%* | 23% – 41% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 152% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 28% | 0% – 55% | 2023 |
| India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 21% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 2.9%* | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 5% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 35%* | 13% – 60% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 20% | 10% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 16% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 40% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 5% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 163% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 25%* | 12% – 49% | 2023 |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 20% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 54% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
| Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 31%* | 22% – 39% | 2023 |
| United States | 0.7%* | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 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
- 04721 Groats & meal of maize (corn)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 111210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 23130 Groats, meal and pellets of wheat and other cereals
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1061 Manufacture of grain mill products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1103.13 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1103.13 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1103.13 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1103.13 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1103.13 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1103.13 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff all 2 lines under subheading 1103.13 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 2 lines under subheading 1103.13 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £25.9m (up 35% on the year before), at an average of £0.55 per kg; Belgium supplied 31%, followed by France.
World trade in these goods reached US$593m in 2024, down 3.5% on 2023.
South Africa was the largest exporter with 23.5% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cereal groats, meal and pellets: groats and meal, of maize (corn)?
Cereal groats, meal and pellets: groats and meal, of maize (corn) fall under HS subheading 1103.13, part of heading 1103, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cereal groats, meal and pellets in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1103.13 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 54%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on cereal groats, meal and pellets in Canada?
Under the Customs Tariff of Canada, imports under 1103.13 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 groats, meal and pellets?
South Africa, with US$139m in 2024 (23.5% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (31%), France (29%) and Germany (17%), out of total imports of £25.9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.