Subheading · Chapter 11 · Heading 1103
1103.19: Cereal groats, meal and pellets: groats and meal, of other cereals
Official description Of other cereals
1103.19 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 19 00 00 Of other cereals
- 1103 19 20 00 Of rye or barley 143.00 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 19 20 10 Of barley 143 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 19 20 90 Other 143 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 19 40 00 Of oats 137 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 19 50 00 Of rice 115 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 19 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 3
- 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)
- 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))
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 5 lines
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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico | 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £234k | 25.4% | +1.6% | |
| £153k | 16.6% | +13.4% | |
| £121k | 13.1% | +26.5% | |
| £92k | 10% | -9.2% | |
| £91k | 9.9% | +48.7% | |
| £63k | 6.8% | +24.7% | |
| £43k | 4.7% | -42.4% | |
| £35k | 3.8% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$109.8kUS$109.8k+US$771.9k+US$4.4m+> US$7.9m
Exports: 118
- Canada: US$149.2m
- France: US$15.5m
- Poland: US$12.9m
- Finland: US$7.9m
- India: US$6.4m
- Oman: US$5.7m
- Germany: US$5.3m
- Italy: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$4.9m
- Belgium: US$4.8m
- United States: US$4.7m
- United Kingdom: US$4.4m
- Croatia: US$3.7m
- Russia: US$3.3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2.7m
- Estonia: US$2.4m
- Lithuania: US$2.3m
- Laos: US$2.1m
- Ukraine: US$1.5m
- Austria: US$1.4m
- China: US$1.4m
- Malaysia: US$1.2m
- Australia: US$1.2m
- Kenya: US$883.1k
- Kazakhstan: US$843k
- Latvia: US$820k
- Portugal: US$801.2k
- Pakistan: US$771.9k
- Uzbekistan: US$748.1k
- Bulgaria: US$655.9k
- Thailand: US$618.6k
- Yemen: US$590.2k
- Slovakia: US$569.9k
- Tunisia: US$546.5k
- Senegal: US$502.2k
- South Korea: US$501.5k
- Czechia: US$499.6k
- Romania: US$487.3k
- Morocco: US$484.2k
- Türkiye: US$431.5k
- Spain: US$389k
- Serbia: US$374.3k
- Hungary: US$251.7k
- Dominican Republic: US$227.4k
- Djibouti: US$224.9k
- Guatemala: US$173.1k
- Curaçao: US$167.2k
- Sweden: US$167k
- Uruguay: US$158.8k
- Honduras: US$145.1k
- Ireland: US$143.3k
- Japan: US$138.1k
- Armenia: US$124.4k
- Egypt: US$117.8k
- Taiwan: US$109.9k
- United Arab Emirates: US$109.8k
- Nigeria: US$79.2k
- Lebanon: US$73.4k
- Luxembourg: US$69.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$53.6kUS$53.6k+US$363.5k+US$1.4m+> US$5.8m
Imports: 182
- United States: US$140.5m
- Germany: US$24.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12.4m
- Mexico: US$11.5m
- Netherlands: US$8.5m
- Belgium: US$5.8m
- Ireland: US$5.5m
- Spain: US$4.3m
- Canada: US$4.1m
- Poland: US$3.8m
- France: US$3.7m
- Austria: US$2.9m
- Taiwan: US$2.5m
- Italy: US$2.1m
- Czechia: US$1.9m
- Croatia: US$1.6m
- United Kingdom: US$1.5m
- Singapore: US$1.4m
- Portugal: US$1.3m
- Nigeria: US$1.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$1.2m
- Finland: US$1.1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$916.6k
- South Africa: US$903.3k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$864.5k
- Armenia: US$740.3k
- Estonia: US$718.8k
- Fiji: US$686.1k
- Sweden: US$675k
- Uzbekistan: US$666.5k
- Israel: US$632k
- Greece: US$630.7k
- Latvia: US$575.4k
- Zambia: US$507.4k
- New Zealand: US$493.3k
- Japan: US$437.9k
- Thailand: US$431.7k
- Lesotho: US$418.7k
- Mozambique: US$409.2k
- Slovakia: US$390k
- South Korea: US$374.1k
- Mauritania: US$363.5k
- Montenegro: US$353.4k
- Türkiye: US$352.9k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$343.5k
- Bulgaria: US$332.8k
- Australia: US$325.7k
- Romania: US$325.1k
- Burkina Faso: US$313.5k
- Libya: US$298.8k
- Albania: US$293.2k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$284.5k
- Denmark: US$280.6k
- Moldova: US$275.6k
- Luxembourg: US$242.2k
- Brunei: US$240.3k
- Tajikistan: US$236.1k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$213.6k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$149.2m | 55.7% | |
| 2 | US$15.5m | 5.8% | |
| 3 | US$12.9m | 4.8% | |
| 4 | US$7.9m | 3% | |
| 5 | US$6.4m | 2.4% | |
| 6 | US$5.7m | 2.1% | |
| 7 | US$5.3m | 2% | |
| 8 | US$5m | 1.9% | |
| 9 | US$4.9m | 1.8% | |
| 10 | US$4.8m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$140.5m | 52.5% | |
| 2 | US$24.7m | 9.2% | |
| 3 | US$12.4m | 4.6% | |
| 4 | US$11.5m | 4.3% | |
| 5 | US$8.5m | 3.2% | |
| 6 | US$5.8m | 2.2% | |
| 7 | US$5.5m | 2.1% | |
| 8 | US$4.3m | 1.6% | |
| 9 | US$4.1m | 1.5% | |
| 10 | US$3.8m | 1.4% |
In the UK Global Tariff all 5 lines under subheading 1103.19 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 4 lines under subheading 1103.19 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 ; 140 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 £919.9k (down 1% on the year before), at an average of £1.27 per kg; Poland supplied 25%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$267.8m in 2024, down 9.2% on 2023.
Canada was the largest exporter with 55.7% 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 other cereals?
Cereal groats, meal and pellets: groats and meal, of other cereals fall under HS subheading 1103.19, 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 1103.19 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 the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 1103.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cereal groats, meal and pellets?
Canada, with US$149.2m in 2024 (55.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 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 Poland (25%), Germany (17%) and South Korea (13%), out of total imports of £919.9k.