Subheading · Chapter 11 · Heading 1103
1103.20: Cereal groats, meal and pellets: pellets
Official description Pellets
1103.20 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 20 00 00 Pellets
- 1103 20 25 00 Of rye or barley 143.00 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 20 25 10 Of rye 143 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 20 25 90 Of barley 143 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 20 30 00 Of oats 137 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 20 40 00 Of maize 144 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 20 50 00 Of rice 115 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 20 60 00 Of wheat 146 GBP / 1000 kg
- 1103 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 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
- 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 7 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lithuania | £3.1m | 43.5% | +198.8% |
 Spain | £1.9m | 26.2% | +15.2% |
 Ireland | £1m | 14.5% | -3.9% |
 Poland | £738k | 10.3% | +1,334.3% |
 China | £210k | 2.9% | +1,443.9% |
 United States | £115k | 1.6% | +32.8% |
 Finland | £20k | 0.3% | -11.8% |
 Italy | £17k | 0.2% | +106.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Türkiye 54% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan 12% – 25% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 20% · 4× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 15% – 22.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 18.8% · 1× specific or compound duty 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$38kUS$38k+US$1m+US$3m+> US$8m
Exports: 81
- Hungary: US$9m
- Spain: US$9m
- Poland: US$8m
- Germany: US$7m
- Belgium: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- United States: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Greece: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- China: US$883k
- Ireland: US$827k
- Türkiye: US$751k
- Lithuania: US$709k
- Latvia: US$586k
- Bulgaria: US$473k
- Finland: US$314k
- Portugal: US$305k
- South Korea: US$247k
- Malaysia: US$223k
- Denmark: US$135k
- Ukraine: US$124k
- Vietnam: US$97k
- Senegal: US$92k
- Serbia: US$65k
- New Zealand: US$41k
- Russia: US$39k
- Sweden: US$35k
- Kenya: US$34k
- Brazil: US$32k
- Luxembourg: US$30k
- North Macedonia: US$29k
- Morocco: US$29k
- Egypt: US$25k
- Thailand: US$22k
- Yemen: US$21k
- Oman: US$19k
- Indonesia: US$19k
- Lebanon: US$16k
- Algeria: US$16k
- Estonia: US$14k
- Taiwan: US$11k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$11k
- Ghana: US$8k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$7k
- Pakistan: US$7k
- Nigeria: US$7k
- Croatia: US$5k
- Zambia: US$4k
- Slovakia: US$3k
- Japan: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$42kUS$42k+US$545k+US$2m+> US$4m
Imports: 125
- Netherlands: US$11m
- Italy: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- United States: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Hungary: US$900k
- Serbia: US$801k
- Australia: US$790k
- Norway: US$759k
- Austria: US$757k
- Malta: US$753k
- Bulgaria: US$709k
- Lithuania: US$702k
- Singapore: US$605k
- Nigeria: US$545k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$542k
- Ecuador: US$485k
- Peru: US$436k
- Sweden: US$321k
- Israel: US$287k
- Chile: US$265k
- Lebanon: US$248k
- Vietnam: US$227k
- Ireland: US$227k
- Switzerland: US$193k
- Taiwan: US$170k
- Cuba: US$170k
- Lesotho: US$155k
- Zambia: US$150k
- Fiji: US$139k
- Latvia: US$124k
- Jordan: US$117k
- New Zealand: US$109k
- Zimbabwe: US$95k
- Finland: US$93k
- Nicaragua: US$81k
- Bahrain: US$74k
- Estonia: US$71k
- Slovenia: US$69k
- Morocco: US$68k
- Türkiye: US$66k
- Montenegro: US$61k
- Iraq: US$60k
- South Korea: US$60k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary | US$9m | 11.8% |
| 2 | Spain | US$9m | 11.4% |
| 3 | Poland | US$8m | 10% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$7m | 9.6% |
| 5 |  Belgium | US$6m | 8.2% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$4m | 5.1% |
| 7 | United States | US$4m | 4.7% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$3m | 4.5% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$3m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  South Africa | US$3m | 3.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$11m | 14.9% |
| 2 | Italy | US$7m | 9.3% |
| 3 | Czechia | US$7m | 8.7% |
| 4 | United States | US$4m | 5.6% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$4m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  Slovakia | US$3m | 4.1% |
| 7 | Germany | US$2m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  France | US$2m | 3% |
| 9 | Japan | US$2m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Romania | US$2m | 2.7% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 34number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 465%highest: South Korea, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
165
| 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 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 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 | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 32% | 10% – 65% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 8% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 44%* | 28% – 51% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 28% | 0% – 55% | 2023 |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 20% | 12% – 25% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 4%* | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 112%* | 37% – 183% | 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 | 21% | 10% – 50% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 63%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 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 | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 465% | 260% – 800% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 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 | 71%* | 12% – 113% | 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 | 43%* | 27% – 49% | 2023 |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 20% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 04723 Pellets
- 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 | 1103.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1103.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1103.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1103.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1103.21, 1103.29 | changed |
| 1992 | 1103.21, 1103.29 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff all 7 lines under subheading 1103.20 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 6 lines under subheading 1103.20 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £7.2m (up 81% on the year before), at an average of £0.27 per kg; Lithuania supplied 44%, followed by Spain.
World trade in these goods reached US$77m in 2024, down 38.5% on 2023.
Hungary was the largest exporter with 11.8% of the total, ahead of Spain.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cereal groats, meal and pellets: pellets?
Cereal groats, meal and pellets: pellets fall under HS subheading 1103.20, part of heading 1103, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cereal groats, meal and pellets: pellets in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1103.20 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: pellets in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 1103.20 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 groats, meal and pellets: pellets?
Hungary, with US$9m in 2024 (11.8% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Lithuania (44%), Spain (26%) and Ireland (15%), out of total imports of £7.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.