Subheading · Chapter 11 · Heading 1108
1108.11: Starches; inulin, starches, wheat starch
Official description Wheat starch
Subheading 1108.11 belongs to heading 1108 (starches; inulin) in chapter 11.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1108 11 00 00 Wheat starch 187 GBP / 1000 kg
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
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) | — | 187 GBP / 1000 kg |
| 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 |
| 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–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–Norway agreement | Norway | 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–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru | 37.4 GBP / 1,000 kg |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | 93.5 GBP / 1,000 kg |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | 23 GBP / 1,000 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £5.7m | 34.3% | -21.1% |
 France | £4.2m | 25.2% | -16.4% |
 Germany | £3m | 18.2% | -9.2% |
 Belgium | £2.5m | 15% | +2.6% |
 Lithuania | £676k | 4.1% | -27.2% |
 Italy | £390k | 2.4% | -58.4% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £48k | 0.3% | +54.9% |
 Austria | £30k | 0.2% | +58.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$179.3kUS$179.3k+US$1.3m+US$37m+> US$54m
Exports: 87
- Belgium: US$73.3m
- Australia: US$62.5m
- Austria: US$54m
- Germany: US$52.6m
- Lithuania: US$48m
- Netherlands: US$40.2m
- Poland: US$38.4m
- Hungary: US$37m
- France: US$30.3m
- Italy: US$21.1m
- Argentina: US$12m
- Canada: US$6.7m
- Sweden: US$6.7m
- United States: US$6.5m
- Kazakhstan: US$4.4m
- China: US$3.4m
- Pakistan: US$2.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.4m
- Czechia: US$2.1m
- Taiwan: US$1.3m
- Serbia: US$1.2m
- Iran: US$1m
- Spain: US$929k
- Saudi Arabia: US$870.5k
- Mozambique: US$690.5k
- Malaysia: US$666.8k
- United Kingdom: US$661.4k
- Türkiye: US$576k
- Thailand: US$525.8k
- Singapore: US$509.2k
- South Africa: US$437.8k
- Japan: US$406.2k
- Mexico: US$339k
- Slovenia: US$318k
- South Korea: US$305.1k
- Russia: US$278.6k
- Bulgaria: US$272.7k
- Denmark: US$255.9k
- India: US$248.4k
- Portugal: US$179.3k
- Kenya: US$173.9k
- Slovakia: US$151.4k
- Vietnam: US$150.8k
- Romania: US$141k
- Oman: US$86.9k
- Greece: US$56.1k
- New Zealand: US$54.2k
- Nigeria: US$45.1k
- Bolivia: US$43.2k
- Latvia: US$39.1k
- Malta: US$32.6k
- Finland: US$31.3k
- Honduras: US$24.5k
- Nepal: US$17.3k
- Switzerland: US$16.6k
- Uganda: US$16.3k
- Colombia: US$16k
- Croatia: US$15k
- United Arab Emirates: US$11.8k
- Indonesia: US$6.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$132.7kUS$132.7k+US$1.7m+US$7.4m+> US$30.1m
Imports: 151
- Germany: US$105.6m
- France: US$59m
- Poland: US$51.1m
- Netherlands: US$34.7m
- United States: US$30.1m
- United Kingdom: US$26.3m
- Finland: US$21.9m
- Indonesia: US$16.6m
- Italy: US$16.4m
- South Korea: US$11.9m
- Malaysia: US$9.5m
- Belgium: US$9.5m
- Spain: US$8.2m
- Czechia: US$8.1m
- Austria: US$7.4m
- Taiwan: US$7.3m
- Thailand: US$7.2m
- Canada: US$5.6m
- Türkiye: US$5.3m
- Switzerland: US$5.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.2m
- Hungary: US$3.8m
- Sweden: US$3.6m
- New Zealand: US$3.2m
- Lithuania: US$3.1m
- Tanzania: US$2.9m
- Philippines: US$2.8m
- Slovenia: US$2.6m
- Singapore: US$2.6m
- Slovakia: US$2.3m
- Mexico: US$2.2m
- Russia: US$2.1m
- Brazil: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1.8m
- Denmark: US$1.7m
- India: US$1.7m
- Colombia: US$1.7m
- Greece: US$1.5m
- Uzbekistan: US$1.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.5m
- Norway: US$1.3m
- Vietnam: US$1.3m
- Ecuador: US$1.2m
- Latvia: US$1.1m
- Japan: US$999.1k
- Guatemala: US$987.8k
- Bulgaria: US$940.5k
- Romania: US$875.2k
- Portugal: US$797.4k
- Jordan: US$750.6k
- Australia: US$732.5k
- Ukraine: US$728.6k
- China: US$590.8k
- Ireland: US$573.3k
- Morocco: US$516.2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$469.3k
- Croatia: US$448k
- Chile: US$433.2k
- Macao SAR China: US$426.2k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | US$73.3m | 14.2% |
| 2 |  Australia | US$62.5m | 12.1% |
| 3 | Austria | US$54m | 10.4% |
| 4 | Germany | US$52.6m | 10.2% |
| 5 | Lithuania | US$48m | 9.3% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$40.2m | 7.8% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$38.4m | 7.4% |
| 8 |  Hungary | US$37m | 7.1% |
| 9 | France | US$30.3m | 5.9% |
| 10 | Italy | US$21.1m | 4.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$105.6m | 20.4% |
| 2 | France | US$59m | 11.4% |
| 3 | Poland | US$51.1m | 9.9% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$34.7m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  United States | US$30.1m | 5.8% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$26.3m | 5.1% |
| 7 |  Finland | US$21.9m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$16.6m | 3.2% |
| 9 | Italy | US$16.4m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$11.9m | 2.3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N278579 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Wheat Starch from Germany
In the UK Global Tariff the line under subheading 1108.11 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 1108.11 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
134 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of .
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £16.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 17% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 34%, followed by France.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$517.2m (−18.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Belgium (US$73.3m), followed by Australia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for starches; inulin, starches, wheat starch?
Starches; inulin, starches, wheat starch fall under HS subheading 1108.11, part of heading 1108, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on starches; inulin, starches, wheat starch in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1108.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most starches; inulin, starches, wheat starch?
Belgium, with US$73.3m in 2024 (14.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
134 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (34%), France (25%) and Germany (18%), out of total imports of £16.6m.