Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1202

1202.42

1202.42: Shelled, whether or not broken

Shelled groundnuts (peanuts)

1202.42 is the HS subheading for shelled groundnuts (peanuts), under heading 1202 in chapter 12.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 1202 42 00 00 Shelled, whether or not broken Free

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. 376
    Documents
    • 9008

Import requirements 4

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Argentina, Bolivia, China, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, India, Madagascar and 4 more
    Legal act
    2019/1793
    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))
    • Y978 Exemption by virtue paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793
  • 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Chile, Malaysia Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland 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–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia 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–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway 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–Türkiye agreement Türkiye 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

last 12 months£96m-29.6% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.98 per kg
Jan 2024: £12mFeb 2024: £12.8mMar 2024: £11.1mApr 2024: £14.7mMay 2024: £11.8mJun 2024: £14.8mJul 2024: £11.5mAug 2024: £11.3mSept 2024: £13.3mOct 2024: £14.3mNov 2024: £10.1mDec 2024: £12.2mJan 2025: £11mFeb 2025: £11.1mMar 2025: £15.1mApr 2025: £11.4mMay 2025: £10.3mJun 2025: £9.9mJul 2025: £9.7mAug 2025: £8mSept 2025: £7mOct 2025: £10.2mNov 2025: £9.8mDec 2025: £8mJan 2026: £7.3mFeb 2026: £6.6mMar 2026: £6.8mApr 2026: £10.7mMay 2026: £7.4mJun 2026: £7.7mJul 2026: £8.2mAug 2026: £6.3m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Argentina £52m 54.2% -21.5%
Nicaragua £18.2m 19% -18%
China £8.5m 8.8% -56.4%
United States £8.3m 8.6% -38.7%
Brazil £6.8m 7.1% +10.2%
Paraguay £1.3m 1.4% +2,649%
India £197k 0.2% -97.5%
Netherlands £147k 0.2% +3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

1202.42 · US$4bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$166kUS$166k+US$2m+US$21m+> US$432m

Exports: 136
  1. Argentina: US$935m
  2. India: US$796m
  3. United States: US$493m
  4. China: US$432m
  5. Brazil: US$365m
  6. Sudan: US$343m
  7. Netherlands: US$202m
  8. Senegal: US$196m
  9. Nicaragua: US$123m
  10. Egypt: US$54m
  11. Tanzania: US$43m
  12. Germany: US$34m
  13. Mozambique: US$32m
  14. Malawi: US$21m
  15. Paraguay: US$19m
  16. Madagascar: US$15m
  17. South Africa: US$14m
  18. Bolivia: US$11m
  19. Uzbekistan: US$10m
  20. Türkiye: US$10m
  21. Spain: US$9m
  22. Malaysia: US$8m
  23. Myanmar (Burma): US$6m
  24. Austria: US$5m
  25. Poland: US$5m
  26. Mexico: US$4m
  27. Hungary: US$3m
  28. Vietnam: US$3m
  29. United Kingdom: US$3m
  30. Italy: US$3m
  31. Denmark: US$3m
  32. Peru: US$2m
  33. Ethiopia: US$2m
  34. Portugal: US$2m
  35. France: US$2m
  36. Belgium: US$2m
  37. Burkina Faso: US$2m
  38. Estonia: US$2m
  39. Bulgaria: US$2m
  40. Australia: US$2m
  41. Lithuania: US$1m
  42. Uganda: US$1m
  43. Nigeria: US$1m
  44. Greece: US$1m
  45. Mali: US$1m
  46. Togo: US$1m
  47. Zambia: US$987k
  48. Czechia: US$821k
  49. Croatia: US$812k
  50. Russia: US$757k
  51. Benin: US$655k
  52. Canada: US$571k
  53. Gambia: US$508k
  54. United Arab Emirates: US$470k
  55. Kazakhstan: US$462k
  56. Tajikistan: US$443k
  57. Ecuador: US$385k
  58. Thailand: US$298k
  59. Sweden: US$284k
  60. Belarus: US$275k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Argentina US$935m 22.1%
2 India US$796m 18.8%
3 United States US$493m 11.6%
4 China US$432m 10.2%
5 Brazil US$365m 8.6%
6 Sudan US$343m 8.1%
7 Netherlands US$202m 4.8%
8 Senegal US$196m 4.6%
9 Nicaragua US$123m 2.9%
10 Egypt US$54m 1.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$554m 13.1%
2 China US$534m 12.6%
3 Indonesia US$413m 9.7%
4 Germany US$216m 5.1%
5 Russia US$192m 4.5%
6 Mexico US$185m 4.4%
7 Vietnam US$177m 4.2%
8 Canada US$165m 3.9%
9 United Kingdom US$136m 3.2%
10 Poland US$129m 3.1%

Import duty on this product around the world 161

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.

  • 7.5%median duty
  • 34number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 231%highest: South Korea, United States, Morocco

161

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 0% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 13% 0% – 25% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 10% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 3% 0% – 6% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 15% 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 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 10% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 10% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 10% 2023
Guinea 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Guyana 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 10% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 32% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 10% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 1% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 10% 2023
Liberia 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 5% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Mauritania 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 50% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 10% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 10% 2023
Niger 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Nigeria 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
North Macedonia 5% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 11% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 25% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 10% 2023
South Korea 231% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 40% 2023
St Lucia 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 40% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 20% 2023
Togo 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 3% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 132% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 5% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 10% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
22212 Groundnuts (peanuts), not roasted/othw. cooked, shelled
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
CPC 2.1 product
21421 Groundnuts, shelled
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20171202.42unchanged
20121202.42unchanged
20071202.20changed
20021202.20changed
19961202.20changed
19921202.20changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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.

  • 600010064 HMRC 13 March 2024 – 12 March 2027 · 1202 42 00 00

    Shelled Peanuts Also known as (groundnuts). The purpose of the product is for the feeding of wild garden birds. The product comprises of 100% peanuts there are no other additives included. The nuts are Imported from various countries. The peanuts have been removed from the shells (shelled) and are…

Subheading 1202.42 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 1202.42; the duty is duty-free.

Goods from 172 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 172 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported shelled groundnuts (peanuts) worth £96m (down 30% on the year before), at an average of £0.98 per kg; Argentina supplied 54%, followed by Nicaragua.

World trade in shelled groundnuts (peanuts) reached US$4bn in 2024, down 4.2% on 2023.

Argentina was the largest exporter with 22.1% of the total, ahead of India.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for shelled, whether or not broken?

Shelled, whether or not broken fall under HS subheading 1202.42, part of heading 1202, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on shelled, whether or not broken in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1202.42 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on shelled, whether or not broken in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1202.42 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 shelled, whether or not broken?

Argentina, with US$935m in 2024 (22.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export shelled groundnuts (peanuts) to the UK duty-free?

172 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on shelled groundnuts (peanuts)?

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 shelled groundnuts (peanuts) from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Argentina (54%), Nicaragua (19%) and China (9%), out of total imports of £96m.

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