Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1202
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 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
- 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) | — | Free |
| 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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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 |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £52m | 54.2% | -21.5% | |
| £18.2m | 19% | -18% | |
| £8.5m | 8.8% | -56.4% | |
| £8.3m | 8.6% | -38.7% | |
| £6.8m | 7.1% | +10.2% | |
| £1.3m | 1.4% | +2,649% | |
| £197k | 0.2% | -97.5% | |
| £147k | 0.2% | +3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$166kUS$166k+US$2m+US$21m+> US$432m
Exports: 136
- Argentina: US$935m
- India: US$796m
- United States: US$493m
- China: US$432m
- Brazil: US$365m
- Sudan: US$343m
- Netherlands: US$202m
- Senegal: US$196m
- Nicaragua: US$123m
- Egypt: US$54m
- Tanzania: US$43m
- Germany: US$34m
- Mozambique: US$32m
- Malawi: US$21m
- Paraguay: US$19m
- Madagascar: US$15m
- South Africa: US$14m
- Bolivia: US$11m
- Uzbekistan: US$10m
- Türkiye: US$10m
- Spain: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$6m
- Austria: US$5m
- Poland: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Peru: US$2m
- Ethiopia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Burkina Faso: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Uganda: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Mali: US$1m
- Togo: US$1m
- Zambia: US$987k
- Czechia: US$821k
- Croatia: US$812k
- Russia: US$757k
- Benin: US$655k
- Canada: US$571k
- Gambia: US$508k
- United Arab Emirates: US$470k
- Kazakhstan: US$462k
- Tajikistan: US$443k
- Ecuador: US$385k
- Thailand: US$298k
- Sweden: US$284k
- Belarus: US$275k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$11m+US$46m+> US$185m
Imports: 192
- Netherlands: US$554m
- China: US$534m
- Indonesia: US$413m
- Germany: US$216m
- Russia: US$192m
- Mexico: US$185m
- Vietnam: US$177m
- Canada: US$165m
- United Kingdom: US$136m
- Poland: US$129m
- Algeria: US$100m
- Philippines: US$83m
- France: US$81m
- Spain: US$81m
- Malaysia: US$77m
- Thailand: US$61m
- Japan: US$61m
- Italy: US$53m
- United Arab Emirates: US$49m
- South Africa: US$46m
- Ukraine: US$43m
- Australia: US$37m
- Colombia: US$36m
- Türkiye: US$35m
- Greece: US$32m
- Morocco: US$28m
- Belgium: US$27m
- Luxembourg: US$21m
- Uganda: US$20m
- Serbia: US$19m
- Ecuador: US$18m
- Bulgaria: US$18m
- Hungary: US$18m
- Peru: US$18m
- Chile: US$17m
- Switzerland: US$17m
- Pakistan: US$17m
- Portugal: US$16m
- Romania: US$14m
- Denmark: US$14m
- Iraq: US$14m
- Bangladesh: US$13m
- Iran: US$13m
- Norway: US$13m
- Brazil: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Kenya: US$12m
- Lebanon: US$11m
- Lithuania: US$11m
- Singapore: US$11m
- Austria: US$10m
- Jordan: US$10m
- El Salvador: US$10m
- Libya: US$9m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Costa Rica: US$8m
- Sweden: US$8m
- New Zealand: US$8m
- Nepal: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$935m | 22.1% | |
| 2 | US$796m | 18.8% | |
| 3 | US$493m | 11.6% | |
| 4 | US$432m | 10.2% | |
| 5 | US$365m | 8.6% | |
| 6 | US$343m | 8.1% | |
| 7 | US$202m | 4.8% | |
| 8 | US$196m | 4.6% | |
| 9 | US$123m | 2.9% | |
| 10 | US$54m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$554m | 13.1% | |
| 2 | US$534m | 12.6% | |
| 3 | US$413m | 9.7% | |
| 4 | US$216m | 5.1% | |
| 5 | US$192m | 4.5% | |
| 6 | US$185m | 4.4% | |
| 7 | US$177m | 4.2% | |
| 8 | US$165m | 3.9% | |
| 9 | US$136m | 3.2% | |
| 10 | 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 country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 0% – 25% | 2022 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 50% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 231% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 132% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1202.42 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1202.42 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1202.20 | changed |
| 2002 | 1202.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 1202.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 1202.20 | changed |
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
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.