Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1205
1205.10: Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds
Low erucic acid rapeseed (canola)
1205.10 is the HS subheading for low erucic acid rapeseed (canola), under heading 1205 in chapter 12.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1205 10 00 00 Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds
- 1205 10 10 00 For sowing Free
- 1205 10 90 00 Other 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 controlPhytosanitary Certificate (import)
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla and 241 more
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1527
- Documents
- N851
- 901Y
- C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £118.4m | 29.3% | +99.7% |
 Uruguay | £90.2m | 22.3% | +218.7% |
 Romania | £81.3m | 20.1% | +201% |
 Lithuania | £35.7m | 8.8% | +85.8% |
 Ukraine | £32.6m | 8% | -82.2% |
 Ireland | £18.3m | 4.5% | -12.3% |
 Latvia | £9.2m | 2.3% | -33.2% |
 Spain | £4.3m | 1.1% | +82.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5% 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% 
Argentina Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 6.2% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · 14× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$15mUS$15m+US$74m+US$333m+> US$2.8bn
Exports: 64
- Canada: US$4.2bn
- Australia: US$2.8bn
- Ukraine: US$1.8bn
- France: US$686m
- Romania: US$506m
- Lithuania: US$333m
- Hungary: US$244m
- United States: US$197m
- Czechia: US$164m
- Poland: US$157m
- Germany: US$148m
- Netherlands: US$134m
- Latvia: US$131m
- Slovakia: US$124m
- Belgium: US$74m
- Spain: US$69m
- Uruguay: US$53m
- Austria: US$44m
- Chile: US$43m
- Kazakhstan: US$37m
- Denmark: US$31m
- Moldova: US$31m
- Brazil: US$30m
- Bulgaria: US$28m
- Ireland: US$25m
- Argentina: US$22m
- Italy: US$20m
- New Zealand: US$17m
- Croatia: US$17m
- South Africa: US$15m
- Serbia: US$14m
- Estonia: US$12m
- Sweden: US$11m
- Luxembourg: US$10m
- Russia: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Paraguay: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Finland: US$1m
- Greece: US$814k
- China: US$502k
- Switzerland: US$356k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$160k
- Portugal: US$147k
- Japan: US$134k
- Türkiye: US$116k
- Norway: US$110k
- Armenia: US$16k
- Uzbekistan: US$11k
- Turkmenistan: US$8k
- South Korea: US$5k
- Ethiopia: US$4k
- Vietnam: US$1k
- Indonesia: US$100
- India: US$100
- Mexico: US$100
- Malta: US$100
- Peru: US$100
- Zambia: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$45m+US$377m+> US$1.3bn
Imports: 98
- China: US$2.9bn
- Germany: US$2.3bn
- Belgium: US$1.3bn
- Japan: US$1.1bn
- France: US$590m
- Netherlands: US$521m
- United Arab Emirates: US$500m
- Mexico: US$423m
- Pakistan: US$385m
- United Kingdom: US$377m
- Poland: US$196m
- Czechia: US$192m
- United States: US$186m
- Canada: US$181m
- Bangladesh: US$156m
- Austria: US$134m
- Greece: US$109m
- Romania: US$86m
- Portugal: US$70m
- Nepal: US$66m
- Finland: US$61m
- Latvia: US$61m
- Hungary: US$57m
- Ukraine: US$45m
- Spain: US$38m
- Denmark: US$38m
- Sweden: US$38m
- Estonia: US$32m
- Lithuania: US$32m
- Slovakia: US$28m
- Russia: US$26m
- Malaysia: US$21m
- Kazakhstan: US$16m
- Kenya: US$15m
- Belarus: US$15m
- Bulgaria: US$14m
- Italy: US$13m
- Malta: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Chile: US$7m
- Paraguay: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Norway: US$6m
- Croatia: US$6m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Moldova: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Uruguay: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Iran: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Afghanistan: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$743k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$4.2bn | 33.9% |
| 2 |  Australia | US$2.8bn | 23% |
| 3 | Ukraine | US$1.8bn | 14.9% |
| 4 | France | US$686m | 5.6% |
| 5 | Romania | US$506m | 4.1% |
| 6 | Lithuania | US$333m | 2.7% |
| 7 |  Hungary | US$244m | 2% |
| 8 | United States | US$197m | 1.6% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$164m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$157m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$2.9bn | 23.2% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$2.3bn | 18.7% |
| 3 |  Belgium | US$1.3bn | 10.2% |
| 4 | Japan | US$1.1bn | 8.7% |
| 5 | France | US$590m | 4.8% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$521m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | US$500m | 4.1% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$423m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Pakistan | US$385m | 3.1% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$377m | 3.1% |
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.
- 4%median duty
- 57number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 35%highest: Bahamas, Cameroon, Central African Republic
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 4% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 35% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 4.5% | 0% – 9% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 13% | 10% – 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 29%* | 0.2% – 129% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Montserrat | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 0% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 20% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
| Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0.8%* | 2023 | |
| Uruguay | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 5% | 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. * 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
- 22261 Rape/colza seeds
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01443 Rape or colza seed
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0111 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1205.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1205.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1205.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1205.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1205.00 | changed |
| 1992 | 1205.00 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1205.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 1205.10 into 2 tariff lines; 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 low erucic acid rapeseed (canola) worth £404.6m (down 8% on the year before), at an average of £0.44 per kg; France supplied 29%, followed by Uruguay.
World trade in low erucic acid rapeseed (canola) reached US$12.3bn in 2024, down 14.8% on 2023.
Canada was the largest exporter with 33.9% of the total, ahead of Australia.
Legal notes
Subheading note
1. For the purposes of subheading 120510, the expression ‘low erucic acid rape or colza seeds’ means rape or colza seeds yielding a fixed oil which has an erucic acid content of less than 2 % by weight and yielding a solid component which contains less than 30 micromoles of glucosinolates per gram.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for low erucic acid rape or colza seeds?
Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds fall under HS subheading 1205.10, part of heading 1205, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on low erucic acid rape or colza seeds in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1205.10 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 low erucic acid rape or colza seeds in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1205.10 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 low erucic acid rape or colza seeds?
Canada, with US$4.2bn in 2024 (33.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export low erucic acid rapeseed (canola) 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 low erucic acid rapeseed (canola)?
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 low erucic acid rapeseed (canola) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (29%), Uruguay (22%) and Romania (20%), out of total imports of £404.6m.