Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1210

1210.20

1210.20: Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin

Subheading 1210.20 belongs to heading 1210 (hop cones, fresh or dried) in chapter 12.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate · across 6 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 1210 20 00 00 Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin
  2. 1210 20 10 00 Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets, with higher lupulin content; lupulin 4%
  3. Hop powder 4%
  4. 1210 20 10 10 In individual packages where the weight does not exceed 1 kilogram, destined for sale to private individuals for their own use, for scientific and technical experiments, or for fairs covered by the special customs arrangements for fairs, with the description, weight and final destination indicated on the packaging 4%
  5. 1210 20 10 90 Other 4%
  6. 1210 20 10 99 Other 4%
  7. 1210 20 90 00 Other 4%
  8. Hop powder 4%
  9. 1210 20 90 10 In individual packages where the weight does not exceed 1 kilogram, destined for sale to private individuals for their own use, for scientific and technical experiments, or for fairs covered by the special customs arrangements for fairs, with the description weight and final destination indicated on the packaging 4%
  10. 1210 20 90 90 Other 4%
  11. 1210 20 90 99 Other 4%

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 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)
  • Import controlAttestation Document (horticulture and potatoes)
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    1295/2008
    Documents
    • C001 Attestation of equivalence for the importation of hops and hop products, as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2023/2834
    Tariff lines
    on 4 of 6 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—4%
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
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, Malaysia 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–Chile agreement Chile 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–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–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£41.2m-2.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£14.85 per kg
Jan 2024: £4.9mFeb 2024: £4.9mMar 2024: £3mApr 2024: £4.5mMay 2024: £3.6mJun 2024: £6.2mJul 2024: £4.9mAug 2024: £4.3mSept 2024: £3.3mOct 2024: £2.6mNov 2024: £4mDec 2024: £1.5mJan 2025: £3.3mFeb 2025: £3.2mMar 2025: £4.9mApr 2025: £5.8mMay 2025: £3.4mJun 2025: £2.4mJul 2025: £4.8mAug 2025: £3mSept 2025: £3.2mOct 2025: £2.9mNov 2025: £3.8mDec 2025: £3.5mJan 2026: £2.6mFeb 2026: £3.7mMar 2026: £2.6mApr 2026: £3.7mMay 2026: £4.3mJun 2026: £2.9mJul 2026: £4.8mAug 2026: £3.4m 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
United States £29.2m 70.8% -8.6%
Germany £6.4m 15.6% +30.4%
Australia £2.5m 6.1% +7.6%
New Zealand £1.2m 2.9% -22%
Czechia £1.1m 2.7% +62.7%
Austria £232k 0.6% +1,822.5%
Slovenia £214k 0.5% +66.3%
Canada £166k 0.4% +7,590.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

1210.20 · US$717m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$111kUS$111k+US$2m+US$23m+> US$267m

Exports: 68
  1. Germany: US$268m
  2. United States: US$267m
  3. Czechia: US$55m
  4. Belgium: US$28m
  5. Australia: US$28m
  6. New Zealand: US$23m
  7. Slovenia: US$13m
  8. United Kingdom: US$8m
  9. France: US$4m
  10. Poland: US$3m
  11. Netherlands: US$3m
  12. South Africa: US$3m
  13. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  14. Italy: US$2m
  15. Bulgaria: US$2m
  16. Canada: US$1m
  17. Ukraine: US$864k
  18. China: US$810k
  19. Estonia: US$790k
  20. Spain: US$605k
  21. Austria: US$513k
  22. Russia: US$511k
  23. Sweden: US$427k
  24. Latvia: US$377k
  25. South Korea: US$369k
  26. Lithuania: US$292k
  27. Ireland: US$256k
  28. Türkiye: US$154k
  29. Serbia: US$111k
  30. India: US$101k
  31. Ethiopia: US$89k
  32. Croatia: US$84k
  33. Peru: US$81k
  34. Thailand: US$70k
  35. Colombia: US$61k
  36. Greece: US$57k
  37. Denmark: US$56k
  38. Singapore: US$54k
  39. Finland: US$50k
  40. Kenya: US$38k
  41. Brazil: US$34k
  42. Guatemala: US$18k
  43. Portugal: US$18k
  44. Vietnam: US$13k
  45. Norway: US$12k
  46. Djibouti: US$11k
  47. Switzerland: US$11k
  48. Hungary: US$11k
  49. Honduras: US$10k
  50. El Salvador: US$9k
  51. Slovakia: US$8k
  52. Argentina: US$5k
  53. Romania: US$3k
  54. Japan: US$3k
  55. Kazakhstan: US$1k
  56. United Arab Emirates: US$700
  57. Jordan: US$400
  58. Niger: US$200
  59. Benin: US$0
  60. Chile: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$268m 37.4%
2 United States US$267m 37.2%
3 Czechia US$55m 7.7%
4 Belgium US$28m 3.9%
5 Australia US$28m 3.8%
6 New Zealand US$23m 3.2%
7 Slovenia US$13m 1.9%
8 United Kingdom US$8m 1.1%
9 France US$4m 0.6%
10 Poland US$3m 0.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Belgium US$74m 10.4%
2 China US$62m 8.7%
3 United Kingdom US$61m 8.5%
4 United States US$49m 6.8%
5 Germany US$49m 6.8%
6 Japan US$48m 6.7%
7 Canada US$43m 6%
8 Russia US$37m 5.1%
9 Brazil US$36m 5%
10 Australia US$18m 2.5%

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.

  • 5%median duty
  • 57number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 40%highest: Morocco, Bahamas, India

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 1% 0% – 2% 2023
Algeria 5% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 0% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 35% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 0% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 2023
Colombia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 1% 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 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 5.8% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 0% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 3.7% 3% – 4.3% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kiribati 20% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Malawi 18% 10% – 25% 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 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 2.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 4.5% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 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 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 8% 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 0% 2023
South Korea 30% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 0% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 3% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 20% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 27% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 20% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 4% 2023
United States 0.8%* 2023
Uruguay 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 5% 2023
Venezuela 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
05484 Hop cones & lupulin
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
CPC 2.1 product
01659 Hop cones
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0128 Growing of spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20171210.20unchanged
20121210.20unchanged
20071210.20unchanged
20021210.20unchanged
19961210.20unchanged
19921210.20unchanged

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.

  1. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 1210.20 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is 4%.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 1210.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 5.8%.

151 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 4%.

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 £41.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 2% on the year before); United States supplied 71%, followed by Germany.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$717m (+7.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was Germany (US$268m), followed by the United States.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin?

Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin fall under HS subheading 1210.20, part of heading 1210, in section II of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1210.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1210.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of…?

Germany, with US$268m in 2024 (37.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

151 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 4% 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 United States (71%), Germany (16%) and Australia (6%), out of total imports of £41.2m.

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