Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1210
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1210 20 00 00 Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin
- 1210 20 10 00 Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets, with higher lupulin content; lupulin 4%
- Hop powder 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%
- 1210 20 10 90 Other 4%
- 1210 20 10 99 Other 4%
- 1210 20 90 00 Other 4%
- Hop powder 4%
- 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%
- 1210 20 90 90 Other 4%
- 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
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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 |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £29.2m | 70.8% | -8.6% | |
| £6.4m | 15.6% | +30.4% | |
| £2.5m | 6.1% | +7.6% | |
| £1.2m | 2.9% | -22% | |
| £1.1m | 2.7% | +62.7% | |
| £232k | 0.6% | +1,822.5% | |
| £214k | 0.5% | +66.3% | |
| £166k | 0.4% | +7,590.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$111kUS$111k+US$2m+US$23m+> US$267m
Exports: 68
- Germany: US$268m
- United States: US$267m
- Czechia: US$55m
- Belgium: US$28m
- Australia: US$28m
- New Zealand: US$23m
- Slovenia: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- France: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$864k
- China: US$810k
- Estonia: US$790k
- Spain: US$605k
- Austria: US$513k
- Russia: US$511k
- Sweden: US$427k
- Latvia: US$377k
- South Korea: US$369k
- Lithuania: US$292k
- Ireland: US$256k
- Türkiye: US$154k
- Serbia: US$111k
- India: US$101k
- Ethiopia: US$89k
- Croatia: US$84k
- Peru: US$81k
- Thailand: US$70k
- Colombia: US$61k
- Greece: US$57k
- Denmark: US$56k
- Singapore: US$54k
- Finland: US$50k
- Kenya: US$38k
- Brazil: US$34k
- Guatemala: US$18k
- Portugal: US$18k
- Vietnam: US$13k
- Norway: US$12k
- Djibouti: US$11k
- Switzerland: US$11k
- Hungary: US$11k
- Honduras: US$10k
- El Salvador: US$9k
- Slovakia: US$8k
- Argentina: US$5k
- Romania: US$3k
- Japan: US$3k
- Kazakhstan: US$1k
- United Arab Emirates: US$700
- Jordan: US$400
- Niger: US$200
- Benin: US$0
- Chile: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$504kUS$504k+US$3m+US$9m+> US$49m
Imports: 154
- Belgium: US$74m
- China: US$62m
- United Kingdom: US$61m
- United States: US$49m
- Germany: US$49m
- Japan: US$48m
- Canada: US$43m
- Russia: US$37m
- Brazil: US$36m
- Australia: US$18m
- Mexico: US$15m
- Thailand: US$13m
- France: US$12m
- Italy: US$12m
- Poland: US$10m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Spain: US$9m
- Argentina: US$8m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Peru: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Tanzania: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Mozambique: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$1m
- Uganda: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Moldova: US$1m
- Paraguay: US$927k
- Zimbabwe: US$902k
- Cameroon: US$900k
- Zambia: US$898k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$268m | 37.4% | |
| 2 | US$267m | 37.2% | |
| 3 | US$55m | 7.7% | |
| 4 | US$28m | 3.9% | |
| 5 | US$28m | 3.8% | |
| 6 | US$23m | 3.2% | |
| 7 | US$13m | 1.9% | |
| 8 | US$8m | 1.1% | |
| 9 | US$4m | 0.6% | |
| 10 | US$3m | 0.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$74m | 10.4% | |
| 2 | US$62m | 8.7% | |
| 3 | US$61m | 8.5% | |
| 4 | US$49m | 6.8% | |
| 5 | US$49m | 6.8% | |
| 6 | US$48m | 6.7% | |
| 7 | US$43m | 6% | |
| 8 | US$37m | 5.1% | |
| 9 | US$36m | 5% | |
| 10 | 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 country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 1% | 0% – 2% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.8% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.7% | 3% – 4.3% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 18% | 10% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 27% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 0.8%* | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1210.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1210.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1210.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1210.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1210.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1210.20 | unchanged |
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.
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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.
Products classified here
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.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.