Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1211
1211.30: Plants and parts of plants: coca leaf
Official description Coca leaf
Subheading 1211.30 belongs to heading 1211 (plants and parts of plants) in chapter 12.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1211 30 00 00 Coca leaf 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 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlHome Office Controlled Drugs (import)
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2001 No. 3998
- Documents
- 9113
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
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, 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–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–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–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1k | 100% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.1kUS$2.1k+US$13.8k+US$261.1k+> US$989k
Exports: 21
- Peru: US$989k
- France: US$261.1k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$148k
- Netherlands: US$17.5k
- United States: US$13.8k
- India: US$12.7k
- Ecuador: US$10.5k
- Belgium: US$8.9k
- China: US$4.3k
- Germany: US$2.1k
- South Africa: US$1.7k
- Italy: US$1.4k
- Czechia: US$1.2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$700
- Canada: US$500
- Nigeria: US$400
- Sri Lanka: US$300
- Denmark: US$100
- Israel: US$100
- United Kingdom: US$0
- Türkiye: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.2kUS$1.2k+US$9.9k+US$148k+> US$998.2k
Imports: 31
- United States: US$998.2k
- Germany: US$233.9k
- China: US$148k
- Belgium: US$39.6k
- Netherlands: US$14.4k
- Nigeria: US$10k
- Saudi Arabia: US$9.9k
- South Africa: US$4.2k
- France: US$3.5k
- Austria: US$1.8k
- United Kingdom: US$1.5k
- Bangladesh: US$1.4k
- Spain: US$1.2k
- Canada: US$1.1k
- Sri Lanka: US$700
- Singapore: US$700
- Sweden: US$700
- Denmark: US$500
- Kenya: US$500
- Botswana: US$300
- Gambia: US$300
- Latvia: US$300
- Bahamas: US$200
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$100
- Iceland: US$100
- Azerbaijan: US$0
- Brunei: US$0
- Ireland: US$0
- Italy: US$0
- South Korea: US$0
- Romania: US$0
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$989k | 67.1% | |
| 2 | US$261.1k | 17.7% | |
| 3 | US$148k | 10% | |
| 4 | US$17.5k | 1.2% | |
| 5 | US$13.8k | 0.9% | |
| 6 | US$12.7k | 0.9% | |
| 7 | US$10.5k | 0.7% | |
| 8 | US$8.9k | 0.6% | |
| 9 | US$4.3k | 0.3% | |
| 10 | US$2.1k | 0.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$998.2k | 67.7% | |
| 2 | US$233.9k | 15.9% | |
| 3 | US$148k | 10% | |
| 4 | US$39.6k | 2.7% | |
| 5 | US$14.4k | 1% | |
| 6 | US$10k | 0.7% | |
| 7 | US$9.9k | 0.7% | |
| 8 | US$4.2k | 0.3% | |
| 9 | US$3.5k | 0.2% | |
| 10 | US$1.8k | 0.1% |
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 1404.90.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 1211.30; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 1211.30 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
173 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 Free.
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 £1.1k between September 2025 and August 2026; China supplied 100%.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1.5m (+47.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was Peru (US$989k), followed by France.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for plants and parts of plants: coca leaf?
Plants and parts of plants: coca leaf fall under HS subheading 1211.30, part of heading 1211, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on plants and parts of plants: coca leaf in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1211.30 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 plants and parts of plants: coca leaf in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1211.30 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 plants and parts of plants: coca leaf?
Peru, with US$989k in 2024 (67.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
173 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 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 China (100%), out of total imports of £1.1k.