Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1212
1212.92: Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, locust beans (carob)
Official description Locust beans (carob)
1212.92 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1212, locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh…, chapter 12.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1212 92 00 00 Locust beans (carob) 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 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, 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria | £44k | 23.4% | -10.4% |
 Türkiye | £40k | 21.3% | +184.4% |
 Italy | £31k | 16.6% | -7.5% |
 Egypt | £28k | 14.8% | — |
 Spain | £24k | 12.6% | -43.2% |
 Portugal | £18k | 9.5% | +274.4% |
 Germany | £3k | 1.4% | — |
 Algeria | £901 | 0.5% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5.1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 19.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$68kUS$68k+US$355k+US$2m+> US$9m
Exports: 69
- Morocco: US$15m
- Spain: US$9m
- Italy: US$4m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Lebanon: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$903k
- Libya: US$772k
- Germany: US$673k
- Guatemala: US$584k
- Belgium: US$451k
- Greece: US$411k
- China: US$355k
- South Africa: US$351k
- Tunisia: US$282k
- Netherlands: US$211k
- Egypt: US$203k
- Austria: US$180k
- United States: US$118k
- North Macedonia: US$114k
- Peru: US$107k
- Australia: US$102k
- Japan: US$80k
- France: US$79k
- Croatia: US$73k
- Thailand: US$72k
- Saudi Arabia: US$71k
- Nigeria: US$68k
- Bulgaria: US$68k
- Canada: US$48k
- Costa Rica: US$46k
- Poland: US$43k
- Hungary: US$40k
- Slovenia: US$36k
- Mexico: US$33k
- Denmark: US$22k
- India: US$21k
- Russia: US$18k
- Latvia: US$15k
- Serbia: US$13k
- Czechia: US$13k
- Sweden: US$12k
- Gambia: US$11k
- Sudan: US$11k
- Ghana: US$9k
- Israel: US$9k
- Singapore: US$7k
- New Zealand: US$6k
- Honduras: US$4k
- Kenya: US$4k
- Indonesia: US$2k
- Chile: US$2k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1k
- Ukraine: US$600
- Pakistan: US$500
- Switzerland: US$200
- Finland: US$200
- Philippines: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$72kUS$72k+US$309k+US$1m+> US$4m
Imports: 100
- Spain: US$11m
- Italy: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Germany: US$2m
- United States: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Belgium: US$961k
- Vietnam: US$939k
- Ireland: US$895k
- Japan: US$645k
- France: US$619k
- Algeria: US$589k
- Indonesia: US$589k
- Saudi Arabia: US$556k
- Czechia: US$409k
- Poland: US$377k
- Portugal: US$324k
- Philippines: US$320k
- Argentina: US$319k
- United Kingdom: US$309k
- Costa Rica: US$268k
- Russia: US$264k
- Brazil: US$258k
- South Korea: US$234k
- Bulgaria: US$230k
- Israel: US$223k
- Malaysia: US$182k
- Peru: US$178k
- Ukraine: US$161k
- Canada: US$150k
- Chile: US$135k
- Nigeria: US$134k
- Tunisia: US$133k
- Greece: US$129k
- Cyprus: US$124k
- Croatia: US$118k
- Australia: US$107k
- Sweden: US$100k
- Austria: US$92k
- India: US$90k
- Lebanon: US$90k
- Lithuania: US$81k
- Romania: US$78k
- Hungary: US$72k
- Serbia: US$71k
- Mexico: US$60k
- Taiwan: US$48k
- Denmark: US$40k
- Suriname: US$35k
- Slovenia: US$34k
- Kazakhstan: US$30k
- China: US$30k
- Dominican Republic: US$27k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$24k
- Botswana: US$22k
- Cambodia: US$22k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Morocco | US$15m | 33.8% |
| 2 | Spain | US$9m | 20.8% |
| 3 | Italy | US$4m | 8% |
| 4 | Algeria | US$2m | 5.1% |
| 5 | Portugal | US$2m | 4.5% |
| 6 |  Lebanon | US$2m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Cyprus | US$2m | 4.2% |
| 8 | Türkiye | US$2m | 3.7% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$903k | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Libya | US$772k | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | US$11m | 25.4% |
| 2 | Italy | US$5m | 10.5% |
| 3 | Switzerland | US$4m | 9.9% |
| 4 | Morocco | US$4m | 8.9% |
| 5 | Germany | US$2m | 4% |
| 6 | United States | US$1m | 3.2% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$1m | 2.8% |
| 8 | Egypt | US$1m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$1m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$1m | 2.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 160
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
- 42number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 35%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, India
160
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
| Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 20% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 5.1% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 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 | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 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 | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 3% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 19% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 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
- 05489 Vegetable products of a kind used chiefly for human foods, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01356 Locust beans (carobs)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0125 Growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1212.92 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1212.92 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1212.99 | changed |
| 2002 | 1212.10, 1212.30, 1212.99 | changed |
| 1996 | 1212.10, 1212.30, 1212.92, 1212.99 | changed |
| 1992 | 1212.10, 1212.30, 1212.92, 1212.99 | 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.
- N357078 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Kibbled Carob Cubes from Spain
Subheading 1212.92 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 1212.92; the duty is 5.1%.
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 these goods worth £186.8k (up 18% on the year before), at an average of £1.24 per kg; Nigeria supplied 23%, followed by Türkiye.
World trade in these goods reached US$44m in 2024, down 26.4% on 2023.
Morocco was the largest exporter with 33.8% of the total, ahead of Spain.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, locust beans (carob)?
Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, locust beans (carob) fall under HS subheading 1212.92, part of heading 1212, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1212.92 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 locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1212.92 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.1%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet?
Morocco, with US$15m in 2024 (33.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 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 Nigeria (23%), Türkiye (21%) and Italy (17%), out of total imports of £186.8k.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.