Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1212
1212.93: Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, sugar cane
Official description Sugar cane
Subheading 1212.93 belongs to heading 1212 (locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet and sugar cane, fresh…) in chapter 12.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1212 93 00 00 Sugar cane 3.8 GBP / 100 kg
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) | — | 3.8 GBP / 100 kg |
| 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, Chile, 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–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–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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Uganda | £437k | 49.8% | -24.1% |
 China | £280k | 31.9% | -27.8% |
 Egypt | £95k | 10.9% | +20.5% |
 Costa Rica | £20k | 2.3% | +234.6% |
 Pakistan | £14k | 1.6% | +99% |
 Colombia | £11k | 1.2% | -21.2% |
 Brazil | £7k | 0.8% | — |
 Dominican Republic | £4k | 0.4% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 19.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 36% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$14kUS$14k+US$97k+US$1m+> US$4m
Exports: 93
- Laos: US$79m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- China: US$1m
- Uganda: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Mexico: US$898k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$543k
- Dominican Republic: US$509k
- India: US$394k
- Pakistan: US$219k
- France: US$137k
- United States: US$127k
- Spain: US$112k
- Singapore: US$109k
- Netherlands: US$97k
- Germany: US$75k
- Thailand: US$73k
- Italy: US$58k
- Portugal: US$52k
- Nigeria: US$50k
- Fiji: US$46k
- Australia: US$40k
- Jamaica: US$34k
- Bangladesh: US$34k
- Colombia: US$34k
- South Africa: US$32k
- United Kingdom: US$26k
- Guatemala: US$22k
- Belgium: US$21k
- Paraguay: US$19k
- Indonesia: US$18k
- Cameroon: US$16k
- Czechia: US$14k
- Sri Lanka: US$14k
- Saudi Arabia: US$6k
- Israel: US$6k
- Taiwan: US$6k
- Niger: US$5k
- Philippines: US$5k
- Ireland: US$4k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$4k
- Mauritius: US$4k
- Peru: US$4k
- Kenya: US$3k
- Angola: US$3k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2k
- Tanzania: US$2k
- Afghanistan: US$2k
- Hungary: US$2k
- Japan: US$2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$2k
- Panama: US$2k
- Poland: US$1k
- New Caledonia: US$1k
- El Salvador: US$1k
- Bulgaria: US$1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$12kUS$12k+US$91k+US$366k+> US$4m
Imports: 101
- China: US$82m
- United States: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$941k
- South Korea: US$730k
- Kuwait: US$411k
- United Arab Emirates: US$366k
- Germany: US$259k
- Thailand: US$199k
- France: US$181k
- Czechia: US$177k
- Spain: US$174k
- Netherlands: US$159k
- Macao SAR China: US$156k
- Malaysia: US$125k
- Japan: US$113k
- Bangladesh: US$109k
- Bahrain: US$109k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$94k
- Switzerland: US$91k
- Qatar: US$77k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$49k
- New Zealand: US$49k
- Ireland: US$44k
- Niger: US$42k
- Afghanistan: US$38k
- Libya: US$38k
- South Sudan: US$37k
- Belgium: US$33k
- Cambodia: US$32k
- Italy: US$30k
- Turks & Caicos Islands: US$28k
- Indonesia: US$27k
- Norway: US$21k
- Malta: US$21k
- Austria: US$19k
- Nepal: US$16k
- Maldives: US$16k
- Guyana: US$15k
- French Polynesia: US$14k
- Türkiye: US$13k
- Bahamas: US$12k
- Mozambique: US$12k
- Sweden: US$11k
- Poland: US$10k
- Portugal: US$10k
- Zambia: US$9k
- Iran: US$9k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$9k
- Oman: US$8k
- Mexico: US$8k
- Luxembourg: US$7k
- Australia: US$7k
- Laos: US$6k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$6k
- Denmark: US$6k
- Nigeria: US$5k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Laos | US$79m | 78.7% |
| 2 |  Vietnam | US$5m | 5.4% |
| 3 |  Malaysia | US$4m | 3.8% |
| 4 | Egypt | US$2m | 1.7% |
| 5 | Brazil | US$2m | 1.6% |
| 6 |  Cambodia | US$2m | 1.5% |
| 7 | China | US$1m | 1.2% |
| 8 | Uganda | US$1m | 1.1% |
| 9 | Costa Rica | US$1m | 1% |
| 10 | Mexico | US$898k | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$82m | 81.6% |
| 2 | United States | US$5m | 5.1% |
| 3 |  Singapore | US$4m | 3.8% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$2m | 1.5% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$1m | 1.3% |
| 6 | Canada | US$1m | 1.3% |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | US$941k | 0.9% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$730k | 0.7% |
| 9 |  Kuwait | US$411k | 0.4% |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates | US$366k | 0.4% |
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
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 79%highest: European Union (27 countries), United Kingdom, Mexico
160
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 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 | 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 10% | 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 | 7.5% | 0% – 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 | 8% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 79%* | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 4% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 10% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 36% | 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) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 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 | 3% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 10% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 20% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 19% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 75%* | 2023 | |
| United States | 2%* | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 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
- 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
- 01802 Sugar cane
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0114 Growing of sugar cane
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1212.93 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1212.93 | 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)
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 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff the line under subheading 1212.93 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 1212.93 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
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 £878.1k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 20% on the year before); Uganda supplied 50%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$100m (+187.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was Laos (US$79m), followed by Vietnam.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, sugar cane?
Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet: other, sugar cane fall under HS subheading 1212.93, 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 Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1212.93 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 19.3%. 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 Canada?
Under the Customs Tariff of Canada, imports under 1212.93 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 locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet?
Laos, with US$79m in 2024 (78.7% of world exports).
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 Uganda (50%), China (32%) and Egypt (11%), out of total imports of £878.1k.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.