Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1213
1213.00: Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets
1213.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1213, cereal straw and husks, unprepared, chapter 12.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1213 00 00 11 Intended for combustion Free
- 1213 00 00 19 Other Free
- 1213 00 00 90 Other 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 6
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Australia, Belarus, Canada, Chile, Iceland, New Zealand, Ukraine, United States, Serbia, South Africa
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 3 lines
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Australia, Belarus, Canada, Chile, Greenland, Iceland, New Zealand, Serbia and 3 more
- Documents
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 3 lines
- 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 controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
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, Chile, 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–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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £2.7m | 77.5% | +128.4% | |
| £299k | 8.6% | -46.5% | |
| £245k | 7.1% | +78.5% | |
| £99k | 2.9% | +9.1% | |
| £36k | 1.1% | -39.3% | |
| £18k | 0.5% | -53.1% | |
| £17k | 0.5% | +28.8% | |
| £16k | 0.5% | -44.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$274kUS$274k+US$3m+US$15m+> US$65m
Exports: 91
- France: US$105m
- China: US$67m
- Spain: US$65m
- Pakistan: US$59m
- Australia: US$43m
- Germany: US$33m
- Poland: US$25m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- Belgium: US$15m
- Italy: US$14m
- Iran: US$12m
- United States: US$12m
- Canada: US$11m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Russia: US$8m
- Egypt: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Nicaragua: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$880k
- Mexico: US$661k
- Slovenia: US$562k
- Croatia: US$548k
- Japan: US$465k
- Ukraine: US$453k
- Luxembourg: US$322k
- Sweden: US$313k
- Iraq: US$298k
- Sudan: US$274k
- Serbia: US$261k
- North Macedonia: US$152k
- Chile: US$138k
- Finland: US$130k
- Singapore: US$118k
- Uganda: US$116k
- Estonia: US$113k
- Georgia: US$52k
- Greece: US$45k
- New Zealand: US$40k
- Belarus: US$36k
- Libya: US$24k
- Sri Lanka: US$24k
- Switzerland: US$24k
- Norway: US$23k
- Indonesia: US$21k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$214kUS$214k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$36m
Imports: 135
- Japan: US$104m
- Netherlands: US$68m
- Switzerland: US$67m
- United Arab Emirates: US$36m
- Germany: US$33m
- Kuwait: US$29m
- Portugal: US$22m
- Belgium: US$20m
- South Korea: US$15m
- France: US$12m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Morocco: US$11m
- United States: US$11m
- Austria: US$10m
- China: US$9m
- Italy: US$7m
- Qatar: US$7m
- Canada: US$7m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Jordan: US$5m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Oman: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Cyprus: US$4m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- Afghanistan: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Botswana: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$948k
- Guatemala: US$930k
- Indonesia: US$930k
- Honduras: US$928k
- Croatia: US$870k
- Romania: US$857k
- El Salvador: US$790k
- Uzbekistan: US$782k
- Kazakhstan: US$743k
- Norway: US$714k
- Singapore: US$694k
- Finland: US$638k
- Latvia: US$627k
- Greece: US$586k
- Vietnam: US$545k
- Lebanon: US$509k
- Philippines: US$445k
- Slovakia: US$429k
- Thailand: US$418k
- Cambodia: US$397k
- Israel: US$396k
- Andorra: US$335k
- Lithuania: US$303k
- Laos: US$290k
- Malta: US$259k
- Türkiye: US$251k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$105m | 19% | |
| 2 | US$67m | 12.1% | |
| 3 | US$65m | 11.8% | |
| 4 | US$59m | 10.5% | |
| 5 | US$43m | 7.7% | |
| 6 | US$33m | 5.9% | |
| 7 | US$25m | 4.5% | |
| 8 | US$18m | 3.3% | |
| 9 | US$15m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$14m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$104m | 18.7% | |
| 2 | US$68m | 12.2% | |
| 3 | US$67m | 12.1% | |
| 4 | US$36m | 6.5% | |
| 5 | US$33m | 6% | |
| 6 | US$29m | 5.2% | |
| 7 | US$22m | 4% | |
| 8 | US$20m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$15m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$12m | 2.2% |
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
- 65number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: India, Iceland, Norway
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 18% | 0% – 35% | 2022 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 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 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 28% | 0% – 55% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 23%* | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 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
- 08111 Cereal straw & husks, unprepared, whether/not chopped, ground, pressed/in the form of pellets
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01913 Cereal straw, husks, unprepared, ground, pressed, or in the form of pellets
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0111 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1213.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1213.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1213.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1213.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1213.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1213.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1213.00 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 1213.00; the duty is duty-free.
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 £3.5m (up 58% on the year before), at an average of £0.17 per kg; Ireland supplied 78%, followed by India.
World trade in these goods reached US$556m in 2024, up 3.7% on 2023.
France was the largest exporter with 19% of the total, ahead of China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets?
Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets fall under HS subheading 1213.00, part of heading 1213, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cereal straw and husks, unprepared in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1213.00 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 cereal straw and husks, unprepared in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1213.00 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 cereal straw and husks, unprepared?
France, with US$105m in 2024 (19% 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 Ireland (78%), India (9%) and Spain (7%), out of total imports of £3.5m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.