Subheading · Chapter 12 · Heading 1214
1214.90: Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne: other
Hay, lucerne and other forage
Official description Other
1214.90 is the HS subheading for hay, lucerne and other forage, under heading 1214 in chapter 12.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1214 90 00 00 Other
- 1214 90 10 00 Mangolds, swedes and other fodder roots 4%
- 1214 90 90 00 Other Free
- 1214 90 90 20 Hay Free
- 1214 90 90 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 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine, United States, Serbia, South Africa
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Tariff lines
- on 1 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 controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Australia, Belarus, Canada, Chile, Iceland, New Zealand, Serbia, South Africa and 2 more
- Legal act
- 2017/625
- 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 1 of 3 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 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 | |
| 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–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 |
| 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–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–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–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £3.9m | 36.3% | +90.5% |
 France | £1.8m | 16.6% | +45.8% |
 Ireland | £1.5m | 13.7% | -26.3% |
 United States | £1.4m | 13.1% | -3.4% |
 Germany | £931k | 8.8% | -0.2% |
 Canada | £318k | 3% | -29.7% |
 Italy | £264k | 2.5% | +26,907.1% |
 Belgium | £153k | 1.4% | +175.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 5.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.9% 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 12.5% 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Norway 288% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$435kUS$435k+US$5m+US$25m+> US$181m
Exports: 104
- United States: US$1.4bn
- Australia: US$457m
- Canada: US$181m
- Spain: US$132m
- France: US$61m
- Netherlands: US$52m
- Germany: US$48m
- Romania: US$41m
- Italy: US$32m
- Argentina: US$25m
- South Africa: US$23m
- Russia: US$17m
- Belgium: US$14m
- Poland: US$13m
- Lithuania: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Iraq: US$8m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Chile: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Pakistan: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Sudan: US$2m
- Belarus: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Albania: US$829k
- Iceland: US$821k
- Colombia: US$773k
- Slovenia: US$769k
- Moldova: US$661k
- Greece: US$513k
- Mozambique: US$491k
- Croatia: US$445k
- Luxembourg: US$435k
- Uruguay: US$340k
- Mongolia: US$275k
- Cyprus: US$272k
- Finland: US$256k
- Japan: US$253k
- Kazakhstan: US$242k
- Peru: US$212k
- Brazil: US$195k
- Ecuador: US$191k
- Norway: US$158k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$199kUS$199k+US$3m+US$18m+> US$106m
Imports: 162
- Japan: US$652m
- China: US$473m
- South Korea: US$373m
- Saudi Arabia: US$261m
- United States: US$106m
- United Arab Emirates: US$106m
- Netherlands: US$99m
- Taiwan: US$85m
- Switzerland: US$50m
- Canada: US$34m
- Belgium: US$32m
- Germany: US$29m
- France: US$22m
- Egypt: US$22m
- Vietnam: US$21m
- Denmark: US$18m
- Kuwait: US$17m
- Italy: US$14m
- Jordan: US$13m
- Poland: US$12m
- Qatar: US$11m
- Kenya: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$10m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Morocco: US$9m
- Oman: US$9m
- Spain: US$8m
- Norway: US$7m
- Austria: US$5m
- Malta: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Lesotho: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Cyprus: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Lebanon: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Botswana: US$3m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Latvia: US$967k
- Finland: US$932k
- Mexico: US$914k
- Brunei: US$862k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1.4bn | 53% |
| 2 |  Australia | US$457m | 17.5% |
| 3 | Canada | US$181m | 6.9% |
| 4 |  Spain | US$132m | 5% |
| 5 | France | US$61m | 2.3% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$52m | 2% |
| 7 | Germany | US$48m | 1.8% |
| 8 |  Romania | US$41m | 1.6% |
| 9 | Italy | US$32m | 1.2% |
| 10 | Argentina | US$25m | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$652m | 24.9% |
| 2 |  China | US$473m | 18.1% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$373m | 14.3% |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | US$261m | 10% |
| 5 | United States | US$106m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  United Arab Emirates | US$106m | 4.1% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$99m | 3.8% |
| 8 | Taiwan | US$85m | 3.2% |
| 9 | Switzerland | US$50m | 1.9% |
| 10 | Canada | US$34m | 1.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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
- 67number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 288%highest: Norway, South Korea, India
164
| 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 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 9% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.9% | 0% – 5.8% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 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 | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 288% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 55% | 1% – 101% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 1.3% | 0% – 4% | 2023 |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 08113 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches & similar forage products, whether/not in the form of pellets
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 01911 Maize for forage and silage01912 Alfalfa for forage and silage01919 Forage products, n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0119 Growing of other non-perennial crops
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1214.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1214.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1214.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1214.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1214.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1214.90 | 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.
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1214.90 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4%. 2 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 1214.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5.8% (average 2.9%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 171 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 4%; 168 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 hay, lucerne and other forage worth £10.6m (up 21% on the year before), at an average of £0.40 per kg; Netherlands supplied 36%, followed by France.
World trade in hay, lucerne and other forage reached US$2.6bn in 2024, down 17.6% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 53% of the total, ahead of Australia.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne: other?
Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne: other fall under HS subheading 1214.90, part of heading 1214, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1214.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1214.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 5.8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne?
The United States, with US$1.4bn in 2024 (53% of world exports).
Which countries can export hay, lucerne and other forage to the UK duty-free?
168 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 – 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on hay, lucerne and other forage?
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 hay, lucerne and other forage from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (36%), France (17%) and Ireland (14%), out of total imports of £10.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.