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%+2
- 1214 90 90 00 Other Free
- 1214 90 90 20 Hay Free+2
- 1214 90 90 90 Other Free+2
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
- Documents
- C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
- 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | 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 25% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$435.2kUS$435.2k+US$4.8m+US$25.1m+> US$181.3m
Exports: 104
- United States: US$1.4bn
- Australia: US$456.8m
- Canada: US$181.3m
- Spain: US$131.9m
- France: US$60.7m
- Netherlands: US$52.4m
- Germany: US$47.5m
- Romania: US$40.9m
- Italy: US$32.4m
- Argentina: US$25.1m
- South Africa: US$23.4m
- Russia: US$16.9m
- Belgium: US$13.7m
- Poland: US$13m
- Lithuania: US$11.8m
- Türkiye: US$11.2m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Iraq: US$7.7m
- Mexico: US$7.5m
- Chile: US$6.8m
- United Kingdom: US$6.3m
- New Zealand: US$6.1m
- Sweden: US$5.5m
- Hungary: US$4.8m
- Ukraine: US$4.8m
- Pakistan: US$4.7m
- Vietnam: US$4.4m
- Bulgaria: US$4.2m
- Austria: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3.9m
- Denmark: US$3.1m
- Czechia: US$2.9m
- Portugal: US$2.5m
- China: US$2.1m
- Slovakia: US$1.8m
- India: US$1.6m
- Sudan: US$1.6m
- Belarus: US$1.5m
- Ireland: US$1.3m
- Latvia: US$1.3m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Albania: US$828.9k
- Iceland: US$820.8k
- Colombia: US$773.3k
- Slovenia: US$768.8k
- Moldova: US$660.6k
- Greece: US$512.6k
- Mozambique: US$491k
- Croatia: US$444.8k
- Luxembourg: US$435.2k
- Uruguay: US$340.1k
- Mongolia: US$275.1k
- Cyprus: US$271.7k
- Finland: US$255.6k
- Japan: US$252.6k
- Kazakhstan: US$242.2k
- Peru: US$212.3k
- Brazil: US$195.2k
- Ecuador: US$191.2k
- Norway: US$158.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$199.3kUS$199.3k+US$3.2m+US$17.7m+> US$106.4m
Imports: 162
- Japan: US$651.8m
- China: US$473.5m
- South Korea: US$373.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$261.2m
- United States: US$106.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$106.2m
- Netherlands: US$99.3m
- Taiwan: US$85m
- Switzerland: US$49.8m
- Canada: US$34m
- Belgium: US$32.1m
- Germany: US$29.2m
- France: US$21.9m
- Egypt: US$21.8m
- Vietnam: US$21.4m
- Denmark: US$17.7m
- Kuwait: US$16.9m
- Italy: US$13.9m
- Jordan: US$13.4m
- Poland: US$12.4m
- Qatar: US$11.3m
- Kenya: US$9.8m
- United Kingdom: US$9.6m
- Portugal: US$9.2m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Morocco: US$8.8m
- Oman: US$8.5m
- Spain: US$8.5m
- Norway: US$7.1m
- Austria: US$5.4m
- Malta: US$5.1m
- Indonesia: US$4.9m
- Romania: US$4.8m
- Lesotho: US$4.4m
- Greece: US$4.2m
- Philippines: US$4.2m
- Ireland: US$3.8m
- Cyprus: US$3.7m
- Malaysia: US$3.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.2m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Lebanon: US$2.8m
- Cambodia: US$2.7m
- Botswana: US$2.5m
- Croatia: US$2.4m
- Sweden: US$2.2m
- Thailand: US$2.1m
- Bulgaria: US$1.8m
- India: US$1.6m
- Israel: US$1.6m
- Singapore: US$1.5m
- Lithuania: US$1.4m
- Brazil: US$1.3m
- Luxembourg: US$1.2m
- Sri Lanka: US$1.1m
- Czechia: US$1.1m
- Latvia: US$966.9k
- Finland: US$932.4k
- Mexico: US$914.1k
- Brunei: US$861.5k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1.4bn | 53% |
| 2 |  Australia | US$456.8m | 17.5% |
| 3 | Canada | US$181.3m | 6.9% |
| 4 |  Spain | US$131.9m | 5% |
| 5 | France | US$60.7m | 2.3% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$52.4m | 2% |
| 7 | Germany | US$47.5m | 1.8% |
| 8 |  Romania | US$40.9m | 1.6% |
| 9 | Italy | US$32.4m | 1.2% |
| 10 |  Argentina | US$25.1m | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | US$651.8m | 24.9% |
| 2 |  China | US$473.5m | 18.1% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$373.4m | 14.3% |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia | US$261.2m | 10% |
| 5 | United States | US$106.4m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  United Arab Emirates | US$106.2m | 4.1% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$99.3m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  Taiwan | US$85m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Switzerland | US$49.8m | 1.9% |
| 10 | Canada | US$34m | 1.3% |
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 172 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 4%; 169 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.
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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?
169 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.