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.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK from Barbados

Customs duty Free preferential rate · CARIFORUM · across 3 national lines

Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 2

VAT 0.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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1214 90 00 00 Other
1214 90 10 00 Mangolds, swedes and other fodder roots Free4%
1214 90 90 00 Other Free
1214 90 90 20 Hay Free
1214 90 90 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rulesBarbados

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 2

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 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)

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£10.6m+21.1% · previous 12 months

Average import price£0.40 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

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

World trade in 2024

1214.90 · US$2.6bn

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

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 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.

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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?

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.