Subheading · Chapter 15 · Heading 1517
1517.10: Margarine, excluding liquid margarine
Margarine (not liquid)
1517.10 is the HS subheading for margarine (not liquid), under heading 1517 in chapter 15.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1517 10 00 00 Margarine, excluding liquid margarine
- 1517 10 10 00 Containing, by weight, more than 10% but not more than 15% of milkfats 8 % + 23 GBP / 100 kg
- 1517 10 90 00 Other 16%
- 1517 10 90 10 Containing, by weight, not more than 10% of milk fats 16%
- 1517 10 90 90 Other 16%
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
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Import requirements 5
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- 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).
- 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
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- 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 on seal products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2018 No. 1034
- Documents
- C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
- C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
- C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
- Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
- 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) | — | 16% |
| 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | 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–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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | 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–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 0% + 21 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 0% + 23 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | £61.1m | 47.8% | -3.4% |
 Belgium | £29.6m | 23.2% | -10.4% |
 Germany | £14.9m | 11.7% | -14.3% |
 Netherlands | £14.5m | 11.3% | +0.4% |
 Denmark | £5.7m | 4.5% | +41.5% |
 Ireland | £879k | 0.7% | -29.1% |
 Portugal | £258k | 0.2% | +263.2% |
 Spain | £190k | 0.1% | -21.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 8.3% – 46.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 27.6% 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 7.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Japan 29.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 17 tariff lines · 16× specific or compound duty 
Norway 21.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$974kUS$974k+US$12m+US$48m+> US$109m
Exports: 140
- Poland: US$303m
- Belgium: US$242m
- Netherlands: US$120m
- Germany: US$117m
- Indonesia: US$109m
- Denmark: US$71m
- Malaysia: US$59m
- Russia: US$56m
- Spain: US$55m
- United States: US$54m
- Kenya: US$53m
- Brazil: US$52m
- Italy: US$49m
- Türkiye: US$48m
- Portugal: US$41m
- Tunisia: US$40m
- Australia: US$36m
- South Africa: US$33m
- Singapore: US$30m
- Colombia: US$28m
- Austria: US$25m
- Hungary: US$23m
- United Kingdom: US$21m
- France: US$21m
- Greece: US$20m
- Guatemala: US$18m
- United Arab Emirates: US$17m
- Egypt: US$17m
- Sweden: US$16m
- Barbados: US$14m
- Slovakia: US$13m
- Finland: US$13m
- Serbia: US$12m
- Honduras: US$12m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Ghana: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Canada: US$10m
- Argentina: US$10m
- Romania: US$10m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$8m
- Senegal: US$8m
- Dominican Republic: US$7m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- Oman: US$6m
- China: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Costa Rica: US$5m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Venezuela: US$4m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3m
- Angola: US$3m
- Norway: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$9m+US$22m+> US$60m
Imports: 217
- United Kingdom: US$170m
- France: US$119m
- Hungary: US$93m
- Germany: US$84m
- Czechia: US$63m
- Spain: US$62m
- Netherlands: US$60m
- Belgium: US$60m
- Italy: US$47m
- Ghana: US$42m
- United States: US$39m
- Nigeria: US$37m
- Venezuela: US$37m
- Portugal: US$35m
- Sweden: US$34m
- Saudi Arabia: US$31m
- Mexico: US$26m
- Slovakia: US$25m
- Israel: US$24m
- Austria: US$24m
- Romania: US$23m
- Malaysia: US$22m
- Uganda: US$22m
- Uzbekistan: US$21m
- Chile: US$21m
- Poland: US$20m
- Finland: US$20m
- China: US$20m
- Kazakhstan: US$20m
- Libya: US$18m
- Bulgaria: US$17m
- Iraq: US$17m
- Greece: US$16m
- Ireland: US$15m
- Singapore: US$14m
- Australia: US$14m
- Switzerland: US$13m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$13m
- Peru: US$12m
- Tanzania: US$11m
- Thailand: US$11m
- El Salvador: US$11m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Zambia: US$11m
- Georgia: US$11m
- Guinea: US$11m
- Mauritius: US$10m
- Ecuador: US$9m
- Estonia: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- South Korea: US$9m
- Nicaragua: US$9m
- Uruguay: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Morocco: US$9m
- New Zealand: US$9m
- Guatemala: US$8m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$8m
- Armenia: US$8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | US$303m | 15% |
| 2 | Belgium | US$242m | 12% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$120m | 5.9% |
| 4 | Germany | US$117m | 5.8% |
| 5 |  Indonesia | US$109m | 5.4% |
| 6 | Denmark | US$71m | 3.5% |
| 7 |  Malaysia | US$59m | 2.9% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$56m | 2.8% |
| 9 | Spain | US$55m | 2.7% |
| 10 | United States | US$54m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$170m | 8.4% |
| 2 |  France | US$119m | 5.9% |
| 3 |  Hungary | US$93m | 4.6% |
| 4 | Germany | US$84m | 4.1% |
| 5 |  Czechia | US$63m | 3.1% |
| 6 | Spain | US$62m | 3.1% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$60m | 3% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$60m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$47m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Ghana | US$42m | 2.1% |
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.
- 15%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Barbados, Morocco, Türkiye
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15%* | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 18% | 10% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 60% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 30% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 18% | 5% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominica | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 32% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 16% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 26%* | 21% – 32% | 2023 |
 India | 34% | 30% – 45% | 2023 |
| Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 30% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 15%* | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 35% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 0% – 50% | 2023 |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 15% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 50% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 26%* | 2023 | |
| Norway | 21% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 20% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 10% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 47% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 16% | 2023 | |
| United States | 6%* | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 25% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Zambia | 25%* | 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
- 09101 Margarine (excluding liquid margarine)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21700 Margarine and similar preparations
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1040 Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1517.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1517.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1517.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1517.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1517.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1517.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1517.10 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 16%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 1517.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 16%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
Goods from 171 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 16%; 147 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported margarine (not liquid) worth £127.7m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £1.52 per kg; Poland supplied 48%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in margarine (not liquid) reached US$2bn in 2024, down 7.4% on 2023.
Poland was the largest exporter with 15% of the total, ahead of Belgium.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for margarine, excluding liquid margarine?
Margarine, excluding liquid margarine fall under HS subheading 1517.10, part of heading 1517, in section III of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on margarine, excluding liquid margarine in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1517.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on margarine, excluding liquid margarine in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1517.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most margarine, excluding liquid margarine?
Poland, with US$303m in 2024 (15% of world exports).
Which countries can export margarine (not liquid) to the UK duty-free?
147 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 16% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import margarine (not liquid) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (48%), Belgium (23%) and Germany (12%), out of total imports of £127.7m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.