Subheading · Chapter 17 · Heading 1701
1701.91: Containing added flavouring or colouring matter
1701.91 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1701, cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, chapter 17.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1701 91 00 00 Containing added flavouring or colouring matter 35 GBP / 100 kg+1
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
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
- Applies to goods from
- India
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
- Documents
- L001 Import licence AGRIM
- Y100 Special entries on the import licence AGRIM
Import requirements 2
- 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)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 35 GBP / 100 kg |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Central AmericaQuota | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Albania agreementQuota | Albania | Free |
| CPTPPQuota | Brunei | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| CPTPPQuota | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreementQuota | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreementQuota | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | 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–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreementQuota | North Macedonia | Free |
| CPTPPQuota | Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Panama agreementQuota | Panama | Free |
| CPTPPQuota | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreementQuota | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| CPTPPQuota | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–Australia agreementQuota | Australia | 19.44 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | 17.5 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £523k | 23.7% | -71.3% |
 France | £522k | 23.6% | -32.7% |
 India | £388k | 17.6% | -62.7% |
 Romania | £345k | 15.6% | +8.7% |
 Ireland | £120k | 5.4% | +15.2% |
 Guatemala | £50k | 2.3% | — |
 China | £49k | 2.2% | +98.3% |
 Thailand | £49k | 2.2% | +165% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 150% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA 5.1% – 6% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 5.8% · 5× specific or compound duty 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$230.3kUS$230.3k+US$1.2m+US$4.7m+> US$18.7m
Exports: 127
- Brazil: US$45.9m
- United States: US$24.9m
- Belgium: US$18.7m
- Germany: US$18.7m
- Thailand: US$13.3m
- Taiwan: US$12.1m
- Uganda: US$11.8m
- Mexico: US$11.5m
- Nigeria: US$7.9m
- Denmark: US$6.5m
- Netherlands: US$6.2m
- France: US$4.7m
- Poland: US$4.6m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Hungary: US$3.9m
- India: US$3.9m
- United Kingdom: US$3.7m
- China: US$3.7m
- Panama: US$3.5m
- South Korea: US$2.9m
- Chile: US$2.4m
- Austria: US$1.8m
- Sweden: US$1.8m
- Australia: US$1.8m
- Guatemala: US$1.6m
- Slovakia: US$1.6m
- Eswatini: US$1.4m
- Latvia: US$1.3m
- Malaysia: US$1.2m
- Canada: US$1.2m
- Mauritius: US$1.2m
- Belize: US$1.1m
- Italy: US$1.1m
- Romania: US$1.1m
- Philippines: US$1.1m
- Indonesia: US$1.1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Gambia: US$965.7k
- Spain: US$904.9k
- Costa Rica: US$850.5k
- Saudi Arabia: US$819.6k
- New Zealand: US$803.7k
- Sri Lanka: US$610.6k
- Ireland: US$595.4k
- South Africa: US$570.2k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$521.6k
- Serbia: US$496.4k
- Fiji: US$494.8k
- Lithuania: US$490.1k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$486k
- Morocco: US$457k
- Iran: US$303.2k
- Senegal: US$288.1k
- Colombia: US$282.3k
- Greece: US$275.4k
- Israel: US$274.8k
- Paraguay: US$274.8k
- Dominican Republic: US$230.3k
- Türkiye: US$230.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$146kUS$146k+US$975.1k+US$3.2m+> US$9.4m
Imports: 198
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$34.6m
- United States: US$23.9m
- Israel: US$13m
- Germany: US$12.4m
- Angola: US$10.1m
- Burundi: US$9.4m
- Canada: US$8.3m
- Belgium: US$8.2m
- Ghana: US$7.3m
- Netherlands: US$6.3m
- France: US$5.3m
- Japan: US$5.2m
- Taiwan: US$4.9m
- United Kingdom: US$4.7m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$4.4m
- Mexico: US$4.1m
- Sweden: US$4.1m
- Singapore: US$3.8m
- Denmark: US$3.2m
- Austria: US$3.2m
- Switzerland: US$2.9m
- Malaysia: US$2.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.7m
- Slovakia: US$2.6m
- Finland: US$2.5m
- New Zealand: US$2.2m
- Romania: US$2.1m
- Gambia: US$1.9m
- South Korea: US$1.9m
- Niger: US$1.9m
- Czechia: US$1.9m
- Australia: US$1.8m
- Poland: US$1.8m
- Laos: US$1.7m
- Spain: US$1.5m
- Croatia: US$1.5m
- Hungary: US$1.4m
- Philippines: US$1.4m
- Italy: US$1.4m
- Ireland: US$1.4m
- Malawi: US$1.4m
- Morocco: US$1.3m
- Senegal: US$1.3m
- Kenya: US$1.3m
- Rwanda: US$1.3m
- Slovenia: US$1.2m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$975.1k
- Norway: US$855.8k
- Kiribati: US$830.1k
- China: US$751.3k
- South Sudan: US$749.5k
- Barbados: US$708.8k
- Indonesia: US$692.1k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$660.6k
- Latvia: US$657.7k
- Lithuania: US$607.8k
- Portugal: US$545.7k
- Greece: US$524.9k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | US$45.9m | 18.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$24.9m | 9.9% |
| 3 |  Belgium | US$18.7m | 7.4% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$18.7m | 7.4% |
| 5 | Thailand | US$13.3m | 5.3% |
| 6 |  Taiwan | US$12.1m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  Uganda | US$11.8m | 4.7% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$11.5m | 4.6% |
| 9 |  Nigeria | US$7.9m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Denmark | US$6.5m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Côte d’Ivoire | US$34.6m | 13.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$23.9m | 9.5% |
| 3 |  Israel | US$13m | 5.2% |
| 4 | Germany | US$12.4m | 4.9% |
| 5 |  Angola | US$10.1m | 4% |
| 6 |  Burundi | US$9.4m | 3.7% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$8.3m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$8.2m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Ghana | US$7.3m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$6.3m | 2.5% |
In the UK Global Tariff the line under subheading 1701.91 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 1701.91 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
Goods from 142 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard ; 140 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 these goods worth £2.2m (down 50% on the year before), at an average of £1.70 per kg; United States supplied 24%, followed by France.
World trade in these goods reached US$251.3m in 2024, down 1.3% on 2023.
Brazil was the largest exporter with 18.3% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing added flavouring or colouring matter?
Containing added flavouring or colouring matter fall under HS subheading 1701.91, part of heading 1701, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing added flavouring or colouring matter in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 1701.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.1% to 6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most containing added flavouring or colouring matter?
Brazil, with US$45.9m in 2024 (18.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
140 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (24%), France (24%) and India (18%), out of total imports of £2.2m.