Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2001
2001.10: Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: cucumbers and gherkins
Official description Cucumbers and gherkins
Subheading 2001.10 belongs to heading 2001 (vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved…) in chapter 20.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2001 10 00 00 Cucumbers and gherkins 16%kg/net eda
- Cucumbers 16%kg/net eda
- 2001 10 00 11 Not containing added sugar 16%kg/net eda
- 2001 10 00 19 Other 16%kg/net eda
- 2001 10 00 90 Gherkins 16%kg/net eda
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- 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 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
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 |
| 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 |
| 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–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 12.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | £15.9m | 28.5% | -0.6% |
 India | £10.7m | 19.2% | +18.7% |
 Netherlands | £8.5m | 15.3% | +9.7% |
 Germany | £7.8m | 14% | +15.5% |
 Poland | £7.4m | 13.2% | +16.1% |
 Egypt | £725k | 1.3% | +37.5% |
 United States | £601k | 1.1% | +77.5% |
 Greece | £532k | 1% | +19.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 17.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 39% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 9.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan 12% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 13.5% 
Taiwan 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 50% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$232kUS$232k+US$3m+US$11m+> US$103m
Exports: 123
- India: US$208m
- Germany: US$203m
- Türkiye: US$176m
- United States: US$103m
- Netherlands: US$46m
- Poland: US$41m
- Vietnam: US$23m
- Hungary: US$14m
- Spain: US$14m
- France: US$13m
- Egypt: US$11m
- Canada: US$11m
- Serbia: US$10m
- North Macedonia: US$9m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Sri Lanka: US$8m
- Lebanon: US$7m
- Italy: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Syria: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- China: US$3m
- Uzbekistan: US$3m
- Jordan: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Iran: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Latvia: US$912k
- Moldova: US$755k
- South Africa: US$696k
- Finland: US$683k
- Taiwan: US$586k
- Australia: US$574k
- Ecuador: US$547k
- Madagascar: US$515k
- Azerbaijan: US$462k
- South Korea: US$446k
- Guatemala: US$358k
- Morocco: US$346k
- Slovenia: US$283k
- Singapore: US$276k
- Armenia: US$273k
- Malta: US$269k
- Ireland: US$232k
- Albania: US$230k
- New Zealand: US$215k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$191kUS$191k+US$2m+US$11m+> US$27m
Imports: 208
- United States: US$105m
- Germany: US$101m
- Canada: US$96m
- France: US$72m
- Netherlands: US$68m
- United Kingdom: US$58m
- Belgium: US$27m
- Spain: US$24m
- Czechia: US$23m
- Russia: US$23m
- Australia: US$23m
- Romania: US$23m
- Poland: US$22m
- Austria: US$18m
- China: US$17m
- Switzerland: US$17m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Italy: US$13m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Finland: US$11m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Lithuania: US$11m
- Slovakia: US$10m
- Saudi Arabia: US$10m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Latvia: US$9m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Japan: US$8m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Mexico: US$7m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Chile: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Georgia: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Mongolia: US$4m
- Iraq: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Greece: US$3m
- Palestinian Territories: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Montenegro: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- El Salvador: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$208m | 21% |
| 2 | Germany | US$203m | 20.5% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$176m | 17.8% |
| 4 | United States | US$103m | 10.4% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$46m | 4.6% |
| 6 | Poland | US$41m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$23m | 2.4% |
| 8 |  Hungary | US$14m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$14m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  France | US$13m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$105m | 10.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$101m | 10.3% |
| 3 | Canada | US$96m | 9.7% |
| 4 | France | US$72m | 7.3% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$68m | 6.9% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$58m | 5.9% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$27m | 2.7% |
| 8 | Spain | US$24m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$23m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Russia | US$23m | 2.3% |
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.
- 15%median duty
- 12number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 89%highest: Norway, Lebanon, Thailand
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 12%* | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 12%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 27%* | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 8% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 18% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Japan | 14% | 12% – 15% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 12%* | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 12%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 70%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 34%* | 28% – 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 50% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 89%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 15%* | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 12%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 29%* | 24% – 34% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 52%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 39% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 16% | 2023 | |
| United States | 9.6% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 40% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 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
- 05671 Vegetables, fruit, nuts & other edible parts of plants, prepared/preserved by vinegar/acetic acid
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21340 Vegetables, pulses and potatoes, preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2001.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2001.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2001.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2001.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2001.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2001.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600015966 HMRC
Crispy Sliced Gherkins with Pickle Flavour Breadcrumbs Cooked and frozen Packaging: in plastic Bags/outer box
- 600010611 HMRC
Sweet pepper relish. The sample received is 180g, it is in a glass jar with a screw on metal lid. The relish has a thick consistency, with chunks of pepper and cucumber throughout. Ingredients include: Cucumbers, Peppers (Red & Green), Raw Cane Sugar, Malt Vinegar [Barley], Onions, Chillies, Sea…
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.
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2001.10 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 16%.
Subheading 2001.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 17.6%.
167 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 16%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £55.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 10% on the year before); Türkiye supplied 29%, followed by India.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$989m (+8.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was India (US$208m), followed by Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: cucumbers and gherkins?
Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: cucumbers and gherkins fall under HS subheading 2001.10, part of heading 2001, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2001.10 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 vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2001.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 17.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of…?
India, with US$208m in 2024 (21% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
167 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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Türkiye (29%), India (19%) and Netherlands (15%), out of total imports of £55.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.