Heading · Chapter 20
2004: Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006
Heading 2004 is divided into 2 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 20, preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants.
Duty rates compared
UK 6% – 18% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines · average 15.1% · 1× specific or compound duty 
EU 14.4% – 19.2% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 16.5% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 5.1% – 39% Third-country duty 20 tariff lines · average 32.2% 
USA 3.2% – 11.2% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 7.2% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 17% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 9.5% 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Japan 7.5% – 23.8% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 13.3% 
Taiwan 12.5% – 38.2% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · average 23.4% · 2× specific or compound duty 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 15 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 22 tariff lines · 20× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · 5× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 20% – 50% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 32.2% 
Nigeria 20% – 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 27.5% Subheadings 2
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$466kUS$466k+US$5m+US$78m+> US$781m
Exports: 162
- Belgium: US$4bn
- Netherlands: US$3bn
- Canada: US$2bn
- United States: US$2bn
- France: US$781m
- Germany: US$573m
- China: US$551m
- Argentina: US$334m
- Poland: US$331m
- India: US$259m
- Egypt: US$234m
- Spain: US$201m
- Mexico: US$143m
- Austria: US$142m
- Türkiye: US$113m
- Italy: US$78m
- United Kingdom: US$68m
- New Zealand: US$65m
- Australia: US$45m
- Thailand: US$36m
- Vietnam: US$36m
- Sweden: US$33m
- Portugal: US$30m
- Ireland: US$30m
- Denmark: US$28m
- Czechia: US$24m
- Saudi Arabia: US$22m
- South Africa: US$20m
- Brazil: US$19m
- Russia: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$12m
- Honduras: US$11m
- Latvia: US$10m
- Japan: US$9m
- Iran: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Hungary: US$5m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Dominican Republic: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Curaçao: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Lebanon: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$35m+US$155m+> US$486m
Imports: 221
- United States: US$3bn
- United Kingdom: US$2bn
- France: US$1bn
- Japan: US$1bn
- Germany: US$747m
- Italy: US$522m
- Mexico: US$486m
- Brazil: US$471m
- Saudi Arabia: US$463m
- Netherlands: US$459m
- Spain: US$381m
- Belgium: US$319m
- Philippines: US$248m
- South Korea: US$248m
- Australia: US$246m
- Poland: US$221m
- Ireland: US$202m
- Sweden: US$190m
- Chile: US$188m
- Portugal: US$164m
- United Arab Emirates: US$157m
- Canada: US$157m
- Romania: US$155m
- Malaysia: US$144m
- Taiwan: US$143m
- Greece: US$136m
- Austria: US$122m
- Hungary: US$114m
- Thailand: US$109m
- Indonesia: US$107m
- Kuwait: US$102m
- Colombia: US$99m
- Czechia: US$99m
- Denmark: US$97m
- Guatemala: US$92m
- Russia: US$77m
- Jordan: US$69m
- Singapore: US$68m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$64m
- Finland: US$63m
- Costa Rica: US$57m
- Dominican Republic: US$53m
- Slovakia: US$52m
- Croatia: US$52m
- Uruguay: US$49m
- New Zealand: US$48m
- Israel: US$48m
- Panama: US$46m
- Serbia: US$45m
- Qatar: US$43m
- Ukraine: US$43m
- Kazakhstan: US$43m
- Honduras: US$42m
- Peru: US$41m
- China: US$40m
- El Salvador: US$35m
- Vietnam: US$34m
- Morocco: US$34m
- Bulgaria: US$33m
- Oman: US$29m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium | US$4bn | 28.4% |
| 2 |  Netherlands | US$3bn | 19.8% |
| 3 | Canada | US$2bn | 13.3% |
| 4 | United States | US$2bn | 10.6% |
| 5 |  France | US$781m | 5% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$573m | 3.7% |
| 7 |  China | US$551m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Argentina | US$334m | 2.1% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$331m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  India | US$259m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$3bn | 16.8% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$2bn | 10.2% |
| 3 | France | US$1bn | 6.7% |
| 4 | Japan | US$1bn | 6.4% |
| 5 | Germany | US$747m | 4.8% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$522m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$486m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Brazil | US$471m | 3% |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | US$463m | 3% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$459m | 2.9% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 2004 into 15 tariff lines; the duty is between 6% and 18% (average 15.1%). 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 2004 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is between 14.4% and 19.2%. 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 2004 into 20 tariff lines; the duty is between 5.1% and 39% (average 32.2%).
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 2004 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 3.2% and 11.2%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
The Customs Tariff of Canada divides heading 2004 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 17% (average 9.5%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), heading 2004 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 20%.
The Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) divides heading 2004 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 12.6%.
In the Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM), heading 2004 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is 12.6%.
The Customs Tariff of Peru divides heading 2004 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
In the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, heading 2004 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan divides heading 2004 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is between 7.5% and 23.8% (average 13.3%).
In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, heading 2004 covers 14 tariff lines and the duty is between 12.5% and 38.2%. 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.
The GCC Common Customs Tariff divides heading 2004 into 15 tariff lines; the duty is 5%.
In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), heading 2004 covers 22 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free. 2 of them are duty-free. 20 lines have a specific or compound duty.
The Customs Tariff of Norway divides heading 2004 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free. 2 of them are duty-free. 5 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the Customs Tariff of North Macedonia, heading 2004 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is between 20% and 50%.
The ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) divides heading 2004 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 20% and 35% (average 27.5%).
In 2024, countries exported heading 2004 goods worth US$16bn (+3.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was Belgium (US$4bn), followed by the Netherlands.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$3bn.
The United Kingdom ranked 17th among 162 exporters with US$68m.
The United Kingdom imported US$2bn.
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) vegetables, fruit or nuts, prepared or preserved by the processes specified in Chapter 7, 8 or 11;
(b) vegetable fats and oils (Chapter 15);
(c) food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (Chapter 16);
(d) bakers' wares and other products of heading 1905; or
(e) homogenised composite food preparations of heading 2104.
2. Headings 2007 and 2008 do not apply to fruit jellies, fruit pastes, sugar-coated almonds or the like in the form of sugar confectionery (heading 1704) or chocolate confectionery (heading 1806).
3. Headings 2001, 2004 and 2005 cover, as the case may be, only those products of Chapter 7 or of heading 1105 or 1106 (other than flour, meal and powder of the products of Chapter 8) which have been prepared or preserved by processes other than those referred to in note 1(a).
4. Tomato juice, the dry weight content of which is 7 % or more, is to be classified in heading 2002.
5. For the purposes of heading 2007, the expression ‘obtained by cooking’ means obtained by heat treatment at atmospheric pressure or under reduced pressure to increase the viscosity of a product through reduction of water content or other means.
6. For the purposes of heading 2009, the expression ‘juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit’ means juices of an alcoholic strength by volume (see note 2 to Chapter 22) not exceeding 0,5 % vol.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006?
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006 fall under HS heading 2004, part of chapter 20, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2004 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 18%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2004 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 14.4% to 19.2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise…?
Belgium, with US$4bn in 2024 (28.4% of world exports).