Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2004
2004.10: Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: potatoes
Frozen prepared potatoes (fries)
Official description Potatoes
2004.10 is the HS subheading for frozen prepared potatoes (fries), under heading 2004 in chapter 20.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2004 10 00 00 Potatoes
- 2004 10 10 00 Cooked, not otherwise prepared 14%
- Other
- 2004 10 91 00 In the form of flour, meal or flakes 6%
- 2004 10 99 00 Other 16%
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 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
- 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))
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 3 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% – 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 |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreementQuota | Switzerland | 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–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 agreementQuota | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | 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–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand | 1.2% – 3.2% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% – 12.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £628m | 64% | -5.5% |
 Netherlands | £295.3m | 30.1% | -14.5% |
 Germany | £21.9m | 2.2% | -25.3% |
 Ireland | £13.2m | 1.3% | -17.1% |
 Austria | £10.3m | 1.1% | -6% |
 France | £3.3m | 0.3% | -38.6% |
 Denmark | £2m | 0.2% | +2.2% |
 Vietnam | £1.7m | 0.2% | +377.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 14.4% – 17.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 16% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 7.6% – 39% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 18.4% 
USA 6.4% – 8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.2% 
Canada 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
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) 1 tariff line 
Japan 8.5% – 13.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 10.4% 
Taiwan 12.5% – 18% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 14.3% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 20% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$385kUS$385k+US$3m+US$93m+> US$1.6bn
Exports: 129
- Belgium: US$4.1bn
- Netherlands: US$2.9bn
- Canada: US$2bn
- United States: US$1.6bn
- France: US$689m
- Germany: US$431m
- Argentina: US$334m
- Poland: US$280m
- China: US$243m
- India: US$221m
- Egypt: US$214m
- Austria: US$123m
- Türkiye: US$93m
- New Zealand: US$61m
- United Kingdom: US$51m
- Spain: US$32m
- Australia: US$25m
- Denmark: US$23m
- Ireland: US$22m
- Brazil: US$19m
- South Africa: US$16m
- Italy: US$13m
- Russia: US$12m
- Latvia: US$9m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Iran: US$7m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Curaçao: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Singapore: US$788k
- Estonia: US$708k
- Kuwait: US$688k
- Serbia: US$676k
- Iceland: US$604k
- Israel: US$603k
- Lebanon: US$570k
- Zambia: US$547k
- Luxembourg: US$538k
- Pakistan: US$485k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$37m+US$137m+> US$467m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$2.3bn
- United Kingdom: US$1.4bn
- France: US$900m
- Japan: US$691m
- Germany: US$601m
- Italy: US$477m
- Mexico: US$467m
- Brazil: US$457m
- Saudi Arabia: US$444m
- Netherlands: US$384m
- Spain: US$351m
- Philippines: US$243m
- Belgium: US$234m
- South Korea: US$226m
- Poland: US$200m
- Australia: US$199m
- Chile: US$185m
- Ireland: US$178m
- United Arab Emirates: US$150m
- Romania: US$141m
- Malaysia: US$138m
- Sweden: US$137m
- Taiwan: US$133m
- Greece: US$131m
- Portugal: US$118m
- Indonesia: US$107m
- Thailand: US$106m
- Hungary: US$101m
- Austria: US$98m
- Colombia: US$98m
- Kuwait: US$97m
- Guatemala: US$90m
- Canada: US$88m
- Czechia: US$82m
- Denmark: US$79m
- Russia: US$72m
- Jordan: US$69m
- Singapore: US$62m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$60m
- Costa Rica: US$55m
- Dominican Republic: US$52m
- Finland: US$49m
- Uruguay: US$47m
- Croatia: US$45m
- Panama: US$44m
- Slovakia: US$44m
- Serbia: US$43m
- Kazakhstan: US$42m
- Ukraine: US$42m
- Qatar: US$41m
- Honduras: US$41m
- Peru: US$41m
- New Zealand: US$40m
- China: US$39m
- Israel: US$37m
- El Salvador: US$34m
- Morocco: US$33m
- Vietnam: US$31m
- Oman: US$28m
- Bulgaria: US$28m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | US$4.1bn | 30.4% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$2.9bn | 21.1% |
| 3 | Canada | US$2bn | 14.9% |
| 4 | United States | US$1.6bn | 11.6% |
| 5 | France | US$689m | 5.1% |
| 6 | Germany | US$431m | 3.2% |
| 7 | Argentina | US$334m | 2.5% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$280m | 2.1% |
| 9 |  China | US$243m | 1.8% |
| 10 |  India | US$221m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2.3bn | 16.7% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$1.4bn | 10.3% |
| 3 | France | US$900m | 6.6% |
| 4 | Japan | US$691m | 5.1% |
| 5 | Germany | US$601m | 4.4% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$477m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$467m | 3.4% |
| 8 | Brazil | US$457m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | US$444m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$384m | 2.8% |
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
- 11number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 116%highest: Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
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 | 11%* | 11% – 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 | 11%* | 11% – 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Benin | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 35% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 40% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 35% | 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) | 16% | 14% – 18% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 35% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 35% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 35% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 35% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 48% | 15% – 76% | 2023 |
| India | 35% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 31% | 4% – 50% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Japan | 10% | 8.5% – 14% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 11%* | 11% – 12% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 11%* | 11% – 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 77%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 35% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 116%* | 53% – 238% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 35% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 33% | 25% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 33% | 10% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 20% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 35% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 35% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 20% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 104%* | 41% – 187% | 2023 |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 22% | 4% – 40% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 11%* | 11% – 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 35% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 35% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 18% | 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 | 100%* | 42% – 186% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 54%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 35% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 6.3% | 0% – 13% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 29% | 20% – 39% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 60% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 12% | 6% – 16% | 2023 |
| United States | 7.2% | 6.4% – 8% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 12% | 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
- 05661 Potatoes prepared/preserved othw. than by vinegar/acetic acid, frozen
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21394 Potatoes, otherwise prepared or preserved
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2004.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2004.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2004.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2004.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2004.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2004.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 11
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.
- N282634 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of frozen prepared potatoes from United Kingdom
- 600012697 HMRC
Steak cut chips Ingredients: potato 96% and sunflower oil The chips are pre fried and then frozen Packaging: plastic bag
- 600012705 HMRC
French fries Ingredients: potato (92%), sunflower oil (4%), Modified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Pea Fibre, Salt, Dextrin, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Curcuma Powder This product is Pre fried and then frozen in bags for retail sale.
- 600012706 HMRC
French fries Ingredients: Potato (91%), Sunflower Oil, Modified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Dextrin, Salt, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates; Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Paprika Extract, Curcuma Powder, Thickener: Xanthan Gum. Frozen French Fries Pre Fried and then Frozen for retail sale…
- 600012707 HMRC
Crinkle Fries 1.5kg Ingredients: Potato (96%), Sunflower Oil. Frozen Fries that are pre fried and then frozen. Packed in plastic bags for retail sale
- 600012708 HMRC
Potato wedges 750g Ingredients: Potato (86%), SUNFLOWER OIL (4%), Rice Flour, Maize Flour, Modified Potato Starch, Salt, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates; Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Paprika Powder, Ground Pepper, Cumin Extract, Cumin Seeds, Colour: Paprika Extract; Sugar,…
- 600012710 HMRC
Straight Cut Chips 1.5kg Ingredients: Potato (96%), Sunflower Oil. Cut and pre fried before freezing Frozen in plastic bags for retail sale
11 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2004.10 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 6% and 16%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2004.10 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 14.4% and 17.6% (average 16%). 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6% – 16%; 164 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 frozen prepared potatoes (fries) worth £981.3m (down 9% on the year before), at an average of £1.21 per kg; Belgium supplied 64%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in frozen prepared potatoes (fries) reached US$13.6bn in 2024, up 4.5% on 2023.
Belgium was the largest exporter with 30.4% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: potatoes?
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: potatoes fall under HS subheading 2004.10, part of heading 2004, 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 2004.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 16%, 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 2004.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 14.4% to 17.6%, 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$4.1bn in 2024 (30.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export frozen prepared potatoes (fries) to the UK duty-free?
164 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 6% – 16% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import frozen prepared potatoes (fries) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (64%), Netherlands (30%) and Germany (2%), out of total imports of £981.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.