Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2004

2004.90

2004.90: Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables

Other frozen prepared vegetables

2004.90 is the HS subheading for other frozen prepared vegetables, under heading 2004 in chapter 20.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 14% – 18% · specific or compound duty standard rate · across 12 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 2004 90 00 00 Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables
  2. 2004 90 10 00 Sweetcorn (zea mays var. saccharata) 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
  3. 2004 90 30 00 Sauerkraut, capers and olives 16%
  4. 2004 90 30 10 Sauerkraut 16%
  5. 2004 90 30 20 Capers 16%
  6. 2004 90 30 30 Olives 16%
  7. 2004 90 50 00 Peas (pisum sativum) and immature beans of the species phaseolus spp., in pod 18%
  8. Other, including mixtures
  9. 2004 90 91 00 Onions, cooked, not otherwise prepared 14%
  10. 2004 90 98 00 Other 16%
  11. 2004 90 98 10 Mixtures 16%
  12. 2004 90 98 20 Carrots 16%
  13. 2004 90 98 30 Asparagus 16%
  14. 2004 90 98 60 Products containing meat in a proportion of 3% up to and including 20% by weight 16%
  15. 2004 90 98 70 Globe artichokes 16%
  16. 2004 90 98 80 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 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
  • 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—14% – 18%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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
CPTPPQuota Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore Free
Central AmericaQuota 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 agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreementQuota Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreementQuota Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreementQuota 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–New Zealand agreement New Zealand 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–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
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia 10.5% – 14.5%
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands 0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Norway agreement Norway 0% + 6.3 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£150.3m+0.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.11 per kg
Jan 2024: £14.8mFeb 2024: £13.4mMar 2024: £12.8mApr 2024: £13.8mMay 2024: £12.8mJun 2024: £13.2mJul 2024: £13.9mAug 2024: £12.9mSept 2024: £13.4mOct 2024: £14.7mNov 2024: £13mDec 2024: £15.3mJan 2025: £11.2mFeb 2025: £10.6mMar 2025: £11.9mApr 2025: £11.4mMay 2025: £12mJun 2025: £11.1mJul 2025: £12.8mAug 2025: £11.8mSept 2025: £12.5mOct 2025: £16.3mNov 2025: £14.9mDec 2025: £13.8mJan 2026: £10.8mFeb 2026: £11.6mMar 2026: £11.5mApr 2026: £12.3mMay 2026: £12mJun 2026: £11mJul 2026: £12.2mAug 2026: £11.2m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Belgium £68.4m 45.5% +1.6%
Netherlands £27.3m 18.2% -6%
Spain £14.9m 9.9% +13.7%
India £7.7m 5.1% +20.8%
Poland £6.4m 4.3% +44%
France £5.4m 3.6% -20%
Ireland £5.3m 3.5% +10.8%
Germany £4.3m 2.9% -29.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2004.90 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$261kUS$261k+US$3m+US$34m+> US$143m

Exports: 150
  1. Belgium: US$312m
  2. China: US$308m
  3. Netherlands: US$230m
  4. Spain: US$169m
  5. Mexico: US$143m
  6. Germany: US$142m
  7. France: US$92m
  8. United States: US$84m
  9. Italy: US$64m
  10. Canada: US$52m
  11. Poland: US$51m
  12. India: US$39m
  13. Thailand: US$35m
  14. Vietnam: US$34m
  15. Sweden: US$28m
  16. Portugal: US$26m
  17. Egypt: US$20m
  18. Türkiye: US$20m
  19. Saudi Arabia: US$20m
  20. Australia: US$20m
  21. Austria: US$19m
  22. United Kingdom: US$17m
  23. Czechia: US$16m
  24. Taiwan: US$11m
  25. Honduras: US$10m
  26. Ireland: US$8m
  27. Japan: US$7m
  28. Dominican Republic: US$5m
  29. Denmark: US$4m
  30. South Africa: US$4m
  31. New Zealand: US$4m
  32. South Korea: US$3m
  33. Indonesia: US$3m
  34. Hungary: US$3m
  35. Greece: US$3m
  36. Israel: US$2m
  37. Slovakia: US$2m
  38. Finland: US$2m
  39. Bulgaria: US$2m
  40. Costa Rica: US$2m
  41. Pakistan: US$2m
  42. Estonia: US$1m
  43. Colombia: US$1m
  44. Latvia: US$1m
  45. Romania: US$1m
  46. Peru: US$1m
  47. Malaysia: US$1m
  48. Ecuador: US$998k
  49. Bangladesh: US$996k
  50. Morocco: US$966k
  51. Lithuania: US$893k
  52. Tunisia: US$890k
  53. Serbia: US$744k
  54. Lebanon: US$629k
  55. Congo - Kinshasa: US$627k
  56. United Arab Emirates: US$602k
  57. Argentina: US$597k
  58. Guatemala: US$555k
  59. Norway: US$542k
  60. North Macedonia: US$518k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Belgium US$312m 15.3%
2 China US$308m 15.1%
3 Netherlands US$230m 11.3%
4 Spain US$169m 8.3%
5 Mexico US$143m 7%
6 Germany US$142m 7%
7 France US$92m 4.5%
8 United States US$84m 4.1%
9 Italy US$64m 3.2%
10 Canada US$52m 2.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$355m 17.4%
2 Japan US$311m 15.3%
3 United Kingdom US$205m 10%
4 Germany US$147m 7.2%
5 France US$144m 7.1%
6 Belgium US$86m 4.2%
7 Netherlands US$75m 3.7%
8 Canada US$70m 3.4%
9 Sweden US$53m 2.6%
10 Australia US$47m 2.3%

Import duty on this product around the world 163

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
  • 15number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 50%highest: Angola, Bolivia, Iran

163

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata 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%* 10% – 11% 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%* 10% – 11% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 13% 5% – 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 22% 20% – 25% 2023
Brazil 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 12% 0% – 17% 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 22% 20% – 25% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 17% 14% – 19% 2023
Fiji 15% 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 10% 4% – 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 13% 5% – 20% 2023
Japan 14% 7.5% – 24% 2023
Jordan 25% 2023
Kazakhstan 11%* 10% – 11% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 30% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 11%* 10% – 11% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 35% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 22% 20% – 25% 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 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 33% 25% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 22% 20% – 25% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 20% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 38% 20% – 50% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 8% 4% – 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 11% 0% – 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 15% 2023
Paraguay 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 6.5% 3% – 10% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 11%* 10% – 11% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 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 22% 20% – 25% 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 0% 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 30%* 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 10% 0% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 34% 20% – 39% 2023
Tuvalu 15% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 15% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 16% 14% – 18% 2023
United States 7.2% 3.2% – 11% 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
05669 Other vegetables & mixtures of vegetables prepared/preserved othw. than by vinegar/acetic acid, frozen
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113201
CPC 2.1 product
21391 Prepared dishes and meals based on vegetables, pulses and potatoes
21399 Other vegetables and pulses, preserved other than by vinegar, acetic acid or sugar, n.e.c.
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1075 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20172004.90unchanged
20122004.90unchanged
20072004.90unchanged
20022004.90unchanged
19962004.90unchanged
19922004.90changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 20

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.

  • N364401 U.S. CBP 15 September 2026 · 2004.90.85.65

    The tariff classification of Frozen Roasted Garlic Cloves from China

  • N331652 U.S. CBP 18 April 2023 · 2004.90.85.95

    The tariff classification of onion rings from India

  • N313915 U.S. CBP 28 August 2020 · 2004.90.85.80

    The tariff classification of frozen Coconut Cauliflower vegetable mix from France

  • N313912 U.S. CBP 27 August 2020 · 2004.90.85.80

    The tariff classification of chick peas vegetable mixture from France

  • N313913 U.S. CBP 27 August 2020 · 2004.90.85.80

    The tariff classification of Southwest Broccoli vegetable mix from France

  • N313063 U.S. CBP 23 July 2020 · 2004.90.85.80

    The tariff classification of a frozen vegetable product from Thailand

  • 600015676 HMRC 30 July 2026 – 29 July 2029 · 2004 90 98 10

    Product is a box of frozen cheesy tomato and potato croquettes. They are made from Rehydrated potato, Potato, Cheddar cheese, Tomato paste, Onion, Chickpea flour, Rapeseed oil, Garlic purée, Fortified wheat flour, Wheat gluten, Rapeseed oil, Salt, Cornflour, Raising Agents, Wheat starch, Water,…

  • 600015677 HMRC 30 July 2026 – 29 July 2029 · 2004 90 98 10

    Product is a box of rainbow shaped breadcrumbed potato vegetable food product. The product is made from rehydrated potato, potato, Fortified wheat flour, Yeast, Salt, Parsley, Rapeseed oil, Chickpea flour, Peas, Courgette, Leek and Garlic purée. They are not cooked before they are frozen then…

  • 600015433 HMRC 28 April 2026 – 27 April 2029 · 2004 90 98 10

    Frozen sweetcorn fritters and onion and sweetcorn fritters with a sweet chilli dip. These are frozen. There are 8 x20g fritters Ingredients: Sweetcorn, Onion, Cottonseed Oil, Corn Starch, Dried Potato, Wheat Flour, Coriander Leaf, Shallot, Lemon Juice, Garlic, Dried Red Chilli, Lemongrass, Salt,…

  • 600013299 HMRC 19 September 2025 – 18 September 2028 · 2004 90 98 10

    Product is a box of 80 frozen items that make up an Indian platter. The entire thing weighs 1.2kg and includes 30 approx. onion bhajis totalling 450g, 30 approx. saag aloo pakoras totalling 450g and 20 approx. vegetable samosas totalling 300g. The onion bhajis are made from Onion, Gram flour,…

  • 600013300 HMRC 29 July 2025 – 28 July 2028 · 2004 90 98 10

    Frozen onion bhajis, containing prepared onions as the main ingredient. They have a small filling of mango chutney. The cooking instructions state that the product should be cooked for 18 minutes from frozen, in a fan oven at 180 degrees. The product includes 12 onion bhajis weighing 25g. They are…

  • 600012583 HMRC 12 April 2025 – 11 April 2028 · 2004 90 98 60

    Product is a frozen ready meal paella that weighs 750 grams. The product is tipped from the bag and cooked in either a pan, oven, microwave or air fryer. The product is enclosed in a full design printed low-density polyethylene pillow bag sealed top, bottom and along the back. It contains the…

20 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.

  1. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/996 of 29 April 2026 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 regarding the creation, amendment and management of certain tariff quotas following the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

    CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2004.90 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is between 14% and 18%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2004.90 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is between 14.4% and 19.2% (average 16.8%). 1 line has a specific or compound duty.

Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 14% – 18%; 137 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 other frozen prepared vegetables worth £150.3m (up 1% on the year before), at an average of £2.11 per kg; Belgium supplied 46%, followed by Netherlands.

World trade in other frozen prepared vegetables reached US$2bn in 2024, down 1.4% on 2023.

Belgium was the largest exporter with 15.3% of the total, ahead of China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables?

Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables fall under HS subheading 2004.90, part of heading 2004, in section IV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2004.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 14% to 18%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2004.90 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 and mixtures of vegetables?

Belgium, with US$312m in 2024 (15.3% of world exports).

Which countries can export other frozen prepared vegetables to the UK duty-free?

137 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 14% – 18% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import other frozen prepared vegetables from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (46%), Netherlands (18%) and Spain (10%), out of total imports of £150.3m.

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