Heading · Chapter 20
2005: Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006
10 subheadings make up heading 2005 in chapter 20 (preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants).
Duty rates compared
Subheadings 10
- 2005.10Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: homogenised vegetables
- 2005.20Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: potatoesPreserved potatoes (crisps etc., not frozen)
- 2005.40Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: peas (Pisum sativum)
- 2005.51Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): beans, shelled
- 2005.59Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): other
- 2005.60Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: asparagus
- 2005.70Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: olivesPreserved olives
- 2005.80Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata)Preserved sweetcorn
- 2005.91Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables: bamboo shoots
- 2005.99Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables: otherOther preserved vegetables
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$36m+US$248m+> US$645m
Exports: 184
- China: US$2bn
- Spain: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$1bn
- Italy: US$990m
- Greece: US$823m
- France: US$645m
- United States: US$620m
- Belgium: US$609m
- Germany: US$477m
- Poland: US$447m
- Türkiye: US$412m
- Peru: US$411m
- Hungary: US$398m
- Thailand: US$374m
- Canada: US$358m
- Egypt: US$343m
- Mexico: US$286m
- Morocco: US$248m
- United Kingdom: US$184m
- South Korea: US$171m
- Portugal: US$164m
- Russia: US$159m
- Argentina: US$125m
- India: US$123m
- South Africa: US$91m
- Serbia: US$87m
- Sweden: US$84m
- Romania: US$74m
- Austria: US$74m
- Czechia: US$68m
- North Macedonia: US$67m
- Malaysia: US$65m
- United Arab Emirates: US$64m
- New Zealand: US$63m
- Vietnam: US$59m
- Guatemala: US$56m
- Lithuania: US$54m
- Saudi Arabia: US$43m
- Bulgaria: US$42m
- Brazil: US$41m
- Croatia: US$40m
- Madagascar: US$40m
- Japan: US$39m
- Honduras: US$36m
- Taiwan: US$36m
- Kenya: US$36m
- Albania: US$35m
- Jordan: US$34m
- Lebanon: US$31m
- El Salvador: US$31m
- Denmark: US$29m
- Dominican Republic: US$29m
- Ireland: US$24m
- Israel: US$24m
- Latvia: US$22m
- Colombia: US$22m
- Ecuador: US$18m
- Armenia: US$17m
- Ukraine: US$15m
- Australia: US$15m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$8mUS$8m+US$40m+US$139m+> US$452m
Imports: 224
- United States: US$2bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- France: US$1bn
- United Kingdom: US$832m
- Japan: US$682m
- Netherlands: US$516m
- Spain: US$452m
- Canada: US$449m
- Italy: US$434m
- South Korea: US$421m
- Belgium: US$420m
- Australia: US$282m
- Saudi Arabia: US$205m
- Russia: US$202m
- Austria: US$200m
- Sweden: US$190m
- Poland: US$184m
- Denmark: US$173m
- Romania: US$164m
- Mexico: US$150m
- Switzerland: US$147m
- Brazil: US$144m
- Czechia: US$139m
- Ireland: US$126m
- Kazakhstan: US$108m
- Portugal: US$108m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$106m
- United Arab Emirates: US$101m
- Philippines: US$98m
- Hungary: US$94m
- Israel: US$92m
- Bulgaria: US$88m
- Iraq: US$85m
- Greece: US$84m
- Finland: US$78m
- Lithuania: US$76m
- Slovakia: US$75m
- Singapore: US$73m
- Taiwan: US$71m
- Malaysia: US$66m
- Norway: US$66m
- Guatemala: US$66m
- Croatia: US$60m
- Ukraine: US$58m
- Vietnam: US$57m
- New Zealand: US$57m
- Serbia: US$54m
- Dominican Republic: US$49m
- Libya: US$49m
- Kuwait: US$47m
- Yemen: US$46m
- Slovenia: US$45m
- Costa Rica: US$41m
- Chile: US$41m
- Albania: US$40m
- Latvia: US$40m
- Uruguay: US$38m
- Luxembourg: US$36m
- Uzbekistan: US$36m
- Morocco: US$35m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$2bn | 12.3% | |
| 2 | US$2bn | 11.6% | |
| 3 | US$1bn | 6.9% | |
| 4 | US$990m | 6.7% | |
| 5 | US$823m | 5.6% | |
| 6 | US$645m | 4.4% | |
| 7 | US$620m | 4.2% | |
| 8 | US$609m | 4.1% | |
| 9 | US$477m | 3.2% | |
| 10 | US$447m | 3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$2bn | 14.1% | |
| 2 | US$1bn | 9.3% | |
| 3 | US$1bn | 8.1% | |
| 4 | US$832m | 5.7% | |
| 5 | US$682m | 4.6% | |
| 6 | US$516m | 3.5% | |
| 7 | US$452m | 3.1% | |
| 8 | US$449m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$434m | 2.9% | |
| 10 | US$421m | 2.9% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 2005 covers 36 tariff lines and the duty is between 6% and 18%. 4 lines have a specific or compound duty.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 2005 into 17 tariff lines; the duty is between 6.4% and 19.2% (average 16.1%). 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 2005 covers 28 tariff lines and the duty is between 5.1% and 39%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 2005 into 35 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 14.9% (average 7.6%). 3 of them are duty-free. 20 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, heading 2005 covers 33 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 14.5%. 8 of them are duty-free.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) divides heading 2005 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is 20%.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), heading 2005 covers 10 tariff lines and the duty is 12.6%.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) divides heading 2005 into 39 tariff lines; the duty is 12.6%.
In the Customs Tariff of Peru, heading 2005 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand divides heading 2005 into 14 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5% (average 4.3%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, heading 2005 covers 38 tariff lines and the duty is between 5.4% and 23.8%.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan divides heading 2005 into 32 tariff lines; the duty is between 5% and 38.2% (average 22.2%). 3 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, heading 2005 covers 28 tariff lines and the duty is 5%.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) divides heading 2005 into 31 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free. 3 of them are duty-free. 28 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway, heading 2005 covers 19 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free. 6 of them are duty-free. 13 lines have a specific or compound duty.
The Customs Tariff of North Macedonia divides heading 2005 into 18 tariff lines; the duty is between 5% and 50% (average 38.6%).
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), heading 2005 covers 10 tariff lines and the duty is between 20% and 35%.
World trade in heading 2005 goods reached US$15bn in 2024, up 5.4% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 12.3% of the total, ahead of Spain.
The United States imported the most (US$2bn).
The United Kingdom ranked 19th among 184 exporters with US$184m.
The United Kingdom imported US$832m.
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.
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 200510, the expression ‘homogenised vegetables’ means preparations of vegetables, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of vegetables. Subheading 200510 takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 2005.
2. For the purposes of subheading 200710, the expression ‘homogenised preparations’ means preparations of fruit, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of fruit. Subheading 200710 takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 2007.
3. For the purposes of subheadings 200912, 200921, 200931, 200941, 200961 and 200971, the expression ‘Brix value’ means the direct reading of degrees Brix obtained from a Brix hydrometer or of refractive index expressed in terms of percentage sucrose content obtained from a refractometer, at a temperature of 20 °C or corrected for 20 °C if the reading is made at a different temperature.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006?
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006 fall under HS heading 2005, 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 2005 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 2005 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.4% 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…?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (12.3% of world exports).