Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2005
2005.51: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): beans, shelled
Official description Beans, shelled
2005.51 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2005, other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, chapter 20.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2005 51 00 00 Beans, shelled 16%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
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
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, New Zealand | 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £112.2m | 85% | +9.8% |
 Spain | £8.9m | 6.7% | +53.1% |
 India | £2.6m | 2% | -1.8% |
 Netherlands | £1.7m | 1.3% | +224.7% |
 Ireland | £1.6m | 1.2% | +67.6% |
 Greece | £1.4m | 1% | +23.4% |
 Portugal | £1.3m | 1% | -9.8% |
 Poland | £336k | 0.3% | +55.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 17.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 39% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free – 8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6% 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan 14% – 23.8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 19.6% 
Taiwan 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 40% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$179kUS$179k+US$2m+US$19m+> US$42m
Exports: 132
- Italy: US$360m
- China: US$119m
- United Kingdom: US$45m
- Netherlands: US$42m
- Spain: US$37m
- Mexico: US$33m
- United States: US$32m
- New Zealand: US$27m
- Canada: US$25m
- France: US$21m
- Germany: US$21m
- Hungary: US$20m
- Belgium: US$19m
- Portugal: US$16m
- United Arab Emirates: US$14m
- Austria: US$12m
- Saudi Arabia: US$11m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Dominican Republic: US$9m
- Poland: US$6m
- India: US$6m
- Lebanon: US$6m
- Greece: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Costa Rica: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$919k
- Jordan: US$893k
- Nigeria: US$877k
- Malaysia: US$754k
- Brazil: US$743k
- Honduras: US$691k
- Yemen: US$685k
- Romania: US$613k
- Singapore: US$587k
- Sweden: US$510k
- Serbia: US$505k
- Latvia: US$461k
- Norway: US$460k
- Philippines: US$446k
- Ethiopia: US$399k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$338k
- Indonesia: US$305k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$240k
- Angola: US$233k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$343kUS$343k+US$2m+US$8m+> US$41m
Imports: 213
- United Kingdom: US$144m
- Germany: US$105m
- United States: US$84m
- Australia: US$64m
- Japan: US$50m
- Netherlands: US$42m
- France: US$41m
- South Korea: US$33m
- Austria: US$30m
- Canada: US$26m
- Yemen: US$25m
- Romania: US$22m
- Ireland: US$18m
- Belgium: US$17m
- Sweden: US$15m
- Czechia: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$10m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Norway: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Poland: US$8m
- New Zealand: US$8m
- Italy: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Panama: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Botswana: US$5m
- Finland: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Suriname: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Jamaica: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Zimbabwe: US$2m
- Ghana: US$2m
- Palestinian Territories: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Oman: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$360m | 37.7% |
| 2 |  China | US$119m | 12.5% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$45m | 4.8% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$42m | 4.4% |
| 5 | Spain | US$37m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$33m | 3.5% |
| 7 | United States | US$32m | 3.3% |
| 8 | New Zealand | US$27m | 2.8% |
| 9 | Canada | US$25m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  France | US$21m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$144m | 15.1% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$105m | 11% |
| 3 | United States | US$84m | 8.8% |
| 4 |  Australia | US$64m | 6.7% |
| 5 | Japan | US$50m | 5.3% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$42m | 4.4% |
| 7 | France | US$41m | 4.3% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$33m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$30m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Canada | US$26m | 2.7% |
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
- 14number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 56%highest: Thailand, Liechtenstein, Angola
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 | 10%* | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 10%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0.2%* | 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 | 4% | 0% – 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 | 10% | 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 | 0.2%* | 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 | 20% | 14% – 24% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10%* | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 35% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0.2%* | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 52%* | 44% – 61% | 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 | 0.2%* | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 40% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 11%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 10% | 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 | 0.2%* | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 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 | 44%* | 37% – 52% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 56%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 39% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 16% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.4%* | 1.2% – 1.6% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 35% | 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
- 05679 Vegetables prepared/preserved othw. than by vinegar/acetic acid, other than headings 056.71- 056.77, not frozen
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21395 Beans, otherwise prepared or preserved, not frozen
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2005.51 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2005.51 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2005.51 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2005.51 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2005.51 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2005.51 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 7
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.
- N308973 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a beans mix from Japan
- H299499 U.S. CBP
Ruling Request; Lupini Snacks from Italy
- N295856 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of snack foods from Italy
- 600014327 HMRC
Red kidney beans in a spicy sauce Packaging: 300g plastic pouch, (Pouch Size: 140mm X 185 mm + 40mm) Ingredients: kidney beans, water, onion paste, tomato, sunflower oil, tomato paste, ginger, garlic, spices and condiments, iodised salt, coriander, chilli, seasoning
- 600013225 HMRC
Masala Moong Dal is a traditional Indian Salty Fried Split Green Gram Snack put up for retail sale. It is packaged in a laminated poly aluminium pouch that Is ready to eat. Ingredients: Green Gram Splits Agricultural (Husked, Split, Green Gram, Ground) Edible Vegetable Oil (Peanut Oil and/or…
- 600013227 HMRC
Moong dal, is a traditional Indian savoury snack, salty fried split green gram beans. It is packaged in 200g laminated pouch. Ingredients: Split green gram, edible vegetable oil (Palmolein Oil and or Cotton Seed Oil) Edible Common Salt, Acidity Regulator.
- 600012288 HMRC
Masala Moong Dal. A mild, ready to eat snack, made from a mix of Mung beans, Cotton seed Oil, Spices, Salt and Black salt. Suitable for vegetarians. Packaged for retail sale in a pouch of 200 grams net weight.
Subheading 2005.51 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 16%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2005.51; the duty is 17.6%.
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 16%; 168 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £132m (up 12% on the year before), at an average of £0.92 per kg; Italy supplied 85%, followed by Spain.
World trade in these goods reached US$953m in 2024, down 2.2% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 37.7% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): beans, shelled?
Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): beans, shelled fall under HS subheading 2005.51, part of heading 2005, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): beans, shelled in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2005.51 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 beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): beans, shelled in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2005.51 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 beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): beans, shelled?
Italy, with US$360m in 2024 (37.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
168 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (85%), Spain (7%) and India (2%), out of total imports of £132m.