Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2005
2005.59: Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): other
Official description Other
2005.59 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 59 00 00 Other 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–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–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 15.3% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £14.8m | 58.9% | +8.8% |
 India | £7.3m | 28.8% | -14.3% |
 France | £659k | 2.6% | +11.9% |
 China | £581k | 2.3% | +230% |
 Ireland | £363k | 1.4% | -20.9% |
 Türkiye | £275k | 1.1% | +3% |
 Poland | £243k | 1% | +79.9% |
 Spain | £235k | 0.9% | -79.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 19.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 39% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 8% 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 9% – 13.4% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 11.5% 
Taiwan 30% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 40% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$84kUS$84k+US$920k+US$10m+> US$35m
Exports: 129
- Italy: US$78m
- Guatemala: US$43m
- Netherlands: US$37m
- Madagascar: US$35m
- Kenya: US$34m
- Belgium: US$23m
- France: US$21m
- El Salvador: US$19m
- Türkiye: US$15m
- China: US$15m
- Mexico: US$11m
- India: US$10m
- United States: US$10m
- Spain: US$10m
- Germany: US$9m
- South Africa: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Costa Rica: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Ecuador: US$3m
- Honduras: US$3m
- Poland: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Japan: US$1m
- Lebanon: US$1m
- Thailand: US$960k
- Austria: US$920k
- Ireland: US$901k
- Taiwan: US$822k
- Czechia: US$797k
- Australia: US$769k
- Dominican Republic: US$742k
- Malaysia: US$731k
- Peru: US$681k
- Russia: US$664k
- United Arab Emirates: US$652k
- Philippines: US$629k
- South Korea: US$620k
- Tanzania: US$539k
- Jordan: US$488k
- Singapore: US$466k
- Lithuania: US$449k
- Sweden: US$413k
- New Zealand: US$411k
- Bulgaria: US$382k
- Argentina: US$354k
- Romania: US$284k
- Serbia: US$265k
- Croatia: US$232k
- Denmark: US$223k
- Colombia: US$174k
- Ukraine: US$162k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$158k
- Nicaragua: US$134k
- Iran: US$130k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$159kUS$159k+US$703k+US$3m+> US$14m
Imports: 209
- France: US$85m
- United States: US$69m
- Germany: US$55m
- United Kingdom: US$29m
- Australia: US$19m
- Guatemala: US$16m
- Belgium: US$14m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Italy: US$12m
- Costa Rica: US$10m
- Canada: US$6m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- El Salvador: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Honduras: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Jordan: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Zimbabwe: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Palestinian Territories: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Botswana: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Nicaragua: US$1m
- Thailand: US$998k
- Angola: US$974k
- Luxembourg: US$961k
- Bulgaria: US$929k
- Slovenia: US$865k
- Panama: US$785k
- Japan: US$769k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$750k
- Kuwait: US$724k
- Hungary: US$703k
- Latvia: US$686k
- Zambia: US$680k
- Switzerland: US$664k
- Israel: US$621k
- Philippines: US$560k
- Seychelles: US$557k
- Fiji: US$547k
- Belize: US$522k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$78m | 17.8% |
| 2 |  Guatemala | US$43m | 9.8% |
| 3 |  Netherlands | US$37m | 8.3% |
| 4 |  Madagascar | US$35m | 7.9% |
| 5 |  Kenya | US$34m | 7.8% |
| 6 |  Belgium | US$23m | 5.3% |
| 7 | France | US$21m | 4.8% |
| 8 |  El Salvador | US$19m | 4.3% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$15m | 3.4% |
| 10 | China | US$15m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$85m | 19.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$69m | 15.7% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$55m | 12.4% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$29m | 6.5% |
| 5 |  Australia | US$19m | 4.2% |
| 6 | Guatemala | US$16m | 3.7% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$14m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$13m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Italy | US$12m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Costa Rica | US$10m | 2.4% |
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
- 12number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 54%highest: Norway, Angola, Thailand
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 | 5% | 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 | 2.5% | 0% – 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 | 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 | 0.1%* | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 19% | 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 | 6.7% | 4% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Japan | 11% | 9% – 13% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 25% | 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 | 41%* | 34% – 48% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
| Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 4% | 0% – 8% | 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 | 54%* | 9.4% – 98% | 2023 |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 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 | 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 | 0.1%* | 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 | 37%* | 31% – 44% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 47%* | 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 | 18% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1%* | 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 | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 40% | 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 | 2005.59 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2005.59 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2005.59 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2005.59 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2005.59 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2005.59 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 5
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.
- 600016263 HMRC
Poppadum Ingredients: Blackgram flour, Sea Salt, Raising Agent (Calcium Oxide), Rice Flour, Sunflower Oil and Potassium Chloride Packaging: plastic bag (1kg), outer packaging 16 x 1kg carton
- 600013466 HMRC
Tempeh Chips made from fermented Black Beans Ready to eat snack intended for human consumption that is sliced thinly, seasoned, and baked or lightly fried to create a crispy chip texture. Ingredients: Blackbeans, Tapioca starch, Starter Culture Rhizopus, Garlic Powder, Salt, Coconut Oil
- 600013149 HMRC
Kidney Beans in extra virgin olive oil ready to eat packaged in a dual layer PP PET retortable pouch and then a cardboard box.
- 600011186 HMRC
Product is a dry mix used to make Vadas, a traditional Indian breakfast dish. To use, the mix is mixed with water (not included) to form a dough, shape and deep fry. The dry mix is made from black gram splits, wheat flour, edible vegetable oil - interesterified (palm oil, palm kernel oil), rice…
- 600008954 HMRC
Product is a 200g pack of pappadums. They are made from Lentil flour (Vigna mungo), Rice flour, Salt, Raising Agent: Calcium carbonate and Coconut. Once mixed, the dough is rolled out into disks and then dried in the sun before being packaged up. This drying process does not expand the disks at…
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
Trade Tariff news 5049 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Subheading 2005.59 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 16%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2005.59; the duty is 19.2%.
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 16%; 167 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 £25.2m (down 4% on the year before), at an average of £1.12 per kg; Italy supplied 59%, followed by India.
World trade in these goods reached US$439m in 2024, up 0.9% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 17.8% of the total, ahead of Guatemala.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): other?
Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): other fall under HS subheading 2005.59, part of heading 2005, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2005.59 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.): other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2005.59 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 19.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): other?
Italy, with US$78m in 2024 (17.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
167 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 (59%), India (29%) and France (3%), out of total imports of £25.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.