Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2005
2005.60: Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: asparagus
Official description Asparagus
2005.60 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 60 00 00 Asparagus 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 |
| CPTPPQuota | Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico | 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–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 12.5% |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 14% |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | 14.1% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £94k | 74.4% | -8.7% | |
| £29k | 23.2% | +7.7% | |
| £3k | 2.3% | -26.5% | |
| £165 | 0.1% | — | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$13kUS$13k+US$125k+US$3m+> US$62m
Exports: 63
- China: US$95m
- Peru: US$62m
- Spain: US$10m
- Germany: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Madagascar: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- United States: US$367k
- Belgium: US$363k
- Ethiopia: US$234k
- Czechia: US$175k
- Austria: US$159k
- Denmark: US$125k
- Singapore: US$66k
- South Africa: US$53k
- Portugal: US$49k
- Kazakhstan: US$43k
- Vietnam: US$34k
- Mexico: US$33k
- Slovenia: US$32k
- Poland: US$25k
- Chile: US$23k
- Colombia: US$22k
- Türkiye: US$15k
- Guatemala: US$15k
- Croatia: US$13k
- Australia: US$12k
- Thailand: US$11k
- Malaysia: US$8k
- Switzerland: US$7k
- Brazil: US$7k
- Sweden: US$7k
- United Arab Emirates: US$6k
- Israel: US$4k
- Egypt: US$4k
- Japan: US$3k
- New Zealand: US$3k
- United Kingdom: US$2k
- Luxembourg: US$2k
- Finland: US$1k
- Serbia: US$800
- Slovakia: US$800
- Saudi Arabia: US$500
- Niue: US$400
- Greece: US$300
- Ireland: US$300
- Lithuania: US$300
- Canada: US$200
- India: US$200
- Bulgaria: US$100
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$100
- Morocco: US$100
- Botswana: US$0
- Costa Rica: US$0
- Cyprus: US$0
- Estonia: US$0
- Hungary: US$0
- Kenya: US$0
- Latvia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$9kUS$9k+US$96k+US$830k+> US$6m
Imports: 180
- Spain: US$66m
- France: US$36m
- Germany: US$28m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Belgium: US$6m
- United States: US$6m
- Italy: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- Japan: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Brazil: US$959k
- Finland: US$830k
- Chile: US$755k
- Mexico: US$659k
- Canada: US$567k
- Norway: US$544k
- South Africa: US$491k
- New Zealand: US$444k
- Indonesia: US$442k
- Latvia: US$385k
- Iceland: US$373k
- Israel: US$292k
- Dominican Republic: US$250k
- New Caledonia: US$244k
- United Arab Emirates: US$236k
- Thailand: US$236k
- Costa Rica: US$219k
- Guatemala: US$210k
- Lebanon: US$166k
- Luxembourg: US$162k
- Czechia: US$131k
- United Kingdom: US$130k
- Slovenia: US$130k
- Slovakia: US$129k
- French Polynesia: US$118k
- Türkiye: US$112k
- Saudi Arabia: US$108k
- Hungary: US$96k
- Mauritius: US$96k
- El Salvador: US$90k
- Vietnam: US$85k
- Philippines: US$80k
- Uruguay: US$79k
- Colombia: US$70k
- Cape Verde: US$69k
- Singapore: US$67k
- Malaysia: US$66k
- Panama: US$60k
- Bolivia: US$57k
- Ecuador: US$56k
- Andorra: US$56k
- Croatia: US$53k
- Greece: US$39k
- Morocco: US$39k
- Ireland: US$37k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$95m | 51.2% | |
| 2 | US$62m | 33.3% | |
| 3 | US$10m | 5.2% | |
| 4 | US$5m | 2.8% | |
| 5 | US$5m | 2.7% | |
| 6 | US$3m | 1.8% | |
| 7 | US$2m | 1% | |
| 8 | US$2m | 1% | |
| 9 | US$367k | 0.2% | |
| 10 | US$363k | 0.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$66m | 35.4% | |
| 2 | US$36m | 19.3% | |
| 3 | US$28m | 14.8% | |
| 4 | US$8m | 4.5% | |
| 5 | US$8m | 4.3% | |
| 6 | US$6m | 3.3% | |
| 7 | US$6m | 3.2% | |
| 8 | US$4m | 2% | |
| 9 | US$4m | 1.9% | |
| 10 | US$3m | 1.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 18%median duty
- 14number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Belize, Iran
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10%* | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 18% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 12% – 16% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8%* | 5.2% – 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 7%* | 4.6% – 9.4% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30%* | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 39% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 21399 Other vegetables and pulses, preserved other than by vinegar, acetic acid or sugar, n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2005.60 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2005.60 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2005.60 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2005.60 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2005.60 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2005.60 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
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CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 2005.60 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 16%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2005.60; the duty is 17.6%.
Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 16%; 166 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 £126.2k (down 24% on the year before), at an average of £4.15 per kg; Peru supplied 74%, followed by Spain.
World trade in these goods reached US$186m in 2024, down 25.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 51.2% of the total, ahead of Peru.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: asparagus?
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: asparagus fall under HS subheading 2005.60, part of heading 2005, 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 2005.60 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 other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2005.60 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 other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise…?
China, with US$95m in 2024 (51.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
166 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 Peru (74%), Spain (23%) and United States (2%), out of total imports of £126.2k.