Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2005

2005.60

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

Customs duty 16% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 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
    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)—16%
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
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

last 12 months£126k-23.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£4.15 per kg
Jan 2024: £4kFeb 2024: £36kMar 2024: £5kApr 2024: £4kMay 2024: £5kJun 2024: £10kJul 2024: £8kAug 2024: £1kSept 2024: £30kOct 2024: £3kNov 2024: £2kDec 2024: £1kJan 2025: £8kFeb 2025: £9kMar 2025: £17kApr 2025: £31kMay 2025: £10kJun 2025: £4kJul 2025: £46kAug 2025: £4kSept 2025: £8kOct 2025: £15kNov 2025: £2kDec 2025: £18kJan 2026: £15kFeb 2026: £9kMar 2026: £10kApr 2026: £6kMay 2026: £7kJun 2026: £15kJul 2026: £8kAug 2026: £12k 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
Peru £94k 74.4% -8.7%
Spain £29k 23.2% +7.7%
United States £3k 2.3% -26.5%
Ireland £165 0.1% —
China £0 0% -100%
Italy £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2005.60 · US$186m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$13kUS$13k+US$125k+US$3m+> US$62m

Exports: 63
  1. China: US$95m
  2. Peru: US$62m
  3. Spain: US$10m
  4. Germany: US$5m
  5. Netherlands: US$5m
  6. Madagascar: US$3m
  7. Italy: US$2m
  8. France: US$2m
  9. United States: US$367k
  10. Belgium: US$363k
  11. Ethiopia: US$234k
  12. Czechia: US$175k
  13. Austria: US$159k
  14. Denmark: US$125k
  15. Singapore: US$66k
  16. South Africa: US$53k
  17. Portugal: US$49k
  18. Kazakhstan: US$43k
  19. Vietnam: US$34k
  20. Mexico: US$33k
  21. Slovenia: US$32k
  22. Poland: US$25k
  23. Chile: US$23k
  24. Colombia: US$22k
  25. Türkiye: US$15k
  26. Guatemala: US$15k
  27. Croatia: US$13k
  28. Australia: US$12k
  29. Thailand: US$11k
  30. Malaysia: US$8k
  31. Switzerland: US$7k
  32. Brazil: US$7k
  33. Sweden: US$7k
  34. United Arab Emirates: US$6k
  35. Israel: US$4k
  36. Egypt: US$4k
  37. Japan: US$3k
  38. New Zealand: US$3k
  39. United Kingdom: US$2k
  40. Luxembourg: US$2k
  41. Finland: US$1k
  42. Serbia: US$800
  43. Slovakia: US$800
  44. Saudi Arabia: US$500
  45. Niue: US$400
  46. Greece: US$300
  47. Ireland: US$300
  48. Lithuania: US$300
  49. Canada: US$200
  50. India: US$200
  51. Bulgaria: US$100
  52. Hong Kong SAR China: US$100
  53. Morocco: US$100
  54. Botswana: US$0
  55. Costa Rica: US$0
  56. Cyprus: US$0
  57. Estonia: US$0
  58. Hungary: US$0
  59. Kenya: US$0
  60. Latvia: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$95m 51.2%
2 Peru US$62m 33.3%
3 Spain US$10m 5.2%
4 Germany US$5m 2.8%
5 Netherlands US$5m 2.7%
6 Madagascar US$3m 1.8%
7 Italy US$2m 1%
8 France US$2m 1%
9 United States US$367k 0.2%
10 Belgium US$363k 0.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Spain US$66m 35.4%
2 France US$36m 19.3%
3 Germany US$28m 14.8%
4 Netherlands US$8m 4.5%
5 Denmark US$8m 4.3%
6 Belgium US$6m 3.3%
7 United States US$6m 3.2%
8 Italy US$4m 2%
9 Switzerland US$4m 1.9%
10 Australia 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 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 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
Bahamas 0% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10%* 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 45% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 20% 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 14% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 20% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 20% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 5% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 20% 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 4% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 14% 12% – 16% 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 20% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 8%* 5.2% – 11% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 20% 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 0% 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 10% 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 20% 2023
South Korea 20% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 20% 2023
St Lucia 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 7%* 4.6% – 9.4% 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 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 15% 2023
Uruguay 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 20% 2023
Venezuela 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 30% 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
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

HSCode
20172005.60unchanged
20122005.60unchanged
20072005.60unchanged
20022005.60unchanged
19962005.60unchanged
19922005.60changed

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.

  1. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1455 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2026 on the adjustment of customs duties on imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

    CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

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.

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