Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2005
2005.70: Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: olives
Preserved olives
Official description Olives
2005.70 is the HS subheading for preserved olives, under heading 2005 in chapter 20.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2005 70 00 00 Olives 12%kg/net eda
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) | — | 12% |
| 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 | 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–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–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 | 8.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £59.4m | 43.6% | -5% |
 Greece | £48.6m | 35.7% | +2% |
 Italy | £13.3m | 9.7% | +3% |
 Türkiye | £6.6m | 4.8% | +0.8% |
 France | £4.1m | 3% | +205.5% |
 Egypt | £1.4m | 1% | -16% |
 Morocco | £943k | 0.7% | +5.3% |
 Poland | £463k | 0.3% | +108.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$201kUS$201k+US$1.8m+US$31.4m+> US$226.5m
Exports: 118
- Spain: US$1.1bn
- Greece: US$728.1m
- Morocco: US$236.3m
- Egypt: US$226.5m
- Türkiye: US$208m
- Italy: US$155.4m
- Argentina: US$106.3m
- Belgium: US$45.7m
- Peru: US$43m
- Portugal: US$38.6m
- Albania: US$31.4m
- Germany: US$27.9m
- Netherlands: US$17.6m
- France: US$17.1m
- Poland: US$16.6m
- United States: US$11.2m
- Bulgaria: US$5.3m
- Armenia: US$5m
- Jordan: US$4.4m
- Lebanon: US$4.1m
- Syria: US$4m
- Czechia: US$3.8m
- Israel: US$3.4m
- United Kingdom: US$2.8m
- Russia: US$2.5m
- Lithuania: US$2.3m
- Switzerland: US$1.9m
- Austria: US$1.8m
- China: US$1.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.4m
- Romania: US$1.3m
- Chile: US$1.3m
- Latvia: US$1.3m
- Australia: US$1.2m
- Guatemala: US$1.1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$950k
- Sweden: US$901.9k
- Serbia: US$884.2k
- Hungary: US$844k
- Algeria: US$766.7k
- South Africa: US$728.8k
- North Macedonia: US$598.5k
- Croatia: US$580.3k
- United Arab Emirates: US$489.9k
- Canada: US$463.1k
- Singapore: US$422.1k
- Cyprus: US$420k
- New Zealand: US$404.3k
- Slovakia: US$382.5k
- Denmark: US$352.7k
- Belarus: US$301.3k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$234.8k
- Luxembourg: US$226.6k
- Kuwait: US$201k
- Palestinian Territories: US$181.5k
- Dominican Republic: US$180.8k
- Kazakhstan: US$174.9k
- Estonia: US$161.7k
- Georgia: US$157k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$646.3kUS$646.3k+US$5.1m+US$28.4m+> US$114.7m
Imports: 214
- United States: US$638.1m
- France: US$400.9m
- Germany: US$201.5m
- Italy: US$180.8m
- United Kingdom: US$156m
- Brazil: US$129.6m
- Russia: US$114.7m
- Canada: US$83.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$76.7m
- Romania: US$75.3m
- Iraq: US$64.1m
- Netherlands: US$63.6m
- Spain: US$56.3m
- Belgium: US$53.9m
- Poland: US$51m
- Australia: US$45.4m
- Greece: US$41.8m
- Switzerland: US$37.1m
- Mexico: US$33.8m
- Israel: US$32.1m
- Sweden: US$31.1m
- Portugal: US$28.4m
- Ukraine: US$23.7m
- Bulgaria: US$23.5m
- Albania: US$23.3m
- Austria: US$22.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$21.7m
- South Korea: US$19.2m
- Libya: US$18.4m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Chile: US$14.9m
- Denmark: US$13.9m
- Japan: US$12.5m
- Norway: US$10.8m
- Finland: US$10.3m
- Kuwait: US$9.9m
- Serbia: US$9.8m
- Belarus: US$9.6m
- India: US$9.2m
- Ireland: US$9.1m
- North Macedonia: US$9.1m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$7.7m
- New Zealand: US$7m
- Croatia: US$6.8m
- Moldova: US$6.4m
- Venezuela: US$6.1m
- Georgia: US$6m
- Qatar: US$5.8m
- Cyprus: US$5.7m
- Armenia: US$5.6m
- Luxembourg: US$5.5m
- Oman: US$5.1m
- Algeria: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Jordan: US$4.7m
- Uruguay: US$4.5m
- Azerbaijan: US$4.3m
- Slovakia: US$4.2m
- Morocco: US$4.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | US$1.1bn | 36.3% |
| 2 | Greece | US$728.1m | 23.5% |
| 3 | Morocco | US$236.3m | 7.6% |
| 4 | Egypt | US$226.5m | 7.3% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$208m | 6.7% |
| 6 | Italy | US$155.4m | 5% |
| 7 |  Argentina | US$106.3m | 3.4% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$45.7m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  Peru | US$43m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Portugal | US$38.6m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$638.1m | 20.6% |
| 2 | France | US$400.9m | 12.9% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$201.5m | 6.5% |
| 4 | Italy | US$180.8m | 5.8% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$156m | 5% |
| 6 |  Brazil | US$129.6m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Russia | US$114.7m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$83.5m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | US$76.7m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Romania | US$75.3m | 2.4% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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.
- N335529 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of olives from Greece
- N333744 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Olives from Spain
- N307292 U.S. CBP
The classification and country of origin of green olives from Morocco, Greece and Egypt
- 600009143 HMRC
Product is a Antipasti sharing platter. This platter contains Kalamata Olives with pepperdrop peppers, garlic stuffed olives, chargrilled peppers, taralli (biscuits) and cave aged cheddar cheese. The olives make up the majority of the platter and are not frozen or preserved by vinegar or acetic…
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Quota · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2005.70; the duty is 12%.
Subheading 2005.70 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 12.8%.
168 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 12%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of preserved olives into the UK came to £136.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 1% on the year before); Spain supplied 44%, followed by Greece.
In 2024, countries exported preserved olives worth US$3.1bn (+17.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was Spain (US$1.1bn), followed by Greece.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: olives?
Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: olives fall under HS subheading 2005.70, 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 2005.70 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12%. 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 2005.70 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 12.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise…?
Spain, with US$1.1bn in 2024 (36.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export preserved olives 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 12% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on preserved olives?
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 preserved olives from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (44%), Greece (36%) and Italy (10%), out of total imports of £136.1m.