Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2005

2005.80

2005.80: Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata)

Preserved sweetcorn

2005.80 is the HS subheading for preserved sweetcorn, under heading 2005 in chapter 20.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg/net eda standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3

VAT 0.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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2005 80 00 00 Sweetcorn (zea mays var. saccharata) 4.00 % + 7.80 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
2005 80 00 10 In kernels, not frozen 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
2005 80 00 30 Corn cobs (zea mays saccharata) whether or not cut, with a diameter of 10 mm or more, but not more than 20 mm, for use in the manufacture of products of the food industry for treatment other than simple repacking 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
Other 4.00 % + 7.80 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
2005 80 00 91 In cobs with a diameter of 8 mm or more, but not more than 12 mm 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
2005 80 00 99 Other 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 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 2

Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
Applies to goods from
Belarus, Russia

Legal act
2023 No. 1203
Documents
- 9062
Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
Applies to goods from
all countries

In force
until 31 December 2028

Legal act
2020 No. 1435
Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Tariff lines
on 1 of 4 lines

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 scheme	Countries	Rate
standard rate (no agreement)	—	—
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
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
CPTPPQuota	Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia and 4 more Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam	Free
SADC EPA	Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia	Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States	Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe	Free
UK–Albania agreement	Albania	Free
UK–Australia agreement	Australia	Free
UK–Switzerland agreement	Switzerland	Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement	Côte d’Ivoire	Free
UK–Cameroon agreement	Cameroon	Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement	Ceuta & Melilla	Free
UK–Egypt agreement	Egypt	Free
UK–Fiji agreement	Fiji	Free
UK–Georgia agreement	Georgia	Free
UK–Ghana agreement	Ghana	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–Liechtenstein agreement	Liechtenstein	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–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–San Marino agreement	San Marino	Free
UK–Ukraine agreement	Ukraine	Free
UK–Samoa agreement	Samoa	Free
UK–Kosovo agreement	Kosovo	Free
UK–Vietnam agreement	Vietnam	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	0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
Central AmericaQuota	Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama	7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Colombia agreementQuota	Colombia	0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Ecuador agreementQuota	Ecuador	7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Faroe Islands agreement	Faroe Islands	0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Israel agreementQuota	Israel	0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Lebanon agreement	Lebanon	0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Norway agreement	Norway	0% + 6.3 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Tunisia agreement	Tunisia	0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
UK–Türkiye agreement	Türkiye	0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£82.4m-0.1% · previous 12 months

Average import price£1.47 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
France	£40.7m	49.4%	-1.5%
Hungary	£15.4m	18.7%	-6.1%
China	£7.1m	8.6%	-16.5%
Thailand	£6.6m	8%	-33.9%
Spain	£5.6m	6.7%	+218.8%
Italy	£2m	2.4%	+10.6%
Ireland	£1.6m	1.9%	+96.1%
Poland	£1.3m	1.5%	+12,856.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 5.1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA 5.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

2005.80 · US$1.3bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$170.5kUS$170.5k+US$1.2m+US$17.4m+> US$185.7m

Exports: 121

Hungary: US$265.1m
Thailand: US$260.6m
France: US$221.6m
China: US$185.7m
United States: US$82.8m
Spain: US$53.5m
Germany: US$30.2m
Netherlands: US$23.4m
Poland: US$20.6m
Brazil: US$20.4m
Belgium: US$17.5m
Russia: US$17.4m
New Zealand: US$11.3m
Italy: US$11.2m
India: US$8.8m
Uzbekistan: US$7.5m
Mexico: US$5.8m
United Arab Emirates: US$4.9m
Romania: US$4.7m
Moldova: US$3.3m
Vietnam: US$3.3m
Canada: US$2.9m
Austria: US$2.2m
United Kingdom: US$2.2m
Czechia: US$1.9m
Türkiye: US$1.5m
South Africa: US$1.5m
Kyrgyzstan: US$1.2m
Kazakhstan: US$1.2m
Serbia: US$1m
Paraguay: US$929.8k
Portugal: US$923.1k
Egypt: US$875.7k
Denmark: US$735.4k
Singapore: US$678.6k
Ireland: US$595.7k
Australia: US$587.7k
Slovakia: US$575.2k
Sweden: US$571.4k
Latvia: US$464.3k
Philippines: US$460k
Senegal: US$446.4k
Croatia: US$444.1k
Peru: US$424.1k
Argentina: US$406.4k
Israel: US$386.5k
Japan: US$333.5k
Malaysia: US$311k
Colombia: US$298.4k
Dominican Republic: US$283k
Indonesia: US$257.9k
Greece: US$245.5k
Costa Rica: US$197.8k
Ukraine: US$191.5k
Armenia: US$191.2k
Guatemala: US$185.5k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$170.5k
Lithuania: US$152.8k
Morocco: US$148.6k
South Korea: US$140.6k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Hungary	US$265.1m	20.6%
2	Thailand	US$260.6m	20.2%
3	France	US$221.6m	17.2%
4	China	US$185.7m	14.4%
5	United States	US$82.8m	6.4%
6	Spain	US$53.5m	4.2%
7	Germany	US$30.2m	2.3%
8	Netherlands	US$23.4m	1.8%
9	Poland	US$20.6m	1.6%
10	Brazil	US$20.4m	1.6%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Germany	US$152.5m	11.8%
2	United Kingdom	US$110.8m	8.6%
3	Japan	US$102.1m	7.9%
4	Spain	US$58.6m	4.5%
5	Italy	US$51.4m	4%
6	South Korea	US$44m	3.4%
7	Netherlands	US$41.1m	3.2%
8	France	US$38.7m	3%
9	Poland	US$32.1m	2.5%
10	Sweden	US$32.1m	2.5%

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 22 June 2026 · Applies from: 12 July 2026

Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Quota 30 April 2026 · Applies from: 18 May 2026

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/996 of 29 April 2026 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 regarding the creation, amendment and management of certain tariff quotas following the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Anti-dumping 18 February 2026 · Applies from: 11 March 2026

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/347 of 17 February 2026 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of sweetcorn originating in the Kingdom of Thailand, following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

CELEX 32026R0347 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Anti-dumping 6 February 2026 · Applies from: 19 February 2026

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/276 of 5 February 2026 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels, originating in the People’s Republic of China

CELEX 32026R0276 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff all 4 lines under subheading 2005.80 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 2005.80 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

Goods from 171 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard; 140 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 preserved sweetcorn worth £82.4m (down 0% on the year before), at an average of £1.47 per kg; France supplied 49%, followed by Hungary.

World trade in preserved sweetcorn reached US$1.3bn in 2024, down 5% on 2023.

Hungary was the largest exporter with 20.6% of the total, ahead of Thailand.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata)?

Sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) fall under HS subheading 2005.80, part of heading 2005, in section IV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) in the EU?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 2005.80 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.1%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) in the United States?

Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 2005.80 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata)?

Hungary, with US$265.1m in 2024 (20.6% of world exports).

Which countries can export preserved sweetcorn to the UK duty-free?

140 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on preserved sweetcorn?

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 sweetcorn from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (49%), Hungary (19%) and China (9%), out of total imports of £82.4m.

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