Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2008
2008.11: Nuts, groundnuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed: groundnuts
Prepared groundnuts (peanuts)
Official description Groundnuts
2008.11 is the HS subheading for prepared groundnuts (peanuts), under heading 2008 in chapter 20.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2008 11 00 00 Groundnuts
- 2008 11 10 00 Peanut butter 12%
- Other, in immediate packings of a net content
- 2008 11 91 00 Exceeding 1 kg 10%
- 2008 11 91 10 Roasted 10%
- 2008 11 91 90 Other 10%
- Not exceeding 1 kg
- 2008 11 96 00 Roasted 12%
- 2008 11 98 00 Other 12%
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
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, India and 5 more
- Legal act
- 2019/1793, 2024/1169
- 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) | — | 10% – 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, Chile, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | 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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 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 |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 6.5% – 8.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £35.9m | 53.9% | -10.5% |
 Argentina | £11.9m | 17.8% | -2.6% |
 United States | £5m | 7.6% | +5.8% |
 Thailand | £2.2m | 3.3% | +54.8% |
 India | £2m | 3% | +17.7% |
 Germany | £1.7m | 2.6% | +5.7% |
 China | £1.7m | 2.6% | -6.5% |
 Poland | £775k | 1.2% | +25.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 11.2% – 12.8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 12.2% 
Türkiye 3% – 12.8% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 4.4% USA Free – 131.8% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 65.9% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Japan 10% – 23.8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 18.3% 
Taiwan 25% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 4× specific or compound duty 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway 2.4% – 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.2% · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 10% – 30% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 25% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$377kUS$377k+US$6m+US$19m+> US$120m
Exports: 159
- China: US$500m
- Netherlands: US$365m
- United States: US$250m
- Argentina: US$163m
- Poland: US$120m
- India: US$115m
- Germany: US$109m
- Mexico: US$79m
- Canada: US$74m
- United Kingdom: US$41m
- Belgium: US$38m
- Luxembourg: US$31m
- Brazil: US$25m
- Spain: US$23m
- Italy: US$22m
- Thailand: US$19m
- South Africa: US$18m
- Benin: US$18m
- France: US$17m
- Greece: US$16m
- El Salvador: US$15m
- Denmark: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$14m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$12m
- Honduras: US$12m
- Russia: US$11m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Tanzania: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Australia: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- New Zealand: US$8m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Romania: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Costa Rica: US$6m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Nicaragua: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Austria: US$3m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Lebanon: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$7m+US$28m+> US$87m
Imports: 218
- France: US$177m
- Germany: US$174m
- United States: US$168m
- Japan: US$100m
- South Korea: US$95m
- United Kingdom: US$90m
- Canada: US$87m
- Netherlands: US$84m
- Mexico: US$60m
- Poland: US$55m
- Saudi Arabia: US$50m
- Belgium: US$48m
- Sweden: US$45m
- Austria: US$43m
- United Arab Emirates: US$42m
- Spain: US$41m
- Australia: US$34m
- Russia: US$34m
- Ireland: US$31m
- Czechia: US$29m
- Philippines: US$28m
- Italy: US$28m
- Iraq: US$28m
- Romania: US$25m
- New Zealand: US$25m
- Israel: US$25m
- Kazakhstan: US$24m
- Chile: US$23m
- Iran: US$23m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$23m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Switzerland: US$22m
- Guatemala: US$20m
- Denmark: US$19m
- South Africa: US$19m
- Singapore: US$17m
- Dominican Republic: US$17m
- Finland: US$16m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Algeria: US$14m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Croatia: US$13m
- Norway: US$13m
- Slovakia: US$12m
- Indonesia: US$12m
- Serbia: US$12m
- Taiwan: US$11m
- Luxembourg: US$11m
- Kenya: US$10m
- Nigeria: US$9m
- Jordan: US$8m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Pakistan: US$7m
- Qatar: US$7m
- Uruguay: US$7m
- Panama: US$7m
- Kuwait: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Costa Rica: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$500m | 21.7% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$365m | 15.8% |
| 3 | United States | US$250m | 10.9% |
| 4 | Argentina | US$163m | 7.1% |
| 5 | Poland | US$120m | 5.2% |
| 6 | India | US$115m | 5% |
| 7 | Germany | US$109m | 4.7% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$79m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Canada | US$74m | 3.2% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$41m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | US$177m | 7.7% |
| 2 | Germany | US$174m | 7.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$168m | 7.3% |
| 4 | Japan | US$100m | 4.4% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$95m | 4.1% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$90m | 3.9% |
| 7 | Canada | US$87m | 3.8% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$84m | 3.7% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$60m | 2.6% |
| 10 | Poland | US$55m | 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
- 16number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 66%highest: United States, Algeria, Uganda
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 60% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0%* | 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 | 3% | 0% – 6% | 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 | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 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%* | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 12% | 11% – 13% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 0% – 10% | 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% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 18% | 10% – 24% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 6% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 30% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0%* | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 16%* | 1.7% – 31% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0%* | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 23% | 10% – 50% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 25% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
| Norway | 4.2% | 2.4% – 6% | 2023 |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 5% – 8% | 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%* | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 57% | 50% – 64% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 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 | 15%* | 1.5% – 28% | 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 | 5.5% | 3% – 13% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 60% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 8% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 11% | 10% – 12% | 2023 |
| United States | 66% | 0% – 132% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 23% | 18% – 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
- 05892 Nuts, groundnuts & other seeds, prepared/preserved, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21495 Nuts, groundnuts and other seeds, roasted, salted or otherwise prepared n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2008.11 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2008.11 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2008.11 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2008.11 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2008.11 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2008.11 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 6
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.
- N329855 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of peanut chunk from Indonesia
- H304599 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 2304-16-100020; Tariff Classification and NAFTA Eligibility of Peanut-based Snack Products
- N308788 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of coated peanuts and a snack mix from Indonesia
- N306147 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a rice crackers and peanut snack mix from Japan
- 600010885 HMRC
Product is 10x 90g stand up zipper pouch of wasabi coated peanuts. They are made from Peanuts (32%), Modified corn starch, Corn starch, Wheat flour, Sugar, Maltodexrin, Salt, Sunflower oil, Wasabi seasoning, Seaweed, copper complexes of chlorophylls. The peanuts are shelled and roasted with the…
- 600010886 HMRC
Product is 10x 90g stand up zipper pouch of seaweed coated peanuts. They are made from Peanuts (33%), Wheat flour, Sugar (cane), Modified corn starch, Corn starch, White sesame seeds, Maltodextrin (corn), Soy sauce, Sunflower oil, Maltose syrup, Salt, Ammonium carbonate, Sodium bicarbonate,…
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.
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R2327 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2008.11 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is between 10% and 12% (average 11.2%).
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2008.11 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 11.2% and 12.8%.
167 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 10% – 12%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of prepared groundnuts (peanuts) into the UK came to £66.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 54%, followed by Argentina.
In 2024, countries exported prepared groundnuts (peanuts) worth US$2bn (+0.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$500m), followed by the Netherlands.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for nuts, groundnuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed: groundnuts?
Nuts, groundnuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed: groundnuts fall under HS subheading 2008.11, part of heading 2008, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on nuts, groundnuts and other seeds in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2008.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10% to 12%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on nuts, groundnuts and other seeds in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2008.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 11.2% to 12.8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most nuts, groundnuts and other seeds?
China, with US$500m in 2024 (21.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export prepared groundnuts (peanuts) 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 10% – 12% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on prepared groundnuts (peanuts)?
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 prepared groundnuts (peanuts) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (54%), Argentina (18%) and United States (8%), out of total imports of £66.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.