Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2009
2009.50: Fruit or nut juices: tomato juice
Official description Tomato juice
Subheading 2009.50 belongs to heading 2009 (fruit or nut juices) in chapter 20.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2009 50 00 00 Tomato juice
- 2009 50 10 00 Containing added sugar 16%
- 2009 50 90 00 Other 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
Import requirements 2
- 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 |
| CPTPP | 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 |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 12.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.6m | 40% | +4.8% | |
| £1m | 26% | +0.4% | |
| £411k | 10.3% | -53.5% | |
| £241k | 6.1% | -20% | |
| £185k | 4.7% | -4.4% | |
| £178k | 4.5% | -8.3% | |
| £104k | 2.6% | -7.8% | |
| £67k | 1.7% | +7.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$111kUS$111k+US$739k+US$2m+> US$7m
Exports: 101
- Spain: US$9m
- Italy: US$7m
- Poland: US$7m
- United States: US$6m
- Germany: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- China: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Cyprus: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$878k
- Guatemala: US$865k
- Armenia: US$836k
- Honduras: US$816k
- Belgium: US$776k
- Moldova: US$739k
- Japan: US$732k
- Thailand: US$623k
- Kazakhstan: US$585k
- Greece: US$538k
- Hungary: US$526k
- Lithuania: US$455k
- Israel: US$361k
- El Salvador: US$352k
- South Africa: US$266k
- Serbia: US$263k
- Chile: US$248k
- Denmark: US$236k
- Georgia: US$203k
- Switzerland: US$197k
- Czechia: US$193k
- Taiwan: US$151k
- Slovakia: US$151k
- Romania: US$143k
- Estonia: US$142k
- Australia: US$133k
- United Arab Emirates: US$129k
- Kuwait: US$128k
- Brazil: US$118k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$111k
- Bulgaria: US$76k
- Belarus: US$70k
- Sweden: US$66k
- Uzbekistan: US$64k
- Egypt: US$37k
- Finland: US$31k
- Singapore: US$30k
- Ecuador: US$29k
- New Zealand: US$28k
- India: US$27k
- South Korea: US$22k
- Vietnam: US$20k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$30kUS$30k+US$215k+US$985k+> US$3m
Imports: 195
- Japan: US$6m
- United States: US$6m
- Germany: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Belgium: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Estonia: US$985k
- Dominican Republic: US$882k
- Costa Rica: US$826k
- Czechia: US$825k
- Israel: US$769k
- El Salvador: US$741k
- Spain: US$737k
- Sweden: US$729k
- Singapore: US$705k
- Morocco: US$581k
- China: US$546k
- Italy: US$436k
- Slovakia: US$414k
- United Arab Emirates: US$411k
- Ireland: US$394k
- Taiwan: US$364k
- Guatemala: US$360k
- Bulgaria: US$355k
- Brazil: US$323k
- Denmark: US$310k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$294k
- Canada: US$280k
- Austria: US$274k
- Norway: US$253k
- Serbia: US$231k
- Greece: US$226k
- Moldova: US$226k
- Qatar: US$224k
- Nicaragua: US$221k
- Chile: US$215k
- Saudi Arabia: US$207k
- Portugal: US$201k
- Mongolia: US$198k
- Luxembourg: US$177k
- Finland: US$177k
- Ethiopia: US$174k
- Philippines: US$172k
- Panama: US$159k
- Gambia: US$143k
- Indonesia: US$137k
- Malaysia: US$134k
- Croatia: US$131k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$9m | 12.8% | |
| 2 | US$7m | 10.2% | |
| 3 | US$7m | 9.9% | |
| 4 | US$6m | 8.4% | |
| 5 | US$4m | 6% | |
| 6 | US$3m | 4.4% | |
| 7 | US$3m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$2m | 3.4% | |
| 9 | US$2m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | US$2m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$6m | 9.5% | |
| 2 | US$6m | 8.6% | |
| 3 | US$6m | 8.5% | |
| 4 | US$5m | 7.5% | |
| 5 | US$3m | 4.9% | |
| 6 | US$3m | 4.4% | |
| 7 | US$3m | 4.2% | |
| 8 | US$2m | 3.3% | |
| 9 | US$2m | 3.2% | |
| 10 | US$2m | 2.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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
- 13number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 73%highest: Dominica, Angola, Egypt
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 60% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 5% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12%* | 10% – 13% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 12%* | 10% – 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 55% | 10% – 100% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 38%* | 2022 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 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 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 73% | 10% – 135% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 16% | 16% – 17% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 0% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 50% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 20% – 30% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 26% | 21% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 12%* | 10% – 13% | 2023 | |
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12%* | 10% – 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 18%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 17% | 0% – 50% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 3% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 7.5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 44%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 54%* | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 20% – 30% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12%* | 10% – 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| 15%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30%* | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 59% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 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
- 05992 Tomato juice
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21321 Tomato juice
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2009.50 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2009.50 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2009.50 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2009.50 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2009.50 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2009.50 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- 600010408 HMRC
Tomato Juice Ingredients are blended, then pasteurised, de-aerated and hot-filled into 250ml glass bottles with a steel twist off cap. Ingredients: Tomato juice, salt, lemon juice. Target brix is 6
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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Update to Autonomous Tariff Suspensions – 28 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6499 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2009.50 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 16%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2009.50 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 16% and 16.8%.
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 16%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 11% on the year before); Spain supplied 40%, followed by Ireland.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$68m (−2.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was Spain (US$9m), followed by Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fruit or nut juices: tomato juice?
Fruit or nut juices: tomato juice fall under HS subheading 2009.50, part of heading 2009, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fruit or nut juices: tomato juice in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2009.50 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 fruit or nut juices: tomato juice in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2009.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16% to 16.8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fruit or nut juices: tomato juice?
Spain, with US$9m in 2024 (12.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 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 Spain (40%), Ireland (26%) and Poland (10%), out of total imports of £4m.