Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2009
2009.71: Of a Brix value not exceeding 20
2009.71 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2009, fruit or nut juices, chapter 20.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2009 71 00 00 Of a brix value not exceeding 20
- 2009 71 20 00 Containing added sugar 18%
- 2009 71 20 10 Powdered 18%
- 2009 71 20 90 Other 18%
- 2009 71 99 00 Not containing added sugar 18%
- 2009 71 99 10 Powdered 18%
- 2009 71 99 90 Other 18%
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 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) | — | 18% |
| 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | 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–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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | 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 agreementQuota | South Africa | 9% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 14.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £35.6m | 29.9% | -25.2% |
 Germany | £22.3m | 18.7% | +0.1% |
 Spain | £17.6m | 14.8% | +3% |
 Poland | £15.9m | 13.4% | -22.6% |
 Italy | £13.2m | 11.1% | +33.6% |
 Belgium | £6.5m | 5.4% | -50.6% |
 Netherlands | £5.9m | 4.9% | -23.5% |
 France | £975k | 0.8% | -11.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 58.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 4% – 8.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Japan 19.1% – 29.8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 24% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 20% – 30% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 23.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15% World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$471kUS$471k+US$3m+US$22m+> US$54m
Exports: 115
- Germany: US$155m
- Poland: US$131m
- Italy: US$69m
- Ireland: US$54m
- Austria: US$53m
- Spain: US$46m
- Canada: US$40m
- Belgium: US$38m
- Netherlands: US$31m
- United Kingdom: US$23m
- United States: US$22m
- France: US$21m
- Guatemala: US$18m
- Russia: US$14m
- Hungary: US$12m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Cyprus: US$8m
- Czechia: US$8m
- El Salvador: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Kuwait: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Honduras: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Romania: US$941k
- Brazil: US$938k
- Georgia: US$889k
- Taiwan: US$851k
- Latvia: US$831k
- Ukraine: US$792k
- Lithuania: US$776k
- Slovakia: US$738k
- Uzbekistan: US$654k
- Moldova: US$642k
- Armenia: US$610k
- Bahrain: US$594k
- North Macedonia: US$588k
- Egypt: US$567k
- Argentina: US$471k
- Switzerland: US$455k
- South Korea: US$421k
- Singapore: US$420k
- Malaysia: US$413k
- Bulgaria: US$402k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$224kUS$224k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$26m
Imports: 210
- United Kingdom: US$153m
- France: US$106m
- Germany: US$82m
- Netherlands: US$82m
- United States: US$52m
- Belgium: US$43m
- Ireland: US$26m
- Canada: US$19m
- China: US$15m
- Czechia: US$14m
- Spain: US$14m
- Austria: US$11m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Nicaragua: US$10m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9m
- Poland: US$9m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Honduras: US$8m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Italy: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Japan: US$5m
- Guatemala: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Botswana: US$3m
- Panama: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Jamaica: US$2m
- Bahamas: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Iceland: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Russia: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Armenia: US$1m
- El Salvador: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Seychelles: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$155m | 18.5% |
| 2 | Poland | US$131m | 15.6% |
| 3 | Italy | US$69m | 8.2% |
| 4 | Ireland | US$54m | 6.5% |
| 5 |  Austria | US$53m | 6.3% |
| 6 | Spain | US$46m | 5.4% |
| 7 | Canada | US$40m | 4.8% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$38m | 4.5% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$31m | 3.7% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$23m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$153m | 18.3% |
| 2 | France | US$106m | 12.7% |
| 3 | Germany | US$82m | 9.8% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$82m | 9.7% |
| 5 | United States | US$52m | 6.1% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$43m | 5.1% |
| 7 | Ireland | US$26m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Canada | US$19m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  China | US$15m | 1.8% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$14m | 1.7% |
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
- 19number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 401%highest: Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 30% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 60% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 18% | 10% – 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 | 34% | 5% – 100% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 78% | 10% – 100% | 2023 |
 Benin | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 51%* | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.3% | 4% – 8.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 35% | 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 | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cuba | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 104% | 10% – 135% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 18% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 32% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 14% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Guyana | 14% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 18% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 India | 50% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 14% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Japan | 24% | 19% – 30% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 119%* | 58% – 160% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 17% | 0% – 50% | 2023 |
 Mali | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Mauritania | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 14% | 3% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 19% | 5% – 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 21% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 14% | 7.5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 70%* | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| Nigeria | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 62%* | 2023 | |
| Norway | 401%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 45% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 14% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 14% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 14% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 14% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 106%* | 52% – 142% | 2023 |
 Syria | 25% | 20% – 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 45%* | 2023 | |
 Togo | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Tonga | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 14% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 59% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 18% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 30% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 7.5% | 5% – 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
- 05994 Apple juice
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21435 Apple juice
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2009.71 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2009.71 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2009.71 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2009.71 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2009.70 | changed |
| 1992 | 2009.70 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2009.71 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 18%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2009.71 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 18%.
Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 18%; 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 £118.9m (down 15% on the year before), at an average of £0.70 per kg; Ireland supplied 30%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$839m in 2024, up 15.5% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 18.5% of the total, ahead of Poland.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 200510, the expression ‘homogenised vegetables’ means preparations of vegetables, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of vegetables. Subheading 200510 takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 2005.
2. For the purposes of subheading 200710, the expression ‘homogenised preparations’ means preparations of fruit, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of fruit. Subheading 200710 takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 2007.
3. For the purposes of subheadings 200912, 200921, 200931, 200941, 200961 and 200971, the expression ‘Brix value’ means the direct reading of degrees Brix obtained from a Brix hydrometer or of refractive index expressed in terms of percentage sucrose content obtained from a refractometer, at a temperature of 20 °C or corrected for 20 °C if the reading is made at a different temperature.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a Brix value not exceeding 20?
Of a Brix value not exceeding 20 fall under HS subheading 2009.71, part of heading 2009, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a Brix value not exceeding 20 in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2009.71 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 18%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on of a Brix value not exceeding 20 in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2009.71 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 18%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of a Brix value not exceeding 20?
Germany, with US$155m in 2024 (18.5% 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 18% 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 Ireland (30%), Germany (19%) and Spain (15%), out of total imports of £118.9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.