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HS code for herbs

1211

1211 Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered

In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “herbs” points to heading 1211: plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.

In the UK Global Tariff, 1211 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2%. 11 of them are duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 1211 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 3% (average 0.4%). 6 of them are duty-free.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 1211 covers 21 tariff lines and the duty is between 5% and 35%.

Duty rates compared

UK Free – 2% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 0.2% EU Free – 3% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 0.4% Türkiye 5% – 35% Third-country duty 21 tariff lines · average 28.3% USA Free – 6% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 1.7% · 1× specific or compound duty

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for herbs?

Herbs are classified under 1211 (Plants and parts of plants) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.