Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan · CCC code · HS 1005.90
1005.90.00.12: Non-genetically modified maize (corn), for feeding
Maize (corn), not for sowing
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, in force from 24 April 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into Taiwan
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 130% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 20% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 5% 
Brazil Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free – 3% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 1% · 4× specific or compound duty 
GCC Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · 6× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan lines: 1005.90
Legal notes
Notes
1.
(A) The products specified in the headings of this chapter are to be classified in those headings only if grains are present, whether or not in the ear or on the stalk.
(B) The Chapter does not cover grains which have been hulled or otherwise worked. However, rice, husked, milled, polished, glazed, parboiled or broken remains classified in heading 1006. Similarly, quinoa from which the pericarp has been wholly or partly removed in order to separate the saponin, but which has not undergone any other processes, remains classified in heading 1008.
2. Heading 1005 does not cover sweetcorn (Chapter 7).
In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, 1005.90.00.12 is one of 4 lines under subheading 1005.90, maize (corn), other.
The column 1 rate is free, and quantities are declared in TNE.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 130%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–20%, the Brazil duty is 0%–7.2%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 0%–3%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Taiwan imported goods of subheading 1005.90 worth US$995m in 2024; the largest supplier was Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the Taiwan import duty for CCC code 1005.90.00.12?
The column 1 rate in the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan is free; the supplementary unit is TNE. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Taiwan import these goods from?
For subheading 1005.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Brazil (US$464m), followed by the United States.