Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan · CCC code · HS 1404.90

1404.90.20.00

1404.90.20.00: Vegetable shell flour

Other vegetable products

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, in force from 24 April 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026

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Importing into Taiwan

Customs duty 10% standard rate depends on the country of origin

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

1404.90 Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included: other

UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines USA Free – 2.3% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 0.8% · 2× specific or compound duty Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 10% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Brazil 5.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Argentina 5.4% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines New Zealand Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines Japan Free – 6% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 2.7% GCC 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines

Taiwan lines: 1404.90

Binding rulings for similar goods

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.

  • N365323 U.S. CBP 8 October 2026 · 1404.90.90.90

    The tariff classification of Canola Straw Bedding from Canada

  • H334131 U.S. CBP 23 July 2026 · 1404.90.90

    Classification of Dried Hemp Flowers (Cannabis sativa L.)

  • N341906 U.S. CBP 30 August 2024 · 1404.90.90.90

    The tariff classification of Tree Pollen from Japan

  • N339899 U.S. CBP 16 May 2024 · 1404.90.90.90

    The tariff classification of Hemp Biomass from Australia

  • 600010751 HMRC 10 July 2024 – 9 July 2027 · 1404 90 00 90

    A garden mulch made from straw with added minerals. The straw is milled, chopped and processed with water and minerals. The minerals react with the natural tannins in straw to turn it brown and preserve it making it a long-lasting barrier. Straw mulch sits on the surface of the soil to prevent…

  • 600010091 HMRC 10 April 2024 – 9 April 2027 · 1404 90 00 90

    A 100g bag of moss (Thuidium assimile). The moss has been dried, once water is added it will expand to up to 4.5 litres. The moss is used to increase and maintain the humidity in terrariums, it is also suitable as a nutritious base for plants. It is packaged within a plastic bag for retail sale.

  • 600010093 HMRC 10 April 2024 – 9 April 2027 · 1404 90 00 90

    A 200g bag of moss, contains either sheet or rag moss, however, may also be a mixture of both. The moss has been dried, it will need to be laid in water prior to placing in the vivarium. The moss is used to increase and maintain the humidity in terrariums. It is particularly suitable for animals…

39 rulings in total for this code

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover the following products which are to be classified in Section XI: vegetable materials or fibres of vegetable materials of a kind used primarily in the manufacture of textiles, however prepared, or other vegetable materials which have undergone treatment so as to render them suitable for use only as textile materials.

2. Heading 1401 applies, inter alia, to bamboos (whether or not split, sawn lengthwise, cut to length, rounded at the ends, bleached, rendered non-inflammable, polished or dyed), split osier, reeds and the like, to rattan cores and to drawn or split rattans. The heading does not apply to chipwood (heading 4404).

3. Heading 1404 does not apply to wood wool (heading 4405) and prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 9603).

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In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, 1404.90.20.00 is one of 14 lines under subheading 1404.90, vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included: other.

The column 1 rate is 10%, and quantities are declared in KGM.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is 0%–2.3%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 5.4%, the Argentina duty is 5.4%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 0%–6%, the GCC duty is 5%, 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 1404.90 worth US$26m in 2024; the largest supplier was Chile.

Questions and answers

What is the Taiwan import duty for CCC code 1404.90.20.00?

The column 1 rate in the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan is 10%; the supplementary unit is KGM. 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 1404.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Chile (US$14m), followed by Thailand.

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