UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 0709.99
0709 99 90 20: Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, other, okra
Other fresh vegetables
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0709 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled
- Other
- 0709 99 00 00 Other
- 0709 99 90 00 Other
- 0709 99 90 20 Okra
What you pay
Importing into UK
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 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- India, Vietnam
- Legal act
- 2019/1793
- 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) | — | 12% |
| 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 | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreementQuota | 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 agreementQuota | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | 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 | 8.5% |
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 0709.99
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £65.5m | 28.5% | +11.6% |
 Kenya | £36.5m | 15.9% | +2.3% |
 Italy | £29.5m | 12.8% | +15.3% |
 Senegal | £26.4m | 11.5% | +16.8% |
 India | £18.2m | 7.9% | -1.6% |
 Honduras | £16m | 7% | -2.2% |
 Portugal | £6.4m | 2.8% | +232.9% |
 France | £5.8m | 2.5% | -4.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
0709.99 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other
EU 5.6% – 12.8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 9.4% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 5% – 19.5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 18.1% 
USA 5.6% – 21.3% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 14.4% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6% 
Argentina Free – 9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.8% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Japan 3% – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Taiwan 20% – 25% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 24.4% 
GCC Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 21 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 10% – 35% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 27.5% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines UK lines: 0709.99
- 0709 99 10 00Salad vegetables, other than lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (cichorium spp.)
- 0709 99 20 00Chard (or white beet) and cardoons
- 0709 99 40 00Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, capers
- 0709 99 50 00Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, fennel
- 0709 99 60 10Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, sweetcorn, for animal feeding
- 0709 99 60 90Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, sweetcorn, other
- 0709 99 90 10Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, other, drumsticks (moringa oleifera)
- 0709 99 90 20Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, other, okra
- 0709 99 90 35Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, other, mukunuwenna (alternanthera sessilis)
- 0709 99 90 40Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, other, parsley
- 0709 99 90 50Wild onions of the genus muscari comusum
- 0709 99 90 60Bitter melon (momordica l.)
- 0709 99 90 72Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, other, coriander leaves
- 0709 99 90 90Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other, other, other
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.
- N284039 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of eryngium foetidum from Costa Rica
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover forage products of heading 1214.
2. In headings 0709 to 0712, the word ‘vegetables’ includes edible mushrooms, truffles, olives, capers, marrows, pumpkins, aubergines, sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata), fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, fennel, parsley, chervil, tarragon, cress and sweet marjoram (Majorana hortensis or Origanum majorana).
3. Heading 0712 covers all dried vegetables of the kinds falling in headings 0701 to 0711, other than:
(a) dried leguminous vegetables, shelled (heading 0713);
(b) sweetcorn in the forms specified in headings 1102 to 1104;
(c) flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes (heading 1105);
(d) flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 0713 (heading 1106).
4. However, dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta are excluded from this chapter (heading 0904).
5. Heading 0711 applies to vegetables which have been treated solely to ensure their provisional preservation during transport or storage prior to use (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), provided they remain unsuitable for immediate consumption in that state.
Commodity code 0709 99 90 20 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 0709.99 (other vegetables, fresh or chilled: other, other).
The third-country duty is 12%.
169 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 12%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of other fresh vegetables (HS 0709.99) into the UK came to £230.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 5% on the year before); Spain supplied 29%, followed by Kenya.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 5.6%–12.8%, the Türkiye duty is 5%–19.5%, the US duty is 5.6%–21.3%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 0%–9%, the Argentina duty is 0%–9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3%–6%, the Taiwan duty is 20%–25%, the GCC duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 10%–35% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 0709.99 worth US$274m in 2024; the largest supplier was Spain.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 0709 99 90 20?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 12%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 0709 99 90 20?
170 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 169 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 0709 99 90 20?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 0709.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Spain (US$74m), followed by Kenya.
Typical products
- bamboo shoots, fresh or chilled
- bean shoots, fresh or chilled
- capers, fresh or chilled
- chayote, fresh or chilled
- chervil, fresh or chilled
- coriander leaves, fresh
- cress, fresh or chilled
- dill leaves, fresh or chilled
- fennel, fresh or chilled
- herbs, fresh
- lemongrass, fresh or chilled
- marrows, fresh or chilled
- oxalis, fresh or chilled
- parsley, fresh or chilled
- patience, fresh or chilled
- savory, fresh or chilled
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.