UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 2004.10

2004 10 10 00

2004 10 10 00: Cooked, not otherwise prepared

Frozen prepared potatoes (fries)

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006
  2. 2004 10 00 00 Potatoes
  3. 2004 10 10 00 Cooked, not otherwise prepared

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 14% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 2
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

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
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Tariff quotas

Order numberOriginPeriodVolumeBalanceValidity
050945 Switzerland, Liechtenstein 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 161,000 kg 160,975 kg Open

UK Online Trade Tariff · 26 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—14%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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
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–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–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
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia, New Zealand 2.8%
DCTS Standard Indonesia 10.5%

Footnotes

TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…

UK: imports by month · HS 2004.10

last 12 months£981.3m-9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.21 per kg
Jan 2024: £91.6mFeb 2024: £88.2mMar 2024: £85.3mApr 2024: £96.7mMay 2024: £93.2mJun 2024: £103.8mJul 2024: £92mAug 2024: £95.4mSept 2024: £93.1mOct 2024: £101.5mNov 2024: £95.5mDec 2024: £87.1mJan 2025: £85.9mFeb 2025: £81mMar 2025: £89.9mApr 2025: £89.9mMay 2025: £97.6mJun 2025: £84.3mJul 2025: £86.5mAug 2025: £86.6mSept 2025: £87.7mOct 2025: £91.6mNov 2025: £86mDec 2025: £90.1mJan 2026: £77.8mFeb 2026: £73.6mMar 2026: £81.5mApr 2026: £82.4mMay 2026: £79.2mJun 2026: £77.9mJul 2026: £79.3mAug 2026: £74.3m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Belgium £628m 64% -5.5%
Netherlands £295.3m 30.1% -14.5%
Germany £21.9m 2.2% -25.3%
Ireland £13.2m 1.3% -17.1%
Austria £10.3m 1.1% -6%
France £3.3m 0.3% -38.6%
Denmark £2m 0.2% +2.2%
Vietnam £1.7m 0.2% +377.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

2004.10 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: potatoes

UK lines: 2004.10

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.

  • N282634 U.S. CBP 17 February 2017 · 2004.10.80.40

    The tariff classification of frozen prepared potatoes from United Kingdom

  • 600012697 HMRC 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2028 · 2004 10 99 00

    Steak cut chips Ingredients: potato 96% and sunflower oil The chips are pre fried and then frozen Packaging: plastic bag

  • 600012705 HMRC 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2028 · 2004 10 99 00

    French fries Ingredients: potato (92%), sunflower oil (4%), Modified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Pea Fibre, Salt, Dextrin, Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Curcuma Powder This product is Pre fried and then frozen in bags for retail sale.

  • 600012706 HMRC 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2028 · 2004 10 99 00

    French fries Ingredients: Potato (91%), Sunflower Oil, Modified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Dextrin, Salt, Raising Agents: Diphosphates, Sodium Carbonates; Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Paprika Extract, Curcuma Powder, Thickener: Xanthan Gum. Frozen French Fries Pre Fried and then Frozen for retail sale…

  • 600012707 HMRC 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2028 · 2004 10 99 00

    Crinkle Fries 1.5kg Ingredients: Potato (96%), Sunflower Oil. Frozen Fries that are pre fried and then frozen. Packed in plastic bags for retail sale

11 rulings in total for this code

Legal notes

Notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 20 →

In the UK Global Tariff, 2004 10 10 00 is one of 3 lines under subheading 2004.10, other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: potatoes.

The third-country duty is 14%.

Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 14%; 165 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported frozen prepared potatoes (fries) (HS 2004.10) worth £981.3m (down 9% on the year before), at an average of £1.21 per kg; Belgium supplied 64%, followed by Netherlands.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is 14.4%–17.6%, the Türkiye duty is 7.6%–39%, the US duty is 6.4%–8%, the Canada duty is 6%, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 8.5%–13.6%, the Taiwan duty is 12.5%–18%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 20% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.

The UK imported goods of subheading 2004.10 worth US$1bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Belgium.

Questions and answers

What is the UK import duty for commodity code 2004 10 10 00?

The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 14%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which countries get a lower rate on 2004 10 10 00?

169 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 165 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.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

For subheading 2004.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Belgium (US$814m), followed by the Netherlands.

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