UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 2005.20

2005 20 20 00

2005 20 20 00: Preserved potatoes (crisps etc., not frozen): Thin slices, fried or baked, whether or not salted or flavoured, in airtight packings, suitable for immediate consumption

Preserved potatoes (crisps etc., not frozen)

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

  1. 2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006
  2. 2005 20 00 00 Potatoes
  3. Other
  4. 2005 20 20 00 Thin slices, fried or baked, whether or not salted or flavoured, in airtight packings, suitable for immediate consumption

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 14% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
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.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2023 No. 1203
    Documents
    • 9062

Import requirements 3

  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/782
    Documents
    • C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
    • N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
    • Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
  • 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)

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–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–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–Tunisia agreement Tunisia 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 2005.20

last 12 months£135.9m+6.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.32 per kg
Jan 2024: £10.1mFeb 2024: £9.3mMar 2024: £10mApr 2024: £10.9mMay 2024: £12mJun 2024: £12.4mJul 2024: £10.7mAug 2024: £10.8mSept 2024: £9.9mOct 2024: £10.3mNov 2024: £10.4mDec 2024: £9.1mJan 2025: £8.4mFeb 2025: £9.1mMar 2025: £12.4mApr 2025: £11.9mMay 2025: £11.8mJun 2025: £11.3mJul 2025: £12.7mAug 2025: £10.2mSept 2025: £11.1mOct 2025: £10.3mNov 2025: £10.3mDec 2025: £11.3mJan 2026: £9.2mFeb 2026: £9.8mMar 2026: £11.4mApr 2026: £10.8mMay 2026: £12.5mJun 2026: £12.4mJul 2026: £14mAug 2026: £12.8m 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
Spain £37.8m 27.8% +34.5%
Belgium £29.4m 21.7% +11.4%
Netherlands £23.2m 17.1% -15.9%
Poland £15.8m 11.6% +14.7%
Germany £6.5m 4.8% +13.7%
Ireland £5.7m 4.2% +9.3%
China £2.6m 1.9% -6.6%
France £2.2m 1.7% -9.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

2005.20 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: potatoes

UK lines: 2005.20

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.

  • 600011625 HMRC 29 October 2024 – 28 October 2027 · 2005 20 20 00

    Salted potato crisps. The potatoes have been sliced, fried and seasoned. This is a ready to eat snack food. The product is available in 40g / 80g and 200g packs. Ingredients: Potatoes Edible vegetable oil Edible common salt

  • 600011631 HMRC 29 October 2024 – 28 October 2027 · 2005 20 20 00

    Tomato salsa potato crisps. The potatoes have been sliced, fried and seasoned. This is a ready to eat snack food. The product is available in 40g and 80g packs. Ingredients: Potatoes Edible vegetable oil (palmolein oil and or cotton seed oil) Tomato powder Sugar Edible common salt Red chilli…

  • 600011633 HMRC 29 October 2024 – 28 October 2027 · 2005 20 20 00

    Mast masala potato crisps. The potatoes have been sliced, fried and seasoned. This is a ready to eat snack food. The product is available in 40g and 80g packs. Ingredients: Potatoes Edible vegetable oil (palmolein oil and or cotton seed oil) Red chilli powder Green chilli Garlic powder Onion…

  • 600011634 HMRC 29 October 2024 – 28 October 2027 · 2005 20 20 00

    Padina treat potato crisps. The potatoes have been sliced, fried and seasoned. This is a ready to eat snack food. The product is available in 40g and 80g packs. Ingredients: Potatoes Edible vegetable oil (palmolein oil and or cotton seed oil) Mint leaves extract Iodised salt Garlic powder Onion…

  • 600011636 HMRC 29 October 2024 – 28 October 2027 · 2005 20 20 00

    Falahari potato crisps. The potatoes have been sliced, fried and seasoned. This is a ready to eat snack food. The product is available in 40g packs. Ingredients: Potatoes Edible vegetable oil (palmolein oil and or cotton seed oil) Edible rock salt Black pepper powder Chilli (red) powder Dried…

Legal notes

Notes
Subheading notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 20 →

Commodity code 2005 20 20 00 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 2005.20 (other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than: potatoes).

The third-country duty is 14%.

165 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 14%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of preserved potatoes (crisps etc., not frozen) (HS 2005.20) into the UK came to £135.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); Spain supplied 28%, followed by Belgium.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is 14.1%, the Türkiye duty is 8.8%–39%, the US duty is 6.4%, 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 9%–13.6%, the Taiwan duty is 12.5%–18%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 40% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.

The UK imported goods of subheading 2005.20 worth US$157m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Netherlands.

Questions and answers

What is the UK import duty for commodity code 2005 20 20 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 2005 20 20 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.

Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 2005 20 20 00?

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 2005.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Netherlands (US$37m), followed by Belgium.

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