UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 3302.10
3302 10 29 10: Flavouring mixtures for food and drink industry: Containing 70% or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose
Flavouring mixtures for food and drink industry
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 3302 Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages
- 3302 10 00 00 Of a kind used in the food or drink industries
- Of a kind used in the drink industries
- Preparations containing all flavouring agents characterising a beverage
- Other
- 3302 10 29 00 Other
- 3302 10 29 10 Containing 70% or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose
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.
Import requirements 2
- 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))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- 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
Tariff quotas
| Order number | Origin | Period | Volume | Balance | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 051795 | Egypt | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 219,000 kg | 219,000 kg | Open |
| 057227 | Peru | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 2,366,000 kg | 2,366,000 kg | Open |
| 057236 | Colombia | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 2,275,200 kg | 2,273,428 kg | Open |
| 057533 | Ecuador | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 610,000 kg | 610,000 kg | Open |
UK Online Trade Tariff · 26 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 AmericaQuota | 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–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreementQuota | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreementQuota | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreementQuota | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 agreement | 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–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreementQuota | 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 |
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 3302.10
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £714.4m | 78.2% | -2.6% |
 Germany | £47.5m | 5.2% | +11.3% |
 United States | £31.8m | 3.5% | -17.7% |
 France | £25.9m | 2.8% | +10.5% |
 Switzerland | £23.7m | 2.6% | -11.3% |
 Netherlands | £12.1m | 1.3% | +3.3% |
 Italy | £9.3m | 1% | +6.1% |
 Belgium | £9.2m | 1% | -7.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
3302.10 Of a kind used in the food or drink industries
EU Free – 12.8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4.3% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye Free – 12.8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 4.4% · 1× specific or compound duty USA Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 8.3% 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 24 tariff lines · average 0.2% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 10% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 3302.10
- 3302 10 10 00Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.5%
- 3302 10 21 00Containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less than 1.5% milkfat, 5% sucrose or isoglucose, 5% glucose or starch
- 3302 10 29 10Containing 70% or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose
- 3302 10 29 90Preparations containing all flavouring agents: other, other, other
- 3302 10 40 00Of a kind used in the drink industries: other
- 3302 10 90 00Of a kind used in the food industries
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.
- N310070 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Coffee Flavor (Product # 592966 TP 0504) from Indonesia and Switzerland
- N308997 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Natural and Artificial Coffee Flavors from Switzerland and/or Indonesia
- N287035 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Capol ® 5102 and Capol ® 5013 M from Germany.
- N286206 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Capol ® 25-5550 from Germany.
- 600015232 HMRC
Vanilla extract. This is a baking and cooking Ingredient, that is used in both sweet and savoury foods. Vanilla Bean Extractives Fermented Ethanol Water
- 600015439 HMRC
Vanilla paste. This is a Baking and Cooking Ingredient, that is used in both sweet and savoury foods, used by chefs and bakers and manufacturing facilities for food products. Ingredients: Sugar Water Fermented Ethanol Vanilla Bean Extractives Vanilla Seeds Xanthan gum
- 600012738 HMRC
Lemon Flavour Blend kit. Consists of ingredients used for making Iced tea.
- 600011386 HMRC
This Flavour Blend Kit is one of the many ingredients used to make ice tea. It contains a peach flavour (an Odoriferous substance) and Peach juice; a juice (concentrate) to provide flavour to soft drinks. They are packaged in a carton.
14 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) natural oleoresins or vegetable extracts of heading 1301 or 1302;
(b) soap or other products of heading 3401; or
(c) gum, wood or sulphate turpentine or other products of heading 3805.
2. The expression ‘odoriferous substances’ in heading 3302 refers only to the substances of heading 3301, to odoriferous constituents isolated from those substances or to synthetic aromatics.
3. Headings 3303 to 3307 apply, inter alia, to products, whether or not mixed (other than aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils), suitable for use as goods of these headings and put up in packings of a kind sold by retail for such use.
4. The expression ‘perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations’ in heading 3307 applies, inter alia, to the following products: scented sachets; odoriferous preparations which operate by burning; perfumed papers and papers impregnated or coated with cosmetics; contact lens or artificial eye solutions; wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with perfume or cosmetics; animal toilet preparations.
Commodity code 3302 10 29 10 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 3302.10 (of a kind used in the food or drink industries).
The third-country duty is free.
174 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 Free.
Imports of flavouring mixtures for food and drink industry (HS 3302.10) into the UK came to £913.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 1% on the year before); Ireland supplied 78%, followed by Germany.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 0%–12.8%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–12.8%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–20%, 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 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 3302.10 worth US$1bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Ireland.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 3302 10 29 10?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 3302 10 29 10?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 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 3302.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Ireland (US$895m), followed by Germany.