Code 0708 20 · Heading 0708

Fresh or chilled Vigna or Phaseolus beans, shelled or unshelled

This covers fresh or chilled beans belonging to the Vigna or Phaseolus species, whether shelled or unshelled. The bean species is the key condition.

For example

Fresh green beans of Phaseolus species

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Official tariff text

Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled

How we got to this code

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Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section II Vegetable products
Is the product a living plant or flower; an edible vegetable, root, tuber, fruit or nut; coffee, tea, maté or a spice; cereal; a milling product, malt, starch, inulin or wheat gluten; a seed, plant for industrial or medical use, straw or fodder plant; shellac, a carbohydrate gum, natural resin, plant sap or plant extract; or a vegetable plaiting material or another vegetable product not listed elsewhere?
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Step 2 · Chapter 07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 2 of 9 chapters in section II
Is it a specific fresh or chilled vegetable, another fresh or chilled vegetable, a frozen vegetable, a provisionally preserved vegetable not prepared for immediate consumption, a dried vegetable, a dried shelled legume, or a starchy or inulin-rich root or tuber?
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Step 3 · Heading 0708 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh … 8 of 14 headings under chapter 07
Are they peas, beans, or other fresh or chilled legume vegetables?
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Step 4 · Subheading 0708 20 Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp."… 2 of 3 subheadings under heading 0708
Are these fresh or chilled beans of Vigna or Phaseolus species, whether shelled or unshelled?

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Import duty on the codes below: 13.6%

Only one code below

0708 20 00

Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled

13.6%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 8.0% to 13.6%.

0708 10 Fresh or chilled peas "Pisum sativum", shelled or unshelled 8.0%
0708 20 Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled you are here 13.6%
0708 90 Fresh or chilled leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled (excl. peas "Pisum sativum" and beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.") 11.2%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines2 Norwegian lines

07.08.2001 Green beans, asparagus beans, wax beans and string beans

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

10.0%

Their lines3 British lines
EU originDuty free

0708 20 00 10 Yard long beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis, vigna unguiculata spp. unguiculata)

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

2.3¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines7 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0708.20.10.00 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled, Beans

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 2 Norwegian lines

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

07.08.2001

Green beans, asparagus beans, wax beans and string beans

Ordinary duty

5,31 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
07.08.2009

Other

Ordinary duty

0,50 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

0,50 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 3 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

All 3 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

10.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 7 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

0708.20.10.00

Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled, Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), Lima beans, if entered during the period from November 1 in any year to the following May 31, inclusive

General rate

2.3¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 2.3¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0708.20.20.05

Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled, Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), Cowpeas (other than black-eye peas), Yard-long beans (Vigna unguiculata subsp., Sesquipedalis)

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0708.20.20.10

Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled, Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), Cowpeas (other than black-eye peas), Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0708.20.90.05

Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled, Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), Other, Other beans of the genusVigna

General rate

4.9¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 4.9¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0708.20.90.20

Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled, Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), Other, French style

General rate

4.9¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 4.9¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0708.20.90.40

Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled, Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), Other, Certified organic

General rate

4.9¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 4.9¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0708.20.90.60

Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled, Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), Other

General rate

4.9¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 4.9¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.