Code 0709 99 · Heading 0709

Other fresh or chilled vegetables

This code covers vegetables that are fresh or chilled and are not covered by one of the specifically named vegetable or mushroom classes in the same group.

For example

Fresh or chilled bamboo shoots, not a vegetable class named by a sibling code
Fresh or chilled okra, not a vegetable class named by a sibling code

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Official tariff text

Fresh or chilled vegetables n.e.s.

How we got to this code

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0709 99

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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 0709 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled (excl. potatoes,… 9 of 14 headings under chapter 07
Which named type is it: asparagus, aubergines, celery other than celeriac, Agaricus mushrooms, Boletus mushrooms, Cantharellus mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, truffles, other edible mushrooms and truffles, Capsicum or Pimenta fruits, spinach, New Zealand spinach or garden orache spinach, artichokes, olives, squash or other Cucurbita species, or another fresh or chilled vegetable?
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Step 4 · Subheading 0709 99 Fresh or chilled vegetables n.e.s. 16 of 16 subheadings under heading 0709
Is it fresh or chilled lettuce other than Lactuca sativa and Cichorium, Swiss chard or cardoons, capers, fennel, sweet corn, or another vegetable?

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Import duty on the codes below: 5.6–12.8%

6 codes below this one

This is the catch-all under 0709: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

This is the remainder for fresh or chilled vegetables in the group that are not named by any of its sibling codes.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 3.2% to 12.8%.

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 lines5 Norwegian lines

07.09.9910 Capers

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines14 British lines
EU originDuty free

0709 99 10 00 Salad vegetables, other than lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.)

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

From 5.6% to 21.3%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines9 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0709.99.05.00 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, Other, Jicamas, and breadfruit

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

07.09.9910

Capers

Ordinary duty

Duty free
07.09.9920

Curled parsley

Ordinary duty

35,01 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
07.09.9930

For feed purpose

Ordinary duty

1,78 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
07.09.9940

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free
07.09.9990

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

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 14 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

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

0709 99 10 00

Salad vegetables, other than lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.)

Ordinary duty

10.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 20 00

Chard (or white beet) and cardoons

Ordinary duty

10.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 40 00

Capers

Ordinary duty

4.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 50 00

Fennel

Ordinary duty

8.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 60 10

For animal feeding

Ordinary duty

7.8 GBP / 100 kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 60 90

Other

Ordinary duty

7.8 GBP / 100 kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 90 10

Drumsticks (Moringa oleifera)

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 90 20

Okra

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

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

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0709 99 90 35

Mukunuwenna (Alternanthera sessilis)

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 90 40

Parsley

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 90 50

Wild onions of the genus Muscari comusum

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 90 60

Bitter melon (Momordica L.)

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 90 72

Coriander leaves

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0709 99 90 90

Other

Ordinary duty

12.0%

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 9 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.

0709.99.05.00

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, Other, Jicamas, and breadfruit

General rate

11.3%

From the EU

11.3% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
0709.99.10.00

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, Other, Chayote (Sechium edule)

General rate

5.6%

From the EU

5.6% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
0709.99.14.00

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, Other, Okra

General rate

20%

From the EU

20.0% 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
0709.99.30.00

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, Other, Fiddlehead greens

General rate

8%

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
0709.99.45.00

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, Other, Sweet corn

General rate

21.3%

From the EU

21.3% 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
0709.99.90.05

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, Other, Bitter melon (Momordica charantia)

General rate

20%

From the EU

20.0% 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
0709.99.90.10

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, Other, Cilantro

General rate

20%

From the EU

20.0% 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
0709.99.90.30

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, Other, Cactus leaves

General rate

20%

From the EU

20.0% 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

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0709.99.90.85

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled, Other

General rate

20%

From the EU

20.0% 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

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.