Code 0711 40 · Heading 0711

Cucumbers and gherkins, provisionally preserved and not ready to eat

This covers cucumbers and gherkins that are provisionally preserved, for example in brine or another preserving solution, but are not prepared for immediate consumption.

For example

Provisionally preserved cucumbers in brine, not prepared for immediate consumption
Provisionally preserved gherkins in a preserving solution, not prepared for immediate consumption

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Official tariff text

Cucumbers and gherkins provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

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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 0711 Vegetables provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur… 11 of 14 headings under chapter 07
Is it olives; cucumbers or gherkins; Agaricus mushrooms; other mushrooms or truffles; or another vegetable or mixture of vegetables?
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Step 4 · Subheading 0711 40 Cucumbers and gherkins provisionally preserved, e.g… 2 of 5 subheadings under heading 0711
Are the goods cucumbers or gherkins that are provisionally preserved and not prepared for immediate consumption?

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Import duty on the codes below: 12.0%

Only one code below

0711 40 00

Cucumbers and gherkins provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

12.0%

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

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Classification decides the rate here: from 4.8% to 12.0%.

0711 20 Olives, provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption No rate on file
0711 40 Cucumbers and gherkins provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption you are here 12.0%
0711 51 Mushrooms of the genus "Agaricus", provisionally preserved, e.g., by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption 9.6%
0711 59 Mushrooms and truffles, provisionally preserved, e.g., by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (excl. mushrooms of the genus "Agaricus") 9.6%
0711 90 Vegetables and mixtures of vegetables provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (excl. olives, cucumbers, gherkins, mushrooms and truffles, not mixed) 4.8–12.0%

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

12,92 NOK per kg

Their lines1 Norwegian line

07.11.4000 Cucumbers and gherkins

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

0711 40 00 00 Cucumbers and gherkins

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0711.40.00.00 Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

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.

07.11.4000

Cucumbers and gherkins

Ordinary duty

12,92 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

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

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 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

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

0711 40 00 00

Cucumbers and gherkins

Ordinary duty

Duty free

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 1 US line

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.

0711.40.00.00

Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, Cucumbers including gherkins

General rate

7.7%

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

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.