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Code 0809 40 · Heading 0809

Fresh plums and sloes

This code covers fresh plums and fresh sloes. It does not cover fresh apricots, cherries or peaches, including nectarines.

For example

  • Fresh plums
  • Fresh sloes
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Official tariff text

Fresh plums and sloes

How we got to this code

  1. II
  2. 08
  3. 0809
  4. 0809 40
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Import duty on the codes below: 12.0%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 12.0% to 20.0%.

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

The rate depends on the line.

  • Their lines6 Norwegian lines

08.09.4010 From 15 April to 30 June

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

12.0%

  • Their lines2 British lines
  • EU originDuty free

0809 40 05 00 Plums

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

0.5¢/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 lines2 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0809.40.20.00 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums (including prune plums)

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.

  • 08.09.4010

    From 15 April to 30 June

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 08.09.4021

    From 1 July to 20 August

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 08.09.4031

    From 21 August to 10 October

    Ordinary duty
    5,44 NOK per kg
    Goods of EU origin
    4,24 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 08.09.4041

    From 11 October to 31 October

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 08.09.4051

    From 1 November to 14 April

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 08.09.4060

    Sloes

    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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

  • All 2 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    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).

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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.

  • 0809.40.20.00

    Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums (including prune plums) and sloes, fresh, Plums (including prune plums) and sloes, If entered during the period from January 1 to May 31, inclusive, in any year

    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

  • 0809.40.40.00

    Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums (including prune plums) and sloes, fresh, Plums (including prune plums) and sloes, If entered at any other time

    General rate
    0.5¢/kg
    From the EU
    No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.5¢/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.