Heading 0910 · Chapter 09

Ginger, saffron, turmeric, thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices, excluding the spices listed in neighbouring categories

This heading covers ginger, saffron, turmeric, thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices. It does not cover pepper of the Piper genus, Capsicum or Pimenta spices, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, mace, cardamom, anise, star anise, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper, which are listed separately.

For example

dried ginger
saffron
turmeric
curry

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Official tariff text

Ginger, saffron, turmeric "curcuma", thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices (excl. pepper of the genus Piper, fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, cloves [wholefruit], clove stems, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and caraway, and juniper berries)

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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 09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 4 of 9 chapters in section II
Is the product coffee; tea; mate; pepper of the genus Piper; a dried, crushed or ground spice of the genera Capsicum or Pimenta; vanilla; cinnamon or cinnamon flowers; cloves, whole fruits, clove stems or clove stalks; nutmeg, mace or cardamom; anise, star anise, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper; or ginger, saffron, turmeric, thyme, bay leaves, curry or another spice?
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Step 3 · Heading 0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric "curcuma", thyme, bay lea… 10 of 10 headings under chapter 09
Is it ginger (not crushed or ground, or crushed or ground), saffron, turmeric, a mixture of different spices, or another covered spice such as thyme, bay leaves or curry?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–12.5%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 8.0%.

0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion 0.0–11.5%
0902 Tea, whether or not flavoured 0.0–3.2%
0903 Mate 0.0%
0904 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta 0.0–9.6%
0905 Vanilla 6.0%
0906 Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers 0.0%
0907 Cloves, whole fruit, cloves and stems 8.0%
0908 Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms 0.0%
0909 Seeds of anis, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries 0.0%
0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric "curcuma", thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices (excl. pepper of the genus Piper, fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, vanilla, cinnamon, cinnamontree flowers, cloves [wholefruit], clove stems, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin and caraway, and juniper berries) you are here 0.0–12.5%

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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.