Code 1005 90 · Heading 1005

Maize, not for sowing

This code covers maize that is not intended for sowing. Maize intended for sowing belongs in the separate seed category.

For example

Maize grain, not for sowing
Maize kernels, not for sowing

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Official tariff text

Maize (excl. seed for sowing)

How we got to this code

II
10
1005
1005 90

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The path to this code

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 10 Cereals 5 of 9 chapters in section II
Which cereal is it: wheat or a wheat–rye mixture, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, sorghum, or buckwheat, millet, canary seed, or another cereal?
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Step 3 · Heading 1005 Maize or corn 5 of 8 headings under chapter 10
Is the corn for sowing?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1005 90 Maize (excl. seed for sowing) 2 of 2 subheadings under heading 1005
Is the maize intended for sowing?

Pick the 8-digit code

Import duty on the codes below: No rate on file

Only one code below

1005 90 00

Maize (excl. seed for sowing)

No rate on file

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

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1005 10 Maize seed for sowing No rate on file
1005 90 Maize (excl. seed for sowing) you are here No rate on file

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

10.05.9010 For feed purpose

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines2 British lines

1005 90 00 20 Flint maize of specific weight equal to or more than 75,5 kg/hl, with a vitreous grain

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

0.05¢/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 lines4 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1005.90.20.15 Corn (maize), Other, Yellow dent corn, Certified Organic

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.

10.05.9010

For feed purpose

Ordinary duty

1,78 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

1,78 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
10.05.9090

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 2 British lines

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

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 4 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.

1005.90.20.15

Corn (maize), Other, Yellow dent corn, Certified Organic

General rate

0.05¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.05¢/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
1005.90.20.25

Corn (maize), Other, Yellow dent corn, Other

General rate

0.05¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.05¢/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
1005.90.40.40

Corn (maize), Other, Popcorn

General rate

0.25¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.25¢/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
1005.90.40.60

Corn (maize), Other

General rate

0.25¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.25¢/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.