Code 2005 20 · Heading 2005

Non-frozen potatoes prepared or preserved without vinegar or acetic acid, and not prepared with sugar

This covers potatoes that are prepared or preserved in a way other than with vinegar or acetic acid. They must be non-frozen and not prepared with sugar; the specific forms of flour or flakes and fried thin slices in hermetically sealed packs for immediate consumption are identified separately below.

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Official tariff text

Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. frozen)

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2005
2005 20

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Step 1 · Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar…
What kind of product is it: a prepared food product made from meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic invertebrates or insects; sugar or a sugar product; cocoa or a product made from cocoa; a product made from grain, flour, starch or milk, or baked goods; a product made from vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plants or plant parts; another food-industry product; a beverage, ethanol or vinegar; a food-industry residue or waste product or prepared animal feed; tobacco, a manufactured tobacco substitute, a product with or without nicotine intended for inhalation without combustion, or another nicotine-containing product intended for nicotine absorption in the human body?
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Step 2 · Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other pa… 5 of 9 chapters in section IV
How has the vegetable, fruit, nut or other edible plant part been prepared or preserved: with vinegar or acetic acid; as tomatoes, mushrooms or truffles prepared in another way; as frozen or non-frozen vegetables; with sugar as drained, glazed or candied pieces; as jam, fruit jelly, marmalade, fruit or nut purée or fruit or nut paste made by cooking; as other prepared or preserved fruit, nuts or edible plant parts; or as unfermented fruit or vegetable juice without added alcohol?
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Step 3 · Heading 2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise th… 5 of 9 headings under chapter 20
Is the product a finely homogenised baby or diet food in a retail pack of net weight <= 250 g; potatoes; peas; shelled or unshelled beans; asparagus; olives; sweetcorn; bamboo shoots; or another vegetable covered here?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2005 20 Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by v… 2 of 10 subheadings under heading 2005
Are the potatoes in the form of flour or flakes; or are they fried thin slices, with or without salt or spices, in hermetically sealed packs prepared for immediate consumption; or are they another type of non-frozen prepared or preserved potato?

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Import duty on the codes below: 8.8–14.1%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 5.1% to 19.2%.

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 lines4 Norwegian lines

20.05.2010 Containing not less than 75 % by weight of potatoes

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 8.0% to 14.0%

Their lines3 British lines
EU originDuty free

2005 20 10 00 In the form of flour, meal or flakes

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2005.20.00.20 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

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.

20.05.2010

Containing not less than 75 % by weight of potatoes

Ordinary duty

11,93 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

11,41 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
20.05.2020

Other

Ordinary duty

5,86 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

5,52 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
20.05.2091

Semi-manufactures for production of snacks

Ordinary duty

26,40 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

26,40 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
20.05.2099

Other

Ordinary duty

26,40 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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

2005 20 10 00

In the form of flour, meal or flakes

Ordinary duty

8.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
2005 20 20 00

Thin slices, fried or baked, whether or not salted or flavoured, in airtight packings, suitable for immediate consumption

Ordinary duty

14.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
2005 20 80 00

Other

Ordinary duty

14.0%

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.

2005.20.00.20

Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006, Potatoes, Potato chips

General rate

6.4%

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
2005.20.00.40

Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006, Potatoes, Potato granules

General rate

6.4%

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
2005.20.00.70

Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006, Potatoes, Other

General rate

6.4%

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.