UK Harmonised System · Section II — Vegetable products
Chapter 09 — Coffee, tea, maté and spices
10 headingssit inside this chapter. HMRC's official chapter notes below govern how goods are assigned to it under the WCO General Rules of Interpretation. To classify a specific product in this chapter, use the TariffFlow classify workspace — it walks the tree, cites binding rulings, and produces a signed audit Case Pack.
Official chapter notes
Verbatim text published by HMRC. These are the legal basis for classification decisions in this chapter; the "General Rules of Interpretation" point at them directly.
1. Mixtures of the products of heading [0904](/headings/0904) to [0910](/headings/0910) are to be classified as follows: - (a) mixtures of two or more of the products of the same heading are to be classified in that heading; - (b) mixtures of two or more of the products of different headings are to be classified in heading [0910](/headings/0910). The addition of other substances to the products of heading [0904](/headings/0904) to [0910](/headings/0910) (or to the mixtures referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) above) shall not affect their classification provided that the resulting mixtures retain the essential character of the goods of those headings. Otherwise such mixtures are not classified in this chapter; those constituting mixed condiments or mixed seasonings are classified in heading [2103](/headings/2103). 2. This chapter does not cover cubeb pepper (Piper cubeba) or other products of heading [1211](/headings/1211). ### Additional chapter notes 1. The duty rate applicable to mixtures falling in heading 0904 to 0910 can be found in the current version of the “Tariff of the United Kingdom”, Part Four “Rules for calculation of import duties”, General Rule 1, see [Reference Document for The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-document-for-the-customs-tariff-establishment-eu-exit-regulations-2020)
Headings in Chapter 09
Each 4-digit heading below groups a family of related products. The full 10-digit commodity code is chosen further down the tree based on the product's material, form, and intended use.
- 0901Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion
- 0902Tea, whether or not flavoured
- 0903Maté
- 0904Pepper of the genus piper; dried or crushed or ground fruit of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta
- 0905Vanilla
- 0906Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers
- 0907Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)
- 0908Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms
- 0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries
- 0910Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices
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