Hierarchy

1300000000LAC; GUMS, RESINS AND OTHER VEGETABLE SAPS AND EXTRACTS

1302000000Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products

1302310000Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products

1302310000Agar-agar

1302320000Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds 1302390000Other

Duties & Measures

Third Country Duty0.000 %

Base rate (erga omnes)

Applies to all third countries without preferential agreement

0.000 %

Preferential rates(31)

+21

Preferential rates - 31 Origin
Origin	Savings	Trade agreement	Details
EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods1007 0.000 %	—	—	2
CARIFORUM1033 0.000 %EU-CARIFORUM EPA	—	EU-CARIFORUM EPA
Eastern and Southern Africa States1034 0.000 %ESA Interim EPA	—	ESA Interim EPA
SADC EPA1035 0.000 %SADC EPA	—	SADC EPA
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.2000 0.000 %	—	—
GSP-EBA2005 0.000 %Everything But Arms	—	Everything But Arms
GSP+2027 0.000 %GSP+ Enhanced Arrangement	—	GSP+ Enhanced Arrangement
OCTs2080 0.000 %Overseas Association Decision	—	Overseas Association Decision

Additional duties(3)

inherited from 1300000000

ERGA OMNES

50.000 %1Regulation 1227/252025-07-20

Except:RU(Russia)BY(Belarus)

1 certificate(s) required

Y155Particular provisions50.000 %

Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus

TM01026In case the goods are exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or from Belarus, the additional customs duty based on Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1227 is applied.

Belarus

50.000 %Regulation 1227/252025-07-20

TM01026In case the goods are exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or from Belarus, the additional customs duty based on Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1227 is applied.

Russia

50.000 %Regulation 1227/252025-07-20

TM01026In case the goods are exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or from Belarus, the additional customs duty based on Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1227 is applied.

Low-value consignment customs duty(2)

inherited from 1300000000

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EURRegulation 0382/262026-07-01

TM01066From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, a customs duty of EUR 3 per item in a consignment the intrinsic value of which does not exceed a total of EUR 150 shall apply instead of the relief eliminated pursuant to Article 1 of this Regulation, where: (a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or (b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EUR4Regulation 0382/262026-11-01

4 certificate(s) required

C127Other certificates

Merchant product identifier

C128Other certificates

Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier

C129Other certificates

Standardised manufacturer product identifier

Y081Particular provisions

No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists

Import not allowed

Import control(3)

inherited from 1302000000

India

Regulation 1793/192025-03-15

4 certificate(s) required

C678Other certificates

Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))

Y978Particular provisions

Exemption by virtue paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793

Y937Particular provisions

The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793

Y176Particular provisions

Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.

Import/export not allowed after control

CD597The release for free circulation of consignments of food and feed listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 shall be subject to the presentation of a duly finalised Common Health Entry Document (CHED) as provided for in Article 57(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, which confirms that the consignment is in compliance with the applicable rules referred to in Article 1(2) of that Regulation.

Ukraine

Regulation 0692/142026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y997Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

Import not allowed

CD967I. According to Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014, it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol. The prohibition shall not apply in respect of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part. II. According to the Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014, the export of goods and technologies suited for use in the sectors of transport; telecommunications; energy; prospection, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources is prohibited: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or (b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.

Ukraine

Regulation 0263/222026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y984Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import/export not allowed after control

CD860According to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 (OJ L42I, p. 77): I. It shall be prohibited to import into the European Union goods originating in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine. The import prohibitions not apply in respect of: (a) the execution until 24 May 2022 of trade contracts concluded before 23 February 2022, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking to perform the contract has notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established; (b) goods originating in the specified territories which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. II. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export goods and technology listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories, or (b) for use in the specified territories. Annex II shall include certain goods and technologies suited for use in the following key sectors: (i) transport; (ii) telecommunications; (iii) energy; (iv) the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources. The prohibitions in point II above shall be without prejudice to the execution until 24 August 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.

Import control -organic products(1)

ERGA OMNES

Regulation 2306/212022-01-01

Except:NO(Norway)IS(Iceland)CH(Switzerland)LI(Liechtenstein)

2 certificate(s) required

C644Other certificates

Certificate of inspection for organic products

Y929Particular provisions

Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Import/export not allowed after control

CD808If goods bear a reference to organic production in the labelling, advertising material or accompanying documents of products, the declarant must submit a certificate of inspection (C644) at import in accordance with Article 45(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (release for free circulation). For products not covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/848, certificate Y929 has to be declared. These provisions shall apply in addition to the rules regarding the use of the Common Health Entry Document (CHED) by the competent authorities at border control posts in accordance with Article 56(3), point (b)(i), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and at control points in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2123 and with the rules on decisions on consignments laid down in Article 55 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

Start date: 1972-01-01

Description & Classification

Common misclassifications

1302390000: The goods are other vegetable mucilages or thickeners, not agar-agar.

Classification tips

The goods are described as agar-agar.

Typical uses

mucilage and thickener

Sample products

Agar-agar, vegetable thickener, whether or not modified

Regulatory notes

NENC130231001302 32 10 and 1302 32 90

Agar-agar See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 1302 , (C), (1). Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 1302 , (C), (2). These subheadings do not include guar seed endosperm (‘guar splits’) in the form of small, light-yellow, irregularly shaped flakes (heading 1404 ).

NENC1302

Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products Vegetable extracts of heading 1302 are crude raw vegetable materials obtained by, for instance, solvent extraction, which are not further chemically modified or processed. However, inert additives (for example, anti-caking agents) and processing related to standardisation, or physical treatment, such as drying or filtration, are allowed

Non-preferential origin

split_heading

Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products.

As specified for split headings

specific

Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products.

As specified for split headings

Residual rule

1. For the purposes of this residual rule, "mixing" means the deliberate and proportionally controlled operation consisting in bringing together two or more fungible materials. 2. The origin of a mixture of products of this

Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446

FAQ

What is the EU customs duty for Agar-agar (1302310000)?

The third country duty (erga omnes) for Agar-agar is 0.000 %. This rate applies to imports from countries without a preferential trade agreement with the EU.

Are there tariff preferences for Agar-agar (1302310000)?

Yes, 30 tariff preferences are available for this code. Preferential rates apply to imports from countries with a trade agreement with the EU.

Are import controls required for Agar-agar (1302310000)?

Yes, 4 import control measure(s) apply to this code (e.g. CITES, REACH, sanitary controls, etc.).

How many BTIs (Binding Tariff Information) exist for Agar-agar (1302310000)?

7 BTIs have been issued for this TARIC code by EU Member States customs authorities.

What products are classified under code 1302310000?

TARIC code 1302310000 (Agar-agar) covers the following products: Agar-agar, vegetable thickener, whether or not modified, Agar-agar, vegetable mucilage.

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Hierarchy

02Section II — VEGETABLE PRODUCTS

1300000000LAC; GUMS, RESINS AND OTHER VEGETABLE SAPS AND EXTRACTS

1302000000Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products

1302310000Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products

1302310000Agar-agar

1302320000Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds 1302390000Other

Duties & Measures

Third Country Duty0.000 %

Base rate (erga omnes)

Applies to all third countries without preferential agreement

0.000 %

Preferential rates(31)

+21

Preferential rates - 31 Origin
Origin	Savings	Trade agreement	Details
EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods1007 0.000 %	—	—	2
CARIFORUM1033 0.000 %EU-CARIFORUM EPA	—	EU-CARIFORUM EPA
Eastern and Southern Africa States1034 0.000 %ESA Interim EPA	—	ESA Interim EPA
SADC EPA1035 0.000 %SADC EPA	—	SADC EPA
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.2000 0.000 %	—	—
GSP-EBA2005 0.000 %Everything But Arms	—	Everything But Arms
GSP+2027 0.000 %GSP+ Enhanced Arrangement	—	GSP+ Enhanced Arrangement
OCTs2080 0.000 %Overseas Association Decision	—	Overseas Association Decision

Additional duties(3)

inherited from 1300000000

ERGA OMNES

50.000 %1Regulation 1227/252025-07-20

Except:RU(Russia)BY(Belarus)

1 certificate(s) required

Y155Particular provisions50.000 %

Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus

TM01026In case the goods are exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or from Belarus, the additional customs duty based on Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1227 is applied.

Belarus

50.000 %Regulation 1227/252025-07-20

TM01026In case the goods are exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or from Belarus, the additional customs duty based on Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1227 is applied.

Russia

50.000 %Regulation 1227/252025-07-20

TM01026In case the goods are exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or from Belarus, the additional customs duty based on Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1227 is applied.

Low-value consignment customs duty(2)

inherited from 1300000000

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EURRegulation 0382/262026-07-01

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EUR4Regulation 0382/262026-11-01

4 certificate(s) required

C127Other certificates

Merchant product identifier

C128Other certificates

Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier

C129Other certificates

Standardised manufacturer product identifier

Y081Particular provisions

No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists

Import not allowed

Import control(3)

inherited from 1302000000

India

Regulation 1793/192025-03-15

4 certificate(s) required

C678Other certificates

Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))

Y978Particular provisions

Exemption by virtue paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793

Y937Particular provisions

The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793

Y176Particular provisions

Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.

Import/export not allowed after control

Ukraine

Regulation 0692/142026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y997Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

Import not allowed

Ukraine

Regulation 0263/222026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y984Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import/export not allowed after control

Import control -organic products(1)

ERGA OMNES

Regulation 2306/212022-01-01

Except:NO(Norway)IS(Iceland)CH(Switzerland)LI(Liechtenstein)

2 certificate(s) required

C644Other certificates

Certificate of inspection for organic products

Y929Particular provisions

Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Import/export not allowed after control

Start date: 1972-01-01

Trade Statistics

Description & Classification

Common misclassifications

1302390000: The goods are other vegetable mucilages or thickeners, not agar-agar.

Classification tips

The goods are described as agar-agar.

Typical uses

mucilage and thickener

Sample products

Agar-agar, vegetable thickener, whether or not modified

Associated BTIs

See all BTIs (7)

Regulatory notes

NENC130231001302 32 10 and 1302 32 90

NENC1302

Non-preferential origin

split_heading

Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products.

As specified for split headings

specific

Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products.

As specified for split headings

Residual rule

Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446

FAQ

What is the EU customs duty for Agar-agar (1302310000)?

The third country duty (erga omnes) for Agar-agar is 0.000 %. This rate applies to imports from countries without a preferential trade agreement with the EU.

Are there tariff preferences for Agar-agar (1302310000)?

Yes, 30 tariff preferences are available for this code. Preferential rates apply to imports from countries with a trade agreement with the EU.

Are import controls required for Agar-agar (1302310000)?

Yes, 4 import control measure(s) apply to this code (e.g. CITES, REACH, sanitary controls, etc.).

How many BTIs (Binding Tariff Information) exist for Agar-agar (1302310000)?

7 BTIs have been issued for this TARIC code by EU Member States customs authorities.

What products are classified under code 1302310000?

TARIC code 1302310000 (Agar-agar) covers the following products: Agar-agar, vegetable thickener, whether or not modified, Agar-agar, vegetable mucilage.

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Synonyms

agar-agar, vegetable thickener, vegetable mucilage

Materials

derived from vegetable products

Keywords

agar-agar · vegetable thickener · vegetable mucilage · derived from vegetable products · mucilage and thickener · whether or not modified

Chapter noteChapter 13 — Lac; Gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts

1. Heading 1302 applies, inter alia, to liquorice extract and extract of pyrethrum, extract of hops, extract of aloes and opium. It does not apply to: (a) liquorice extract containing more than 10% by weight of sucrose or put up as confectionery (heading 1704); (b) malt extract (heading 1901); (c) extracts of coffee, tea or maté (heading 2101); (d) vegetable saps or extracts constituting alcoholic beverages (Chapter 22); (e) camphor, glycyrrhizin or other products of heading 2914 or 2938; (f) concentrates of poppy straw containing not less than 50% by weight of alkaloids (heading 2939); (g) medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004 or blood-grouping reagents (heading 3822); (h) tanning or dyeing extracts (heading 3201 or 3203); (i) essential oils, concretes, absolutes, resinoids, extracted oleoresins, aqueous distillates or aqueous solutions of essential oils or preparations based on odoriferous substances of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages (Chapter 33); (j) natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle or similar natural gums (heading 4001).

Section noteNotes to Section II — Vegetable products

1. In this Section the term 'pellets' means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 % by weight.

What are the non-preferential origin rules for Agar-agar (1302310000)?

Non-preferential origin rules for Agar-agar are defined in Annex 22-01 of the UCC Delegated Act. These rules determine the country of origin for MFN duty rates, trade policy measures, and origin marking.

Trade Statistics

Imports

€0

Exports

€0

Balance

+€0

Import €/kg

€16.21/kg

Export €/kg

€24.10/kg

Market concentration (HHI)

4,683

Concentrated

Trade value (2022–2025)

Import sources

Third-country sourcing partners

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇨🇳 China	€69.1M	5.4Mt	€12.80/kg	64.5%
2	🇲🇦 Morocco	€21.9M	804Kt	€27.19/kg	20.4%
3	🇨🇱 Chile	€10.3M	293Kt	€34.99/kg	9.6%
4	🇲🇽 Mexico	€3.2M	119Kt	€27.02/kg	3.0%
5	🇮🇩 Indonesia	€2.7M	209Kt	€12.82/kg	2.5%

Export markets

Third-country target markets

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€47.1M	2.0Mt	€23.12/kg	47.5%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€26.7M	963Kt	€27.73/kg	26.9%
3	🇨🇳 China	€11.2M	366Kt	€30.63/kg	11.3%
4	🇮🇳 India	€9.0M	308Kt	€29.20/kg	9.1%
5	🇯🇵 Japan	€3.6M	119Kt	€30.54/kg	3.7%
6	🇹🇷 Turkey	€1.5M	79Kt	€19.38/kg	1.5%

EU Member States

EU ImportersEU Exporters

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Imports

€0

Exports

€0

Balance

+€0

Import €/kg

€16.21/kg

Export €/kg

€24.10/kg

Market concentration (HHI)

4,683

Concentrated

Trade value (2022–2025)

Import sources

Third-country sourcing partners

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇨🇳 China	€69.1M	5.4Mt	€12.80/kg	64.5%
2	🇲🇦 Morocco	€21.9M	804Kt	€27.19/kg	20.4%
3	🇨🇱 Chile	€10.3M	293Kt	€34.99/kg	9.6%
4	🇲🇽 Mexico	€3.2M	119Kt	€27.02/kg	3.0%
5	🇮🇩 Indonesia	€2.7M	209Kt	€12.82/kg	2.5%

Export markets

Third-country target markets

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€47.1M	2.0Mt	€23.12/kg	47.5%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€26.7M	963Kt	€27.73/kg	26.9%
3	🇨🇳 China	€11.2M	366Kt	€30.63/kg	11.3%
4	🇮🇳 India	€9.0M	308Kt	€29.20/kg	9.1%
5	🇯🇵 Japan	€3.6M	119Kt	€30.54/kg	3.7%
6	🇹🇷 Turkey	€1.5M	79Kt	€19.38/kg	1.5%

EU Member States

EU ImportersEU Exporters

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