Sourcing red rice from China
The selected husked and semi-milled red-rice lines carry £25 to £121 per 1000 kg. Rice from China must enter Great Britain through a border control post authorised for GMO controls. Specify milling and grain shape before choosing the code. Cambridge China Bridge sources red rice.
Red-rice duty and import controls
Heading 1006 covers rice. This guide concerns naturally red rice bought as grain for food, rather than fermented red yeast rice. Specify whether the husk has been removed and how much bran remains. The table selects husked and semi-milled forms; its descriptions are conditional on the actual grain and processing. See the wider rice guide for other forms.
Read from the UK Trade Tariff on 29 September 2026, the selected China-origin husked lines carry £25 per 1000 kg and semi-milled lines £121 per 1000 kg. The supplied record lists no anti-dumping or countervailing duties and no suspensions. It attaches organic and GMO import controls. Rice from China must enter Great Britain through a border control post authorised for GMO controls; confirm the shipment’s documentary and testing requirements with your customs broker and port health authority before dispatch.
For organic food from China entering Great Britain, confirm certificate-of-inspection requirements for each consignment and checks of the exporter’s control body and export country against the non-UK organic registers with your approved organic control body and customs broker. Give your broker the grain dimensions, milling condition, parboiling status and pack weight, then use finding your commodity code. No percentage-duty worked example applies to the selected food lines: the supplied percentage-duty line concerns sowing seed.
| Goods | Commodity code | Duty | Anti-dumping or countervailing duty on China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Husked round-grain red rice, not parboiled | 1006 20 92 00 | £25.00 per 1000 kg | None |
| Other husked red rice, not parboiled | 1006 20 99 99 | £25.00 per 1000 kg | None |
| Semi-milled round-grain red rice, not parboiled, packs not exceeding 5 kg | 1006 30 42 10 | £121.00 per 1000 kg | None |
| Semi-milled medium-grain red rice, not parboiled, packs not exceeding 5 kg | 1006 30 44 10 | £121.00 per 1000 kg | None |
Specify the red bran and milling condition
Name the variety and confirm that the order is naturally red grain. Agree how much red bran should remain, whether the rice is parboiled, its grain shape and whether varieties may be blended. Approve both a dry sample and a cooked sample for colour, texture, aroma and cooking performance.
Agree moisture, broken grain, foreign matter, insects, bag material and storage conditions in writing. Confirm the food hygiene standards and procedures applicable to imported food cereals with the relevant food authority. Request batch-specific laboratory results for the contaminants relevant to the intended use, with testing and certification planned before shipment.
Inspection checklist
Identity: compare red-bran retention, grain shape, milling condition and cooked performance with the approved sample.
Condition: sample across bags for damp grain, musty or rancid odours, insects, stones, husks and excessive broken kernels.
Packing: check seals, water staining, bag damage and net weight; compare printed artwork with the approved version.
Documents: match bag batch markings to laboratory results and shipment records. Pre-packed food must carry a business name and address; check these on the packaging or food label.
What goes wrong
The supplier’s sample may retain more red bran than the delivered batch, changing appearance and cooked texture. Bags can also contain mixtures that were absent from the sample. Define acceptance against representative samples from the shipment, rather than colour photographs alone.
A clean-looking grain sample does not establish laboratory results or resolve import controls. Before loading, confirm the authorised entry point and the documents needed for the consignment. For organic food, check that the inspection certificate corresponds to the shipment rather than relying on an organic claim on the bag.
Cambridge China Bridge sources these products for UK businesses, checking the factory and the documents before shipment. See factory verification. For repeat volumes, see container programmes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UK import duty on red rice from China?
The selected husked lines carry £25 per 1000 kg; the selected semi-milled lines carry £121 per 1000 kg. These are weight-based duties. The supplied record lists no anti-dumping or countervailing duty.
Can red rice from China enter through any UK port?
For Great Britain, rice from China must enter through a border control post authorised for GMO controls. Confirm the entry point and shipment requirements with your broker and port health authority before dispatch.
What paperwork does organic red rice need?
For organic food from China entering Great Britain, confirm certificate-of-inspection requirements for each consignment with your approved organic control body and customs broker. Ask them to confirm checks of the exporter’s control body and export country against the non-UK organic registers.
What should I specify when ordering red rice?
Specify variety, red-bran retention, milling, parboiling, grain shape, moisture, broken grain, foreign matter and packing. Approve dry and cooked samples, and agree batch sampling and laboratory checks.