EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 0405.20

0405 20 10

0405 20 10: Of a fat content, by weight, of 39 % or more but less than 60 %

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 0405 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads:
  2. 0405 20 Dairy spreads:
  3. 0405 20 10 Of a fat content, by weight, of 39 % or more but less than 60 %

What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty 9 + EA standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
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EA = agricultural component, AD S/Z = additional duty on sugar, AD F/M = additional duty on flour. Their amounts depend on the Meursing additional code of the goods (milk fat, milk protein, starch and sugar content).

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 5

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 50% with document Y-155 (Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus) · otherwise free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    Regulation 1227/25
    Documents
    • Y155 Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus
  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 50%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    Regulation 1227/25
  • Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 October 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 0382/26
  • Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    from 1 November 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 0382/26
    Documents
    • C127 Merchant product identifier
    • C128 Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • C129 Standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • Y081 No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
  • Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    from 1 November 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 2108/26
    Documents
    • Y126 Goods sold in distance sales

Import requirements 5

  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Andorra, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino
    Legal act
    Regulation 0632/21
    Documents
    • N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
    • Y170 Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y174 Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y175 Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y176 Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y177 Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    Faroe Islands, Greenland
    Legal act
    Regulation 0632/21
    Documents
    • N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
    • Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
    • Y170 Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y174 Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y175 Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y176 Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y177 Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
    • Y172 Goods with third country origin coming from Faroe Islands, according to the relevant EU legislation.
    • Y173 Goods with third country origin coming from Greenland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
    Legal act
    Regulation 2306/21
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0692/14
    Documents
    • Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0263/22
    Documents
    • Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

TARIC subdivisions

Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.

0405 20 10 10In immediate packings of a net capacity of 1 kg or less
0405 20 10 80Other

Tariff quotas

Order numberOriginIn-quota dutyPeriodVolumeBalanceValidity
09.4519 New Zealand 1.19 % + EA · 25.27 EUR / 100 kg · 30.83 EUR / 100 kg 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 — — Managed by import licences
09.6717 Ukraine Free 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 375,000 kg 361,982 kg Open

Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 23 October 2026. Licence-managed quotas are allocated through import licences; their balance is not published in the weekly report.

Import VAT in the EU member states

The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.

  • Austria 10% reduced rate
  • Belgium 6% reduced rate
  • Bulgaria 20%
  • Croatia 25%
  • Cyprus 5% reduced rate
  • Czechia 12% reduced rate
  • Denmark 25%
  • Estonia 24%
  • Finland 13.5% reduced rate
  • France 5.5% reduced rate
  • Germany 7% reduced rate
  • Greece 13% reduced rate
  • Hungary 5% reduced rate
  • Ireland 23%
  • Italy 22%
  • Latvia 12% reduced rate
  • Lithuania 21%
  • Luxembourg 3% reduced rate
  • Malta 0% reduced rate
  • Netherlands 9% reduced rate
  • Poland 5% reduced rate
  • Portugal 6% reduced rate
  • Romania 11% reduced rate
  • Slovakia 19% reduced rate
  • Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate
  • Spain 10% reduced rate
  • Sweden 6% reduced rate

TEDB · 25 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—9 + EA
GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 more

Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
EU–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
EU–Albania agreement Albania Free
EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement Bosnia & Herzegovina Free
EU–Canada agreement Canada Free
EU–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
EU–Chile agreement Chile Free
EU–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
EU–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
EU–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
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. Western Sahara Free
EU–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
EU–United Kingdom agreement United Kingdom Free
EU–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
EU–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
EU–Israel agreement Israel Free
EU–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
EU–Japan agreement Japan Free
EU–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
EU–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
EU–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
EU–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
EU–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
EU–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
EU–Montenegro agreement Montenegro Free
EU–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
EU–Peru agreement Peru Free
EU–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
EU–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
EU–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
EU–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
EU–San Marino customs union San Marino Free
EU–Ukraine agreementQuota Ukraine Free
EU–United States agreementQuota United States Free
EU–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
EU–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
EU–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance)
Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 more

Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan

0 % + EA
GSP - General arrangements
Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Micronesia and 4 more

Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Tajikistan, Vanuatu

5.5 % + EA
Mercosur Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 8.1 % + EAR
EU–Algeria agreement Algeria 0 % + EA
EU–New Zealand agreementQuota New Zealand 1.19 % + EA
EU–Syria agreement Syria 0 % + EA
EU–Tunisia agreement Tunisia 0 % + EA
EU–Türkiye customs union Türkiye 0 % + EA
EU–South Africa agreement South Africa 0 % + EA

Footnotes

EU: imports by month · HS 0405.20

last 12 months€2m-51.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price€6.12 per kg
Preferential rate35%
Jan 2024: €184kFeb 2024: €168kMar 2024: €116kApr 2024: €238kMay 2024: €212kJun 2024: €154kJul 2024: €201kAug 2024: €236kSept 2024: €122kOct 2024: €293kNov 2024: €203kDec 2024: €281kJan 2025: €928kFeb 2025: €730kMar 2025: €228kApr 2025: €411kMay 2025: €256kJun 2025: €169kJul 2025: €263kAug 2025: €227kSept 2025: €93kOct 2025: €230kNov 2025: €167kDec 2025: €319kJan 2026: €171kFeb 2026: €101kMar 2026: €192kApr 2026: €168kMay 2026: €180kJun 2026: €148kJul 2026: €155kAug 2026: €71k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
United Kingdom €1.3m 67.5% -33.1%
Bosnia & Herzegovina €342k 17.1% +29.3%
Ukraine €204k 10.2% +6.8%
Serbia €94k 4.7% -76.3%
Türkiye €7k 0.3% +893.3%
United Arab Emirates €133 0% —
United States €96 0% +9,500%
Jordan €81 0% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

0405.20 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk: dairy spreads

EU lines: 0405.20

Legal notes

Notes
Subheading notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 04 →

CN Explanatory Notes

The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.

0405 20 10 to 0405 20 90 · Dairy spreads

The expression ‘dairy spreads’ is defined in note 2(b) to this chapter.

See also the HS Explanatory Note to heading 0405, (B).

General notes to the chapter

DAIRY PRODUCE; BIRDS' EGGS; NATURAL HONEY; EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED

General

Caseinates obtained from milk casein are used, for example, as emulsifiers (sodium caseinate) or as a source of protein (calcium caseinate). Products containing caseinates in excess of 3 % by weight of the dry matter are excluded from headings 0401 to 0404, since those caseinates do not occur naturally in milk at this level (in particular, see heading 1901).

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union

This line in earlier years

The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.

YearDescriptionThird-country dutySupplementary unit
2026 Of a fat content, by weight, of 39 % or more but less than 60 % 9 + EA —
2025 unchanged 9 + EA —
2024 unchanged 9 + EA —
2023 unchanged 9 + EA —
2022 unchanged 9 + EA —
2021 unchanged 9 + EA —
2020 unchanged 9 + EA —
2019 Of a fat content, by weight, of 39 % or more but less than 60 % 9 + EA —

CN code 0405 20 10 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 0405.20 (butter and other fats and oils derived from milk: dairy spreads).

The third-country duty is a specific or compound duty: 9 + EA.

121 countries pay no duty in the EU thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as GSP-EBA and CARIFORUM, against a standard rate of 9 + EA.

In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of goods of subheading 0405.20 into the EU came to €2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 51% on the year before); United Kingdom supplied 68%, followed by Bosnia & Herzegovina.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 9%–140%, the US duty is 6.4%–10%, the Canada duty is 7%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 35%, the Taiwan duty is 15%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 0405.20 worth US$113m in 2024.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 0405 20 10?

The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 9 + EA; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which countries get a lower rate on 0405 20 10?

147 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 121 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.

Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 0405 20 10?

Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.

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