EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 2106.10
Protein concentrates and textured proteins
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
Importing into EU
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
| Company | Rate |
|---|---|
| Sanjia Group: - Jiujiang Tiantai Food Co., Ltd. - Yantai Oriental Protein Tech Co., Ltd High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BQ | 40.5% |
| Yantai Shuangta Food Co. Ltd. 88BR | 67.1% |
| Anhui Wanshen Biotechnology Co., Ltd. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BS | 40.5% |
| Jianyuan Group: - HENGYUAN BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., - JIANYUAN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BT | 40.5% |
| Linyi Yuwang Vegetable Protein Co., Ltd. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BU | 40.5% |
| SHANDONG FURUN BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BV | 40.5% |
| SHANDONG HUA-THAI FOODPRODUCTS CO., LTD. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BW | 40.5% |
| Shandong Jindu Talin Foods Co.,Ltd. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BX | 40.5% |
| YANTAI T.FULL BIOTECH CO.,LTD. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BY | 40.5% |
| Yosin Biotechnology (Yantai) Co., Ltd. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BZ | 40.5% |
| ZHAOYUAN XIRIBEN FOOD STUFF CO., LTD High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88CA | 40.5% |
| All other imports originating in the People’s Republic of China High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88ZZ | 67.1% |
| Company | Rate |
|---|---|
| Shandong Aocter Feed Additives Co., Ltd., Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, PRC Choline chloride, in all forms and purities, whether or not on a carrier, and preparations with a minimum choline chloride content of 30|% by weight, excluding calcium phosphoryl choline chloride tetrahydrate with CAS number 72556-74-2 89RB | 115.9% |
| Shandong FY Feed Technology Co., Ltd, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, PRC Choline chloride, in all forms and purities, whether or not on a carrier, and preparations with a minimum choline chloride content of 30|% by weight, excluding calcium phosphoryl choline chloride tetrahydrate with CAS number 72556-74-2 89RC | 90% |
| Shandong Yinfeng Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Zouping City, Shandong Province, PRC Choline chloride, in all forms and purities, whether or not on a carrier, and preparations with a minimum choline chloride content of 30|% by weight, excluding calcium phosphoryl choline chloride tetrahydrate with CAS number 72556-74-2 89RD | 90% |
| Liaoning Biochem Co., Ltd Choline chloride, in all forms and purities, whether or not on a carrier, and preparations with a minimum choline chloride content of 30|% by weight, excluding calcium phosphoryl choline chloride tetrahydrate with CAS number 72556-74-2 89RE | 94.9% |
| Be-Long (North) Corporation Choline chloride, in all forms and purities, whether or not on a carrier, and preparations with a minimum choline chloride content of 30|% by weight, excluding calcium phosphoryl choline chloride tetrahydrate with CAS number 72556-74-2 89RF | 94.9% |
| Shandong Jujia Biotech Co., Ltd Choline chloride, in all forms and purities, whether or not on a carrier, and preparations with a minimum choline chloride content of 30|% by weight, excluding calcium phosphoryl choline chloride tetrahydrate with CAS number 72556-74-2 89RG | 94.9% |
| Taian Havay Chemicals Co., Ltd Choline chloride, in all forms and purities, whether or not on a carrier, and preparations with a minimum choline chloride content of 30|% by weight, excluding calcium phosphoryl choline chloride tetrahydrate with CAS number 72556-74-2 89RH | 94.9% |
| All other imports originating in the People’s Republic of China Choline chloride, in all forms and purities, whether or not on a carrier, and preparations with a minimum choline chloride content of 30|% by weight, excluding calcium phosphoryl choline chloride tetrahydrate with CAS number 72556-74-2 89YY | 115.9% |
| Products outside the scope of the proceeding 89ZZ | Free |
Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.
| 2106 10 20 20 | Soya protein concentrate having a protein content by weight, calculated on a dry weight basis, of 65 % or more but not more than 90 % in powder or textured form |
| 2106 10 20 40 | High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not |
| 2106 10 20 90 | Other |
| Order number | Origin | In-quota duty | Period | Volume | Balance | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.8302 | Canada | Free | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 35,000,000 kg | 34,995,962 kg | Open |
| 09.9016 | United States | Free · 0.1 EUR / 100 kg Z · 1.3% · 1.3 % + 3.18 EUR / 100 kg · 1.5% · 1.6 % + 3.56 EUR / 100 kg · 1.9% · 10.68 EUR / 100 kg M · 2 % + 13.5 EUR / 100 kg · 2 % + 9.63 EUR / 100 kg | 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2027 | 250,000,000 kg | 245,502,040 kg | Critical |
Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 23 October 2026.
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
| Export measures | Destination | Legal act | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export control on luxury goodsSanctions regime: Belarus | Belarus | Regulation 0765/06 | 1 July 2024 |
| Export control on luxury goodsSanctions regime: Russia | Russia | Regulation 0833/14 | 24 June 2023 |
| Export control on luxury goodsSanctions regime: North Korea | North Korea | Regulation 2062/17 | 28 June 2018 |
TARIC data as of 26 October 2026
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 19% 
Czechia 12% reduced rate 
Denmark 25% 
Estonia 9% reduced rate 
Finland 13.5% reduced rate 
France 5.5% reduced rate 
Germany 7% reduced rate 
Greece 13% reduced rate 
Hungary 18% reduced rate 
Ireland 0% / 9% reduced rate 
Italy 10% reduced rate 
Latvia 12% reduced rate 
Lithuania 21% 
Luxembourg 3% reduced rate 
Malta 0% reduced rate 
Netherlands 9% reduced rate 
Poland 5% / 8% reduced rate 
Portugal 23% 
Romania 11% reduced rate 
Slovakia 19% reduced rate 
Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate 
Spain 10% reduced rate 
Sweden 6% reduced rate TEDB · 26 October 2026
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 12.8% |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 moreAfghanistan, 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 moreAntigua & 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 moreAntarctica, 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–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| EU–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| EU–Algeria agreement | Algeria | 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 |
| European Economic Area - Iceland | Iceland | 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–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–Syria agreement | Syria | Free |
| EU–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| EU–Türkiye customs union | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| EU–United States agreementQuota | United States | 3.2% |
| EU–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | 6.4% |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 11.2% |
| EEA - European Economic Area | Norway | 12.4% |
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | €85.9m | 36.1% | +27.7% |
 Serbia | €51.3m | 21.6% | -4.8% |
 China | €38.4m | 16.1% | +7.1% |
 United States | €32.1m | 13.5% | -14.6% |
 Brazil | €7.2m | 3% | +99.4% |
 Norway | €6.6m | 2.8% | +8% |
 Philippines | €3.1m | 1.3% | -20.6% |
 Türkiye | €2.4m | 1% | +20.8% |
2106.10 Protein concentrates and textured protein substances
UK Free – 12% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 4% Türkiye Free – 12.8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.4% USA 6.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 10.6% – 25% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 15.1% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
Modification of NY N308405; Tariff Classification of Rice Protein Powder
The tariff classification of yeast extracts from China
The tariff classification of soy protein crisps from Germany
Internal Advice; tariff classification of rice protein powder
100% organic pea (pisum sativum) protein powder. Light yellow in colour. Ready to eat or as a food ingredient. Intended to be added to smoothies, drinks or mixed into porridge, soups, or desserts to boost protein intake. The recommended daily serving is 30g. The powder is supplied in a 20kg paper…
Soy protein Crisps Used in the manufacture of sports nutrition products for human consumption Physical form: Round shape, Crispy texture, Off white to beige coloured Packaged in 15KG Cartons
Diet Fuel Ultralean protein shake concentrate Weight is 3 KG Ingredient list: Protein Blend [Whey protein concentrate (Milk), Soya protein isolate, Milk protein isolate, Whey protein isolate (Emulsifier: Sunflower lecithin) (Milk), Hydrolysed whey protein isolate (Emulsifier: sunflower lecithin)…
Milk Protein Isolate powder Ingredients: milk protein isolate; flavouring, thickeners: xanthan gum, guar gum; salt; natural flavouring; enzyme complex for food (alpha-amylase, protease, beta-D-galactosidase, lipase and cellulase) (Digezyme®); sweeteners: acesulfame k, sucralose
21 rulings in total for this code
1. For the purposes of subheadings 21061020 and 21069092, the term ‘starch’ also covers starch breakdown products.
2. For the purposes of subheading 21069020, ‘compound alcoholic preparations, other than those based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages’ means those preparations having an alcoholic strength by volume of more than 0,5 % vol.
3. For the purposes of subheading 21069030, the term ‘isoglucose’ means the product obtained from glucose or its polymers with a content by weight in the dry state of at least 10 % fructose.
4. For products of subheadings 21069030 and 21069059, the sucrose content, including other sugars expressed as sucrose, is to be determined by the refractometry method (expressed in degrees Brix in accordance with the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014).
5. Other food preparations presented in measured doses, such as capsules, tablets, pastilles and pills, and which are intended for use as food supplements are to be classified under heading 2106, unless elsewhere specified or included.
6. Preparations with a basis of coffee, tea or maté or extracts, essences or concentrates thereof, with a sugar content of 97 % or more by weight, calculated on the dry matter, are excluded from classification under heading 2101 and are, in principle, to be classified in Chapter 17. The character of such products is no longer deemed to be determined by the coffee, tea or maté or extracts, essences or concentrates thereof.
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.
See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 2106, second paragraph, (6), excluding that part referring to protein hydrolysates.
These subheadings exclude concentrated milk proteins (subheading 0404 90 or heading 3504 00).
When determining the sucrose content for the purposes of classification within these subheadings, the content of the invert sugar expressed as sucrose must be taken into account.
General
Classification of ‘food supplements’ (as referred to in point (16) of the HS Explanatory Note to heading 2106), in particular other food preparations presented in measured doses, such as capsules, tablets, pastilles and pills, and which are intended for use as food supplements, is also to be seen in the light of the criteria set out in the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Joined Cases C-410/08 to C-412/08 (‘Swiss Caps’).
Additional note 1
This additional note covers in particular maltodextrins.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less than 1,5 % milkfat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch | 12.8% | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | 12.8% | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | 12.8% | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | 12.8% | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | 12.8% | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | 12.8% | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | Containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less than 1,5 % milkfat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch | 12.8% | — |
CN code 2106 10 20 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 2106.10 (protein concentrates and textured protein substances).
The third-country duty is 12.8%, and quantities are declared in —.
124 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 12.8%.
In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of protein concentrates and textured proteins (HS 2106.10) into the EU came to €238m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); United Kingdom supplied 36%, followed by Serbia.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–12%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–12.8%, the US duty is 6.4%, the Canada duty is 11%, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 10.6%–25%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%–10%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 2106.10 worth US$1bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Serbia, and the United Kingdom ranked 2nd with US$58m.
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 12.8%; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
131 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 124 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.
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
For subheading 2106.10 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Serbia (US$61m), followed by the United Kingdom.