Subheading · Chapter 04 · Heading 0401
0401.20: Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 %
Milk, 1-6% fat (not concentrated)
0401.20 is the HS subheading for milk, 1-6% fat (not concentrated), under heading 0401 in chapter 04.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0401 20 00 00 Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6%
- Not exceeding 3%
- 0401 20 11 00 In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding two litres 15 GBP / 100 kg
- 0401 20 19 00 Other 14 GBP / 100 kg
- Exceeding 3%
- 0401 20 91 00 In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding two litres 18 GBP / 100 kg
- 0401 20 99 00 Other 18 GBP / 100 kg
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- 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).
- 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))
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | — |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico | 3 GBP / 100 kg / 2.8 GBP / 100 kg / 3.8 GBP / 100 kg / 3.6 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Australia agreementQuota | Australia | 5 GBP / 100 kg / 4.67 GBP / 100 kg / 6.33 GBP / 100 kg / 6 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £72.1m | 88.2% | -22.7% | |
| £2.9m | 3.6% | -4% | |
| £2.4m | 2.9% | -19.9% | |
| £2.2m | 2.6% | +59% | |
| £855k | 1% | +140.6% | |
| £798k | 1% | -18.3% | |
| £208k | 0.3% | -3.5% | |
| £155k | 0.2% | -55.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$29m+US$154m+> US$446m
Exports: 120
- Germany: US$923m
- Czechia: US$517m
- Belgium: US$495m
- Poland: US$446m
- Netherlands: US$429m
- France: US$371m
- Austria: US$363m
- New Zealand: US$254m
- Hungary: US$244m
- Latvia: US$198m
- Denmark: US$178m
- Luxembourg: US$154m
- Slovenia: US$152m
- Australia: US$147m
- Thailand: US$130m
- United States: US$110m
- Ireland: US$104m
- Estonia: US$103m
- United Kingdom: US$87m
- Slovakia: US$84m
- Spain: US$81m
- Portugal: US$67m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$44m
- Cameroon: US$40m
- Lithuania: US$40m
- Costa Rica: US$39m
- Uganda: US$39m
- Romania: US$33m
- South Africa: US$29m
- China: US$28m
- Italy: US$27m
- Japan: US$16m
- Russia: US$15m
- Serbia: US$14m
- Ukraine: US$14m
- Pakistan: US$12m
- India: US$12m
- Mexico: US$11m
- Sweden: US$11m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Croatia: US$11m
- Canada: US$10m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9m
- Bulgaria: US$8m
- Honduras: US$8m
- Belarus: US$8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Nicaragua: US$7m
- Greece: US$7m
- Argentina: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- Azerbaijan: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$4m
- Uruguay: US$3m
- Iran: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$9m+US$46m+> US$127m
Imports: 218
- Germany: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$649m
- Belgium: US$526m
- Italy: US$429m
- China: US$386m
- Lithuania: US$249m
- France: US$127m
- Croatia: US$124m
- Romania: US$123m
- United Kingdom: US$115m
- Singapore: US$110m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$101m
- Philippines: US$98m
- Spain: US$95m
- Ireland: US$87m
- Greece: US$85m
- Latvia: US$74m
- Taiwan: US$61m
- Bulgaria: US$55m
- Austria: US$51m
- Canada: US$50m
- Poland: US$46m
- Czechia: US$44m
- Cambodia: US$43m
- Central African Republic: US$41m
- Luxembourg: US$40m
- Slovakia: US$40m
- Kenya: US$38m
- Hungary: US$37m
- Vietnam: US$35m
- South Korea: US$35m
- Guatemala: US$34m
- Estonia: US$33m
- Dominican Republic: US$31m
- Slovenia: US$31m
- Serbia: US$26m
- Montenegro: US$23m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Moldova: US$21m
- Portugal: US$21m
- Switzerland: US$21m
- North Macedonia: US$19m
- United States: US$18m
- El Salvador: US$18m
- Kazakhstan: US$18m
- Mauritania: US$17m
- Macao SAR China: US$16m
- Albania: US$15m
- Saudi Arabia: US$13m
- Mexico: US$12m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$11m
- Cyprus: US$10m
- Sweden: US$10m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- Libya: US$9m
- Georgia: US$9m
- Mozambique: US$8m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Iraq: US$8m
- Senegal: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$923m | 14.8% | |
| 2 | US$517m | 8.3% | |
| 3 | US$495m | 7.9% | |
| 4 | US$446m | 7.2% | |
| 5 | US$429m | 6.9% | |
| 6 | US$371m | 6% | |
| 7 | US$363m | 5.8% | |
| 8 | US$254m | 4.1% | |
| 9 | US$244m | 3.9% | |
| 10 | US$198m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$2bn | 24.3% | |
| 2 | US$649m | 10.4% | |
| 3 | US$526m | 8.4% | |
| 4 | US$429m | 6.9% | |
| 5 | US$386m | 6.2% | |
| 6 | US$249m | 4% | |
| 7 | US$127m | 2% | |
| 8 | US$124m | 2% | |
| 9 | US$123m | 2% | |
| 10 | US$115m | 1.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 13%median duty
- 33number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 388%highest: Norway, Türkiye, Barbados
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 30% – 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 13% | 12% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 12% | 5% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 141% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 5% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 27%* | 23% – 31% | 2022 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 12% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 57% | 34% – 65% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 54% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 34%* | 30% – 38% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 75% | 2023 | ||
| 23% | 21% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 5% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 5% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 93%* | 36% – 151% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 28% | 5% – 50% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 100% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2.5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 33%* | 2023 | ||
| 388% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 40% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 12% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 5% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 15% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 36% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 82%* | 31% – 132% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 41% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 150% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 32%* | 27% – 37% | 2023 | |
| 1.5%* | 0.7% – 2.4% | 2023 | |
| 13% | 12% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 78%* | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 02212 Milk & cream, not concentrated/sweetened, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not > 6%
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 02211 Raw milk of cattle02212 Raw milk of buffalo02291 Raw milk of sheep02292 Raw milk of goats
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0141 Raising of cattle and buffaloes0144 Raising of sheep and goats0143 Raising of camels and camelids0142 Raising of horses and other equines
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0401.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0401.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0401.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0401.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0401.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0401.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N314368 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Ultra Heat Temperature Milk from Canada
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 22026D0498 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff all 4 lines under subheading 0401.20 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 4 lines under subheading 0401.20 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported milk, 1-6% fat (not concentrated) worth £81.8m (down 21% on the year before), at an average of £0.42 per kg; Ireland supplied 88%, followed by Poland.
World trade in milk, 1-6% fat (not concentrated) reached US$6bn in 2024, up 3.2% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 14.8% of the total, ahead of the Czechia.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 %?
Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 % fall under HS subheading 0401.20, part of heading 0401, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0401.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 150%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but… in Canada?
Under the Customs Tariff of Canada, imports under 0401.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but…?
Germany, with US$923m in 2024 (14.8% of world exports).
Where does the UK import milk, 1-6% fat (not concentrated) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (88%), Poland (4%) and Germany (3%), out of total imports of £81.8m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.