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
- Documents
- C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £72.1m | 88.2% | -22.7% |
 Poland | £2.9m | 3.6% | -4% |
 Germany | £2.4m | 2.9% | -19.9% |
 France | £2.2m | 2.6% | +59% |
 Denmark | £855k | 1% | +140.6% |
 Belgium | £798k | 1% | -18.3% |
 Romania | £208k | 0.3% | -3.5% |
 Spain | £155k | 0.2% | -55.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
Türkiye
USAWorld 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 | Germany | US$923m | 14.8% |
| 2 |  Czechia | US$517m | 8.3% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$495m | 7.9% |
| 4 | Poland | US$446m | 7.2% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$429m | 6.9% |
| 6 | France | US$371m | 6% |
| 7 |  Austria | US$363m | 5.8% |
| 8 |  New Zealand | US$254m | 4.1% |
| 9 |  Hungary | US$244m | 3.9% |
| 10 |  Latvia | US$198m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$2bn | 24.3% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$649m | 10.4% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$526m | 8.4% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$429m | 6.9% |
| 5 |  China | US$386m | 6.2% |
| 6 |  Lithuania | US$249m | 4% |
| 7 | France | US$127m | 2% |
| 8 |  Croatia | US$124m | 2% |
| 9 | Romania | US$123m | 2% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$115m | 1.8% |
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
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.
Goods from 163 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard ; 158 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
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 the EU?
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.
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).
Which countries can export milk, 1-6% fat (not concentrated) to the UK duty-free?
158 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
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.