Subheading · Chapter 04 · Heading 0402
0402.21: Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
Whole milk powder (unsweetened)
0402.21 is the HS subheading for whole milk powder (unsweetened), under heading 0402 in chapter 04.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0402 21 00 00 Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 27%
- 0402 21 11 00 In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2.5 kg 113 GBP / 100 kg
- 0402 21 18 00 Other 109 GBP / 100 kg
- Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 27%
- 0402 21 91 00 In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2.5 kg 139 GBP / 100 kg
- 0402 21 99 00 Other 135 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 |
| 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–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | 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 agreementQuota | 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 | 22.6 GBP / 100 kg / 21.8 GBP / 100 kg / 27.8 GBP / 100 kg / 27 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Australia agreementQuota | Australia | 37.67 GBP / 100 kg / 36.33 GBP / 100 kg / 46.33 GBP / 100 kg / 45 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £28.4m | 46.7% | +10.8% | |
| £9.3m | 15.3% | +7.2% | |
| £9.1m | 14.9% | -2% | |
| £4.3m | 7.1% | -54.2% | |
| £3.7m | 6.1% | +240.4% | |
| £3.5m | 5.7% | +219.6% | |
| £781k | 1.3% | -37.4% | |
| £712k | 1.2% | +117.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$28m+US$137m+> US$430m
Exports: 120
- New Zealand: US$5bn
- Netherlands: US$651m
- Uruguay: US$541m
- Argentina: US$430m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$369m
- Germany: US$321m
- Australia: US$304m
- France: US$236m
- Belgium: US$154m
- China: US$147m
- Singapore: US$137m
- Denmark: US$137m
- Ireland: US$132m
- Malaysia: US$127m
- United States: US$84m
- Sweden: US$81m
- Mexico: US$62m
- Poland: US$62m
- Oman: US$61m
- United Arab Emirates: US$48m
- Paraguay: US$45m
- United Kingdom: US$42m
- Saudi Arabia: US$39m
- Chile: US$37m
- Colombia: US$36m
- Costa Rica: US$35m
- Portugal: US$30m
- Austria: US$30m
- Italy: US$28m
- Czechia: US$26m
- Bolivia: US$26m
- Spain: US$25m
- Finland: US$20m
- Brazil: US$20m
- Belarus: US$19m
- South Africa: US$14m
- Ukraine: US$10m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Uganda: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Panama: US$6m
- Canada: US$5m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Fiji: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Zambia: US$4m
- Nicaragua: US$4m
- Iran: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Senegal: US$3m
- Angola: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$21m+US$111m+> US$265m
Imports: 210
- China: US$2bn
- Algeria: US$810m
- Brazil: US$530m
- United Arab Emirates: US$352m
- Saudi Arabia: US$324m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$316m
- Bangladesh: US$265m
- Singapore: US$249m
- Oman: US$241m
- Malaysia: US$239m
- Indonesia: US$233m
- Thailand: US$231m
- Belgium: US$202m
- Sri Lanka: US$181m
- Nigeria: US$162m
- Germany: US$141m
- Kuwait: US$136m
- Australia: US$128m
- Netherlands: US$127m
- Taiwan: US$119m
- Italy: US$111m
- Vietnam: US$108m
- Peru: US$106m
- Macao SAR China: US$103m
- United States: US$94m
- Egypt: US$88m
- France: US$85m
- Japan: US$83m
- Poland: US$78m
- Venezuela: US$74m
- Qatar: US$73m
- Mauritania: US$65m
- United Kingdom: US$65m
- Colombia: US$57m
- Spain: US$54m
- Libya: US$54m
- Guatemala: US$51m
- Philippines: US$47m
- Dominican Republic: US$47m
- Lebanon: US$42m
- Mexico: US$41m
- Cuba: US$41m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$40m
- Angola: US$39m
- South Korea: US$36m
- Senegal: US$33m
- Fiji: US$31m
- El Salvador: US$30m
- Switzerland: US$27m
- Somalia: US$26m
- Yemen: US$25m
- Guyana: US$24m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$21m
- Israel: US$20m
- Jordan: US$20m
- Cameroon: US$20m
- Panama: US$17m
- Portugal: US$17m
- Greece: US$16m
- Sudan: US$16m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$5bn | 50% | |
| 2 | US$651m | 6.9% | |
| 3 | US$541m | 5.8% | |
| 4 | US$430m | 4.6% | |
| 5 | US$369m | 3.9% | |
| 6 | US$321m | 3.4% | |
| 7 | US$304m | 3.2% | |
| 8 | US$236m | 2.5% | |
| 9 | US$154m | 1.6% | |
| 10 | US$147m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$2bn | 20% | |
| 2 | US$810m | 8.6% | |
| 3 | US$530m | 5.7% | |
| 4 | US$352m | 3.8% | |
| 5 | US$324m | 3.5% | |
| 6 | US$316m | 3.4% | |
| 7 | US$265m | 2.8% | |
| 8 | US$249m | 2.7% | |
| 9 | US$241m | 2.6% | |
| 10 | US$239m | 2.6% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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.
- 6.7%median duty
- 33number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 221%highest: Liechtenstein, Israel, Palestinian Territories
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 17% | 0% – 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 24% | 16% – 28% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 10% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 141% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 17%* | 2022 | ||
| 7.8%* | 2023 | ||
| 24% | 16% – 28% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 49% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 34% – 65% | 2023 | |
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 56% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 0% – 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| 16% | 15% – 20% | 2022 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5.7%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 37%* | 33% – 42% | 2023 | |
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 137%* | 2023 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 21% | 5% – 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 212% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 50% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 0% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 6%* | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 221%* | 16% – 434% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 28% | 10% – 45% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 100% | 2023 | ||
| 9.2% | 0% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 52%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 212% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 39% | 5% – 50% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.7%* | 2023 | ||
| 176% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 25% – 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 175%* | 13% – 344% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 1% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 180% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 36%* | 31% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 10%* | 0.8% – 36% | 2023 | |
| 24% | 16% – 28% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 11% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0.1% | 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
- 02222 Milk & cream, concentrated/sweetened, in solid form, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1.5%
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 22211 Whole milk powder
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1050 Manufacture of dairy products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0402.21 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0402.21 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0402.21 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0402.21 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0402.21 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0402.21 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
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.
In the UK Global Tariff all 4 lines under subheading 0402.21 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 4 lines under subheading 0402.21 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported whole milk powder (unsweetened) worth £60.8m (down 1% on the year before), at an average of £4.81 per kg; Netherlands supplied 47%, followed by France.
World trade in whole milk powder (unsweetened) reached US$9bn in 2024, down 8.6% on 2023.
New Zealand was the largest exporter with 50% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter?
Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter fall under HS subheading 0402.21, part of heading 0402, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on not containing added sugar or other sweetening… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0402.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 180%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on not containing added sugar or other sweetening… in Canada?
Under the Customs Tariff of Canada, imports under 0402.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most not containing added sugar or other sweetening…?
New Zealand, with US$5bn in 2024 (50% of world exports).
Where does the UK import whole milk powder (unsweetened) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (47%), France (15%) and Germany (15%), out of total imports of £60.8m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.