Subheading · Chapter 17 · Heading 1702
1702.11: Containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter
Lactose (99%+ pure)
1702.11 is the HS subheading for lactose (99%+ pure), under heading 1702 in chapter 17.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1702 11 00 00 Containing by weight 99% or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter 11 GBP / 100 kg
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
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) | — | 11 GBP / 100 kg |
| 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 | |
| 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 agreementQuota | 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–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–Iceland agreement | Iceland | 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 agreementQuota | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreementQuota | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru | 6.6 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | 5.5 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | 1.4 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £9.4m | 52.8% | +5% |
 Germany | £4.7m | 26.1% | +2.1% |
 Italy | £1.9m | 10.8% | +368.8% |
 France | £1m | 5.8% | -40.6% |
 Poland | £392k | 2.2% | +1,718.8% |
 United States | £262k | 1.5% | -86.7% |
 Denmark | £141k | 0.8% | -89.2% |
 Ireland | £18k | 0.1% | -91.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 18.9% – 135% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 77% USA 6.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 8.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$141kUS$141k+US$3m+US$20m+> US$257m
Exports: 77
- United States: US$399m
- Germany: US$379m
- Netherlands: US$257m
- Denmark: US$67m
- New Zealand: US$41m
- France: US$37m
- Austria: US$22m
- Italy: US$20m
- Poland: US$17m
- Canada: US$13m
- Lithuania: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$10m
- India: US$7m
- Israel: US$6m
- Australia: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Spain: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Latvia: US$983k
- Greece: US$928k
- Eswatini: US$754k
- Portugal: US$695k
- Hungary: US$645k
- Guatemala: US$640k
- Argentina: US$629k
- Switzerland: US$556k
- Slovenia: US$446k
- Sweden: US$431k
- Thailand: US$397k
- Bulgaria: US$271k
- Russia: US$233k
- Japan: US$141k
- Finland: US$137k
- Colombia: US$126k
- Croatia: US$122k
- Estonia: US$105k
- Malaysia: US$99k
- Mexico: US$99k
- Kenya: US$83k
- Niue: US$70k
- Tunisia: US$69k
- Peru: US$66k
- Romania: US$60k
- South Korea: US$60k
- Brazil: US$55k
- Luxembourg: US$48k
- Costa Rica: US$48k
- Vietnam: US$45k
- Chile: US$44k
- Norway: US$38k
- Serbia: US$33k
- Indonesia: US$32k
- Taiwan: US$28k
- Malta: US$26k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$611kUS$611k+US$6m+US$22m+> US$88m
Imports: 153
- China: US$149m
- Netherlands: US$108m
- New Zealand: US$103m
- Japan: US$96m
- India: US$88m
- Germany: US$52m
- France: US$51m
- Ireland: US$49m
- Mexico: US$49m
- Indonesia: US$48m
- Thailand: US$30m
- Brazil: US$30m
- Italy: US$28m
- Poland: US$24m
- United Kingdom: US$24m
- Spain: US$22m
- South Korea: US$22m
- Austria: US$22m
- South Africa: US$21m
- Pakistan: US$19m
- Singapore: US$19m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Vietnam: US$18m
- Philippines: US$16m
- Uruguay: US$14m
- Russia: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$13m
- Australia: US$10m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- Bangladesh: US$10m
- Chile: US$10m
- Egypt: US$9m
- United States: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Iran: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Canada: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Nigeria: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Romania: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Ghana: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$399m | 30% |
| 2 | Germany | US$379m | 28.5% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$257m | 19.3% |
| 4 | Denmark | US$67m | 5% |
| 5 | New Zealand | US$41m | 3.1% |
| 6 | France | US$37m | 2.8% |
| 7 |  Austria | US$22m | 1.7% |
| 8 | Italy | US$20m | 1.5% |
| 9 | Poland | US$17m | 1.3% |
| 10 | Canada | US$13m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$149m | 11.2% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$108m | 8.1% |
| 3 | New Zealand | US$103m | 7.7% |
| 4 | Japan | US$96m | 7.2% |
| 5 |  India | US$88m | 6.6% |
| 6 | Germany | US$52m | 3.9% |
| 7 | France | US$51m | 3.8% |
| 8 | Ireland | US$49m | 3.7% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$49m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$48m | 3.6% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 5%median duty
- 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 77%highest: Türkiye, Moldova, Kiribati
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 8% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 6% | 2% – 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 9.8%* | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 25% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 8.5% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 55% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 12%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 75% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 50% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 2% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 8.2%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 35% | 20% – 50% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 10%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 77% | 19% – 135% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 30% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 8.8%* | 2023 | |
| United States | 6.4% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 06191 Lactose & lactose syrup
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 111210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 23210 Glucose and glucose syrup; fructose and fructose syrup; lactose and lactose syrup; invert sugar; sugars and sugar syrups n.e.c.; artificial honey; caramel
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1050 Manufacture of dairy products1062 Manufacture of starches and starch products1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1702.11 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1702.11 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1702.11 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1702.11 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1702.11 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1702.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff the line under subheading 1702.11 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 1702.11 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of lactose (99%+ pure) into the UK came to £17.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 14% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 53%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported lactose (99%+ pure) worth US$1bn (−15.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$399m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter?
Containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter fall under HS subheading 1702.11, part of heading 1702, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing by weight 99 % or more lactose… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1702.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 18.9% to 135%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on containing by weight 99 % or more lactose… in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 1702.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most containing by weight 99 % or more lactose…?
The United States, with US$399m in 2024 (30% of world exports).
Is there anti-dumping duty on lactose (99%+ pure)?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import lactose (99%+ pure) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (53%), Germany (26%) and Italy (11%), out of total imports of £17.9m.