Subheading · Chapter 21 · Heading 2101
2101.11: Extracts, essences and concentrates
Coffee extracts and instant coffee
2101.11 is the HS subheading for coffee extracts and instant coffee, under heading 2101 in chapter 21.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2101 11 00 00 Extracts, essences and concentrates 8%
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 2
- 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) | — | 8% |
| 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | 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–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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 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–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 3.1% |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | 3.1% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £136.7m | 32.2% | +42% | |
| £112.4m | 26.5% | -17.7% | |
| £27.5m | 6.5% | -12% | |
| £24.4m | 5.7% | +49.1% | |
| £23.1m | 5.4% | -48.9% | |
| £19.9m | 4.7% | +2% | |
| £17.3m | 4.1% | +755.4% | |
| £16.2m | 3.8% | +18.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$954kUS$954k+US$12m+US$164m+> US$517m
Exports: 151
- Brazil: US$937m
- Germany: US$883m
- Vietnam: US$684m
- Spain: US$630m
- Mexico: US$517m
- India: US$517m
- Netherlands: US$465m
- Colombia: US$345m
- Malaysia: US$318m
- France: US$255m
- Poland: US$230m
- United Kingdom: US$230m
- Switzerland: US$219m
- Indonesia: US$212m
- Ecuador: US$164m
- South Korea: US$157m
- Belgium: US$149m
- Russia: US$112m
- United States: US$99m
- Japan: US$88m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$80m
- Czechia: US$70m
- China: US$54m
- Thailand: US$44m
- Australia: US$43m
- Morocco: US$40m
- Hungary: US$36m
- Italy: US$30m
- Türkiye: US$26m
- Kazakhstan: US$25m
- Lithuania: US$21m
- Greece: US$21m
- Sweden: US$19m
- Egypt: US$14m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13m
- Austria: US$12m
- Guatemala: US$12m
- Nicaragua: US$10m
- Singapore: US$9m
- Serbia: US$8m
- Denmark: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Romania: US$5m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Finland: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Georgia: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Iran: US$3m
- Estonia: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$27m+US$104m+> US$221m
Imports: 216
- United States: US$939m
- Germany: US$490m
- United Kingdom: US$460m
- Poland: US$437m
- Netherlands: US$318m
- Russia: US$240m
- Japan: US$221m
- Philippines: US$208m
- France: US$200m
- Türkiye: US$198m
- China: US$196m
- Australia: US$181m
- United Arab Emirates: US$155m
- Malaysia: US$150m
- Mexico: US$145m
- Thailand: US$143m
- Canada: US$141m
- Czechia: US$123m
- Ukraine: US$108m
- Indonesia: US$108m
- South Africa: US$106m
- South Korea: US$104m
- Denmark: US$96m
- Israel: US$94m
- Spain: US$88m
- Sweden: US$85m
- Saudi Arabia: US$85m
- Belgium: US$79m
- Greece: US$74m
- Hungary: US$70m
- Italy: US$67m
- Peru: US$60m
- Vietnam: US$59m
- Chile: US$57m
- Ireland: US$57m
- Singapore: US$57m
- El Salvador: US$56m
- Guatemala: US$53m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$51m
- Egypt: US$48m
- Kazakhstan: US$47m
- Austria: US$44m
- New Zealand: US$42m
- Taiwan: US$42m
- Romania: US$38m
- Slovakia: US$37m
- Ecuador: US$33m
- Senegal: US$33m
- Serbia: US$32m
- Nigeria: US$31m
- Iraq: US$31m
- Jordan: US$29m
- Estonia: US$28m
- Croatia: US$27m
- Colombia: US$27m
- Uzbekistan: US$25m
- Lebanon: US$24m
- Lithuania: US$24m
- Norway: US$22m
- Finland: US$22m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$937m | 11.9% | |
| 2 | US$883m | 11.2% | |
| 3 | US$684m | 8.7% | |
| 4 | US$630m | 8% | |
| 5 | US$517m | 6.6% | |
| 6 | US$517m | 6.5% | |
| 7 | US$465m | 5.9% | |
| 8 | US$345m | 4.4% | |
| 9 | US$318m | 4% | |
| 10 | US$255m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$939m | 11.9% | |
| 2 | US$490m | 6.2% | |
| 3 | US$460m | 5.8% | |
| 4 | US$437m | 5.5% | |
| 5 | US$318m | 4% | |
| 6 | US$240m | 3% | |
| 7 | US$221m | 2.8% | |
| 8 | US$208m | 2.6% | |
| 9 | US$200m | 2.5% | |
| 10 | US$198m | 2.5% |
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.
- 15%median duty
- 18number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Uganda, Panama, Thailand
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 23% | 20% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 23% | 20% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 8.8% – 24% | 2023 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 23% | 20% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 23%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 45% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 36% | 18% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 23% | 20% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 56% | 30% – 81% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 23% | 20% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 17%* | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 49% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 9% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 16% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0.4% | 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
- 07131 Extracts, essences & concentrates of coffee, & preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences/concentrates/with a basis of coffee
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 23912 Coffee substitutes containing coffee; extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, and preparations with a basis thereof or with a basis of coffee; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2101.11 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2101.11 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2101.11 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2101.11 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2101.11 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2101.10 | changed |
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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2101.11; the duty is 8%.
Subheading 2101.11 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 9%.
170 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 8%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of coffee extracts and instant coffee into the UK came to £424.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 2% on the year before); Spain supplied 32%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported coffee extracts and instant coffee worth US$7.9bn (+14.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Brazil (US$937m), followed by Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for extracts, essences and concentrates?
Extracts, essences and concentrates fall under HS subheading 2101.11, part of heading 2101, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on extracts, essences and concentrates in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2101.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on extracts, essences and concentrates in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2101.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most extracts, essences and concentrates?
Brazil, with US$937m in 2024 (11.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export coffee extracts and instant coffee to the UK duty-free?
170 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 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on coffee extracts and instant coffee?
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 coffee extracts and instant coffee from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (32%), Germany (27%) and Netherlands (7%), out of total imports of £424.4m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.