Subheading · Chapter 21 · Heading 2101
2101.20: Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates, or with a basis of tea or maté
Tea and maté extracts and preparations
2101.20 is the HS subheading for tea and maté extracts and preparations, under heading 2101 in chapter 21.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2101 20 00 00 Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates, or with a basis of tea or maté
- 2101 20 20 00 Extracts, essences or concentrates 6%
- Preparations
- 2101 20 92 00 With a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates of tea or maté 6%
- 2101 20 92 10 Containing no milkfats, milk proteins, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than 1.5% milkfat, 2.5% milk proteins, 5% sucrose or isoglucose, 5% glucose or starch 6%
- Other 6%
- 2101 20 92 82 Containing 65% or more by net weight of added cane or beet sugar of subheadings 1701 91 to 1701 99 6%
- 2101 20 92 99 Other 6%
- 2101 20 98 00 Other 6%
- 2101 20 98 10 Containing no milkfats, milk proteins, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than 1.5% milkfat, 2.5% milk proteins, 5% sucrose or isoglucose, 5% glucose or starch 6%
- Other 6%
- 2101 20 98 85 Containing 70% or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose 6%
- Other 6%
- 2101 20 98 87 Containing 65% or more by net weight of added cane or beet sugar of subheadings 1701 91 to 1701 99 6%
- 2101 20 98 99 Other 6%
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Belarus, Russia
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 8 lines
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) | — | 6% |
| 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 AmericaQuota | 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, Japan, 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 agreementQuota | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreementQuota | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 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–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 |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreementQuota | Egypt | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £8.1m | 33.7% | -3.2% | |
| £4m | 16.5% | -18.9% | |
| £3.9m | 16% | -2.4% | |
| £1.8m | 7.2% | +28.5% | |
| £870k | 3.6% | +1,061.9% | |
| £861k | 3.6% | +47.2% | |
| £513k | 2.1% | +17.2% | |
| £454k | 1.9% | +24.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$147kUS$147k+US$3m+US$21m+> US$93m
Exports: 157
- Ireland: US$287m
- United States: US$218m
- China: US$213m
- Netherlands: US$125m
- Germany: US$93m
- India: US$91m
- Canada: US$71m
- Malaysia: US$46m
- South Korea: US$37m
- Spain: US$36m
- Thailand: US$36m
- Sri Lanka: US$33m
- Japan: US$29m
- Poland: US$29m
- Chile: US$25m
- Kenya: US$21m
- Italy: US$18m
- Taiwan: US$17m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- Brazil: US$13m
- France: US$11m
- Austria: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Singapore: US$9m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Greece: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Argentina: US$6m
- El Salvador: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Australia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Cyprus: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Russia: US$953k
- Slovenia: US$947k
- Saudi Arabia: US$941k
- Jamaica: US$923k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$544kUS$544k+US$5m+US$24m+> US$49m
Imports: 205
- United States: US$243m
- Netherlands: US$105m
- France: US$77m
- Mexico: US$69m
- Germany: US$69m
- Ireland: US$57m
- Canada: US$49m
- Saudi Arabia: US$43m
- United Kingdom: US$40m
- South Korea: US$38m
- Russia: US$37m
- Malaysia: US$37m
- Japan: US$36m
- Chile: US$35m
- Portugal: US$31m
- Türkiye: US$29m
- Spain: US$27m
- Australia: US$26m
- Kazakhstan: US$24m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$24m
- Indonesia: US$24m
- Thailand: US$24m
- Italy: US$23m
- Guatemala: US$23m
- Vietnam: US$23m
- United Arab Emirates: US$22m
- Philippines: US$21m
- Singapore: US$20m
- El Salvador: US$18m
- Poland: US$17m
- Taiwan: US$15m
- India: US$15m
- Honduras: US$13m
- Belgium: US$12m
- Laos: US$11m
- Romania: US$11m
- Denmark: US$11m
- Cambodia: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- Austria: US$10m
- China: US$9m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Israel: US$8m
- Colombia: US$8m
- Cyprus: US$8m
- Kuwait: US$7m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$7m
- Costa Rica: US$6m
- Peru: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Libya: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Uzbekistan: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$287m | 17.8% | |
| 2 | US$218m | 13.5% | |
| 3 | US$213m | 13.2% | |
| 4 | US$125m | 7.8% | |
| 5 | US$93m | 5.8% | |
| 6 | US$91m | 5.6% | |
| 7 | US$71m | 4.4% | |
| 8 | US$46m | 2.9% | |
| 9 | US$37m | 2.3% | |
| 10 | US$36m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$243m | 15.1% | |
| 2 | US$105m | 6.5% | |
| 3 | US$77m | 4.8% | |
| 4 | US$69m | 4.3% | |
| 5 | US$69m | 4.3% | |
| 6 | US$57m | 3.6% | |
| 7 | US$49m | 3.1% | |
| 8 | US$43m | 2.6% | |
| 9 | US$40m | 2.5% | |
| 10 | US$38m | 2.4% |
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.
- 11%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Uganda, Kiribati, South Korea
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 11% | 2% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 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 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 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 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 19% | 8% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 31%* | 18% – 54% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9% | 7% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 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 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 20%* | 12% – 36% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 8.1% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 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
- 07432 Extracts, essences & concentrates of tea/maté, & preparations with a basis of tea, maté,/their extracts, essences/concentrates.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 23914 Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis thereof or with a basis of tea or maté
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2101.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2101.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2101.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2101.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2101.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2101.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 18
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.
- N340633 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Dried Matcha Latte Mixes from Japan
- N340007 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Chi-Oka Matcha Green Tea Energy Drink Mix from Vietnam
- N335577 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Sugar Free Matcha Latte Mix from Japan
- N315670 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of protein powders from Mexico
- N304838 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “Sweetened Tea” from India
- N306886 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of Instant Chai tea sticks from Mexico; Article 509. Correction to Ruling Number N305789
- 600015013 HMRC
Lotus Leaf (He Ye) Spongegourd (Si Gua Lou) Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi) Rhubarb Root (Da Huang) Astragalus Root (Huang Qi) Hawthorn Fruit (Shan Zha) Fiverleaf Gynostemma Herb (Jiao Gu Lan) Genmaicha (Brown Rice) Stevia Leaf Oolong Tea
- 600011997 HMRC
Unwind tea. This is a preparation of tea, packed in bio degradable tea bags, then further packed into a cardboard carton. The product is for health and general well being. Ingredients: Mint leaves Green tea Leaves Shatavari roots Ashwaganda roots
- 600011711 HMRC
Bone & Joint Tea. This is a preparation of tea, packed in bio degradable tea bags, then further packed into a cardboard carton. The product is for health and general well being. Heen Aratha roots, Ginger roots, Garlic and Green tea
- 600011930 HMRC
This is a preparation of tea, packed in bio degradable tea bags, then further packed into a cardboard carton. The product is for health and general well being. Ingredients: Aralu, Bulu, Neli, Green tea and turmaric
- 600011931 HMRC
Slim fit tea. This is a preparation of tea, packed in bio degradable tea bags, then further packed into a cardboard carton. The product is for health and general well being. Ingredients: Garcinia, Senna leaves and Green tea
- 600011932 HMRC
This is a preparation of tea, packed in bio degradable tea bags, then further packed into a cardboard carton. The product is for health and general well being. Ingredients: Curry Leaves, Heen bovitiya leaves, Yaki naran leaves and Green tea
18 rulings in total for this code
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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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 64 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-05 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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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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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 22026D0498 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2101.20 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2101.20 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 6%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
172 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 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of tea and maté extracts and preparations into the UK came to £24.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 7% on the year before); Ireland supplied 34%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported tea and maté extracts and preparations worth US$2bn (+6.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Ireland (US$287m), followed by the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates, or with a basis of tea or maté?
Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates, or with a basis of tea or maté fall under HS subheading 2101.20, part of heading 2101, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2101.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2101.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or…?
Ireland, with US$287m in 2024 (17.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export tea and maté extracts and preparations to the UK duty-free?
172 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 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on tea and maté extracts and preparations?
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 tea and maté extracts and preparations from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (34%), United States (17%) and Germany (16%), out of total imports of £24.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.