Subheading · Chapter 21 · Heading 2102
2102.10: Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell: active yeasts
Active yeasts
Official description Active yeasts
2102.10 is the HS subheading for active yeasts, under heading 2102 in chapter 21.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2102 10 00 00 Active yeasts
- 2102 10 10 00 Culture yeast Free
- 2102 10 10 10 For feeding purpose Free
- 2102 10 10 90 Other Free
- Bakers' yeast
- 2102 10 31 00 Dried Free
- 2102 10 39 00 Other Free
- 2102 10 90 00 Other Free
- 2102 10 90 10 For feeding purpose Free
- 2102 10 90 90 Other Free
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
- 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) | — | Free |
| 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–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | 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 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 |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreementQuota | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £18.1m | 42.4% | -5.9% |
 Ireland | £4.5m | 10.4% | -14.8% |
 Italy | £3.6m | 8.4% | +2.7% |
 France | £3.5m | 8.2% | -54.5% |
 Denmark | £1.5m | 3.5% | +100.3% |
 Germany | £1.5m | 3.5% | -10.4% |
 Austria | £1.5m | 3.4% | -21% |
 Türkiye | £1.4m | 3.2% | +166.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$425.6kUS$425.6k+US$7.6m+US$41.5m+> US$187.7m
Exports: 136
- China: US$419.6m
- Türkiye: US$245.9m
- France: US$191m
- Canada: US$187.7m
- Mexico: US$167.3m
- Belgium: US$131m
- Germany: US$95.3m
- Egypt: US$92.7m
- Italy: US$86.4m
- Denmark: US$64.3m
- Hungary: US$62.9m
- Poland: US$51.4m
- United States: US$41.5m
- Russia: US$36.4m
- United Kingdom: US$34.2m
- Ukraine: US$33.7m
- Portugal: US$27.7m
- Austria: US$27.3m
- Argentina: US$26.5m
- Spain: US$25.7m
- Netherlands: US$25.6m
- Sweden: US$13.7m
- Belarus: US$12.6m
- South Africa: US$12.5m
- Romania: US$12.5m
- North Macedonia: US$11.1m
- Colombia: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$9.9m
- Iran: US$9.3m
- Switzerland: US$8.8m
- Vietnam: US$8.8m
- Paraguay: US$7.6m
- Morocco: US$7.4m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Brazil: US$5.8m
- Finland: US$5.5m
- Serbia: US$4.5m
- Greece: US$4.2m
- Ireland: US$3.6m
- Czechia: US$3.4m
- Uganda: US$3.3m
- Estonia: US$2.9m
- Croatia: US$2.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.8m
- Guatemala: US$2.8m
- India: US$2.7m
- Australia: US$2.1m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Zambia: US$1.9m
- Bulgaria: US$1.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.8m
- Slovenia: US$1.6m
- Azerbaijan: US$1.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$1.2m
- Japan: US$897.8k
- Peru: US$893.1k
- Malaysia: US$874k
- Zimbabwe: US$839.5k
- Singapore: US$821.4k
- Tunisia: US$821.1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3.6mUS$3.6m+US$11.7m+US$23.1m+> US$49.9m
Imports: 217
- United States: US$365.9m
- France: US$87.9m
- Germany: US$79.7m
- Algeria: US$66.9m
- Brazil: US$65.4m
- United Kingdom: US$53.1m
- Sudan: US$49.9m
- Poland: US$49.7m
- Italy: US$42.2m
- Spain: US$40.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$39.7m
- Belgium: US$38.1m
- India: US$35.3m
- Philippines: US$34.8m
- Denmark: US$33.8m
- Canada: US$32.6m
- Greece: US$30m
- Nigeria: US$26.8m
- Mexico: US$25.3m
- Iraq: US$23.8m
- Switzerland: US$23.2m
- Czechia: US$23.1m
- Austria: US$22.3m
- Indonesia: US$22m
- Romania: US$22m
- Libya: US$21.6m
- South Korea: US$21m
- Thailand: US$20.6m
- Japan: US$20.4m
- Australia: US$19.5m
- Serbia: US$19.3m
- Russia: US$19.2m
- Yemen: US$19m
- Israel: US$18.5m
- Morocco: US$17.8m
- Malaysia: US$17.6m
- Türkiye: US$17m
- Chile: US$16.8m
- Sri Lanka: US$16.4m
- Bangladesh: US$15.9m
- Hungary: US$15.3m
- Netherlands: US$15.2m
- Kenya: US$15m
- South Africa: US$14.4m
- Croatia: US$14.3m
- Uzbekistan: US$14m
- Peru: US$13.9m
- Ireland: US$13.3m
- Colombia: US$13.1m
- Taiwan: US$12.9m
- Portugal: US$12.8m
- China: US$12.6m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$12.4m
- Angola: US$11.7m
- Sweden: US$11.6m
- Norway: US$11.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11.6m
- Vietnam: US$11.5m
- Bulgaria: US$11.2m
- Tanzania: US$11.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$419.6m | 18.4% |
| 2 | Türkiye | US$245.9m | 10.8% |
| 3 | France | US$191m | 8.4% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$187.7m | 8.3% |
| 5 |  Mexico | US$167.3m | 7.4% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$131m | 5.8% |
| 7 | Germany | US$95.3m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Egypt | US$92.7m | 4.1% |
| 9 | Italy | US$86.4m | 3.8% |
| 10 | Denmark | US$64.3m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$365.9m | 16.1% |
| 2 | France | US$87.9m | 3.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$79.7m | 3.5% |
| 4 |  Algeria | US$66.9m | 2.9% |
| 5 |  Brazil | US$65.4m | 2.9% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$53.1m | 2.3% |
| 7 |  Sudan | US$49.9m | 2.2% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$49.7m | 2.2% |
| 9 | Italy | US$42.2m | 1.9% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$40.3m | 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.
- 600016285 HMRC
Gut flora stabiliser for use as an animal feed additive. A strain that creates a more favourable environment for rumen anaerobic microbiota by scavenging oxygen. This promotes the growth of cellulolytic and lactic acid-utilising bacteria, helping to stabilise rumen pH and reduce the risk of…
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2102.10 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2102.10 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 10.9% and 14.7%. 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.
173 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 Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of active yeasts into the UK came to £42.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 10% on the year before); Belgium supplied 42%, followed by Ireland.
In 2024, countries exported active yeasts worth US$2.3bn (+2.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$419.6m), followed by Türkiye.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell: active yeasts?
Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell: active yeasts fall under HS subheading 2102.10, part of heading 2102, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2102.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2102.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10.9% to 14.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell…?
China, with US$419.6m in 2024 (18.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export active yeasts to the UK duty-free?
173 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on active yeasts?
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 active yeasts from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (42%), Ireland (10%) and Italy (8%), out of total imports of £42.7m.