Subheading · Chapter 21 · Heading 2102
2102.20: Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead
2102.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2102, yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not…, chapter 21.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2102 20 00 00 Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead
- Inactive yeasts
- 2102 20 11 00 In tablet, cube or similar form, or in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg Free
- 2102 20 11 10 For feeding purpose Free
- 2102 20 11 90 Other Free
- 2102 20 19 00 Other Free
- 2102 20 19 10 For feeding purpose Free
- 2102 20 19 90 Other Free
- 2102 20 90 00 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, Chile, 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: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £13.1m | 26.5% | +21% |
 China | £4.7m | 9.4% | -37.6% |
 Brazil | £4.2m | 8.5% | -49.1% |
 Estonia | £3.8m | 7.7% | +4.5% |
 United States | £3.2m | 6.4% | -6.2% |
 South Korea | £2.5m | 5% | -56.2% |
 Germany | £2.3m | 4.7% | +35.5% |
 Denmark | £2.3m | 4.6% | +21.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$331kUS$331k+US$6m+US$27m+> US$93m
Exports: 125
- Brazil: US$209m
- China: US$139m
- United States: US$98m
- France: US$93m
- Belgium: US$65m
- Germany: US$62m
- Estonia: US$58m
- Poland: US$50m
- Italy: US$43m
- Spain: US$31m
- Denmark: US$30m
- Mexico: US$27m
- Netherlands: US$23m
- Russia: US$23m
- Canada: US$20m
- South Korea: US$19m
- United Kingdom: US$19m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Egypt: US$12m
- Lithuania: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Austria: US$9m
- Japan: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- Israel: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Ireland: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Iceland: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Finland: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$980k
- Australia: US$896k
- Norway: US$888k
- South Africa: US$849k
- Bulgaria: US$464k
- Luxembourg: US$454k
- Curaçao: US$386k
- Slovenia: US$331k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$317k
- United Arab Emirates: US$285k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$314kUS$314k+US$4m+US$19m+> US$52m
Imports: 187
- United States: US$161m
- Netherlands: US$70m
- United Kingdom: US$69m
- Belgium: US$68m
- France: US$66m
- Germany: US$52m
- Italy: US$48m
- Canada: US$44m
- Japan: US$43m
- Spain: US$38m
- Denmark: US$38m
- Chile: US$37m
- Norway: US$28m
- South Korea: US$28m
- Australia: US$24m
- Austria: US$21m
- Poland: US$21m
- Mexico: US$21m
- China: US$19m
- Czechia: US$14m
- Vietnam: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$12m
- Thailand: US$12m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Russia: US$10m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Estonia: US$10m
- Brazil: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- India: US$5m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Argentina: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Colombia: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Bolivia: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Burkina Faso: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | US$209m | 17.7% |
| 2 | China | US$139m | 11.8% |
| 3 | United States | US$98m | 8.4% |
| 4 |  France | US$93m | 7.9% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$65m | 5.5% |
| 6 | Germany | US$62m | 5.3% |
| 7 | Estonia | US$58m | 4.9% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$50m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$43m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$31m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$161m | 13.7% |
| 2 |  Netherlands | US$70m | 5.9% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$69m | 5.9% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$68m | 5.7% |
| 5 | France | US$66m | 5.6% |
| 6 | Germany | US$52m | 4.4% |
| 7 | Italy | US$48m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$44m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Japan | US$43m | 3.7% |
| 10 | Spain | US$38m | 3.2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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.
- N351118 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of fruits and a yeast flake from Poland
- N314013 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of spirulina from Japan
- H284445 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N128055; Classification of dried algae powder
- 600010330 HMRC
Mycoprotein paste (100% mycoprotein) Used in the manufacture of foods Chilled or frozen.
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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Quota · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Classification · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0360 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2102.20 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2102.20 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8.3% (average 4.5%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 172 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £49.5m (down 13% on the year before), at an average of £2.68 per kg; Belgium supplied 27%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$1bn in 2024, up 1.6% on 2023.
Brazil was the largest exporter with 17.7% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead?
Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead fall under HS subheading 2102.20, part of heading 2102, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on inactive yeasts in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2102.20 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 inactive yeasts in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2102.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8.3%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most inactive yeasts?
Brazil, with US$209m in 2024 (17.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (27%), China (9%) and Brazil (9%), out of total imports of £49.5m.