Subheading · Chapter 35 · Heading 3501
3501.10: Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives: casein
Casein
Official description Casein
3501.10 is the HS subheading for casein, under heading 3501 in chapter 35.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3501 10 00 00 Casein
- 3501 10 10 00 For the manufacture of regenerated textile fibres Free
- 3501 10 50 00 For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs or fodder Free
- 3501 10 50 10 With a water content of more than 50% by weight Free
- 3501 10 50 90 Other Free
- 3501 10 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
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 4 lines
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))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- 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
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
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–Andorra agreement | Andorra | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £17.8m | 72.6% | -6.8% |
 New Zealand | £3.4m | 13.9% | +9.1% |
 Germany | £1.2m | 4.9% | +27.4% |
 France | £612k | 2.5% | +53.6% |
 Denmark | £436k | 1.8% | -38.4% |
 Netherlands | £287k | 1.2% | -47.5% |
 Lithuania | £260k | 1.1% | — |
 United States | £247k | 1% | -67% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$214.1kUS$214.1k+US$7.4m+US$43m+> US$374.1m
Exports: 65
- New Zealand: US$459.1m
- Ireland: US$374.1m
- France: US$221.3m
- Netherlands: US$59.8m
- Germany: US$58.7m
- United States: US$56m
- Ukraine: US$43m
- Argentina: US$31.3m
- Denmark: US$28.1m
- Poland: US$20.5m
- Austria: US$19.7m
- Belarus: US$17.9m
- India: US$17.5m
- Spain: US$14.5m
- Uganda: US$7.6m
- Czechia: US$7.4m
- China: US$2.5m
- Belgium: US$2.5m
- Italy: US$1.7m
- Lithuania: US$1.7m
- United Kingdom: US$1.5m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$795.6k
- Canada: US$585k
- Australia: US$549.6k
- El Salvador: US$503.5k
- Mexico: US$447.2k
- Singapore: US$328.5k
- Sweden: US$315.4k
- Russia: US$259.9k
- South Africa: US$214.1k
- Philippines: US$200k
- Malaysia: US$133.4k
- Hungary: US$130.6k
- Colombia: US$92.2k
- Zimbabwe: US$77.3k
- Costa Rica: US$72.2k
- Türkiye: US$65.9k
- South Korea: US$57.7k
- Nigeria: US$49.6k
- Guatemala: US$46.5k
- Peru: US$46.1k
- Japan: US$45.8k
- Switzerland: US$43.2k
- Taiwan: US$31.6k
- Thailand: US$30.9k
- Norway: US$30.4k
- Bulgaria: US$27k
- Portugal: US$24.9k
- Romania: US$18.2k
- Finland: US$10.8k
- Brazil: US$9k
- Luxembourg: US$5k
- Greece: US$3.6k
- Croatia: US$1.6k
- Macao SAR China: US$1.6k
- Estonia: US$400
- Kazakhstan: US$300
- Slovenia: US$300
- Cyprus: US$200
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$680.6kUS$680.6k+US$7.9m+US$30.4m+> US$96.6m
Imports: 133
- United States: US$295.5m
- Mexico: US$133.6m
- China: US$128.1m
- Netherlands: US$96.6m
- Germany: US$80.6m
- Poland: US$77.2m
- Italy: US$52.7m
- Spain: US$52m
- Morocco: US$39.7m
- Japan: US$38.7m
- United Kingdom: US$36.3m
- Malaysia: US$32.1m
- South Korea: US$30.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$30.1m
- Philippines: US$28.1m
- Brazil: US$24.7m
- South Africa: US$20.8m
- Russia: US$18m
- El Salvador: US$15.2m
- Thailand: US$15.1m
- Canada: US$14.1m
- Tunisia: US$13m
- Indonesia: US$12.7m
- Belgium: US$12.7m
- Australia: US$12.5m
- Pakistan: US$10.5m
- Algeria: US$10.5m
- Egypt: US$9.4m
- France: US$8.3m
- Colombia: US$8.1m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Austria: US$7.9m
- Sweden: US$6.9m
- Lebanon: US$6.7m
- Israel: US$6.6m
- Greece: US$4.4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$3.7m
- Hungary: US$3.5m
- Sri Lanka: US$3.5m
- Denmark: US$3.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.1m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- India: US$2.4m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Latvia: US$1.9m
- Vietnam: US$1.8m
- Nigeria: US$1.8m
- Peru: US$1.3m
- Singapore: US$1.2m
- Romania: US$1.1m
- Libya: US$1m
- Uruguay: US$987.8k
- Qatar: US$927.8k
- Panama: US$849.5k
- Costa Rica: US$843.9k
- Portugal: US$766.6k
- Argentina: US$764.7k
- North Macedonia: US$717.6k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | US$459.1m | 31.6% |
| 2 | Ireland | US$374.1m | 25.8% |
| 3 | France | US$221.3m | 15.2% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$59.8m | 4.1% |
| 5 | Germany | US$58.7m | 4% |
| 6 | United States | US$56m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Ukraine | US$43m | 3% |
| 8 |  Argentina | US$31.3m | 2.2% |
| 9 | Denmark | US$28.1m | 1.9% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$20.5m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$295.5m | 20.3% |
| 2 |  Mexico | US$133.6m | 9.2% |
| 3 |  China | US$128.1m | 8.8% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$96.6m | 6.7% |
| 5 | Germany | US$80.6m | 5.6% |
| 6 | Poland | US$77.2m | 5.3% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$52.7m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$52m | 3.6% |
| 9 |  Morocco | US$39.7m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Japan | US$38.7m | 2.7% |
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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Tariff change · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3501.10 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 3501.10 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 9%. 1 of them is duty-free.
174 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.
Imports of casein into the UK came to £24.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 7% on the year before); Ireland supplied 73%, followed by New Zealand.
In 2024, countries exported casein worth US$1.5bn (−16.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was New Zealand (US$459.1m), followed by Ireland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives: casein?
Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives: casein fall under HS subheading 3501.10, part of heading 3501, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3501.10 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 casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3501.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 9%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives?
New Zealand, with US$459.1m in 2024 (31.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export casein to the UK duty-free?
174 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.
Where does the UK import casein from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (73%), New Zealand (14%) and Germany (5%), out of total imports of £24.5m.