Subheading · Chapter 35 · Heading 3501
3501.90: Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives: other
Caseinates and casein glues
Official description Other
3501.90 is the HS subheading for caseinates and casein glues, under heading 3501 in chapter 35.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3501 90 00 00 Other
- 3501 90 10 00 Casein glues Free
- 3501 90 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)
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
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £1.5m | 40.5% | +33.1% |
 Ireland | £671k | 17.8% | -66.2% |
 Netherlands | £609k | 16.1% | +23.3% |
 United States | £558k | 14.8% | +363.4% |
 France | £235k | 6.2% | -43.7% |
 Denmark | £142k | 3.7% | — |
 Latvia | £32k | 0.8% | -58.7% |
 Sri Lanka | £2k | 0.1% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.4% – 8.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.4% 
Türkiye 6.4% – 8.3% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 7% USA 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Japan 5.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 4% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Norway 21.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$188kUS$188k+US$1m+US$25m+> US$185m
Exports: 85
- New Zealand: US$401m
- Netherlands: US$372m
- Denmark: US$185m
- Germany: US$113m
- France: US$96m
- Ireland: US$94m
- Poland: US$70m
- United States: US$25m
- Australia: US$7m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Spain: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Croatia: US$926k
- Brazil: US$783k
- United Kingdom: US$531k
- Slovakia: US$492k
- Sweden: US$456k
- Portugal: US$389k
- Russia: US$387k
- Iran: US$323k
- Austria: US$283k
- Mexico: US$253k
- Slovenia: US$246k
- Switzerland: US$215k
- El Salvador: US$215k
- Japan: US$212k
- Bulgaria: US$191k
- United Arab Emirates: US$188k
- Canada: US$186k
- Thailand: US$172k
- Kenya: US$166k
- Guatemala: US$143k
- Taiwan: US$141k
- Türkiye: US$100k
- Belarus: US$84k
- Saudi Arabia: US$76k
- Malaysia: US$58k
- Czechia: US$51k
- Curaçao: US$50k
- Vietnam: US$49k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$47k
- Israel: US$44k
- Kazakhstan: US$34k
- Pakistan: US$21k
- Luxembourg: US$21k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$12k
- Serbia: US$11k
- Finland: US$9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$229kUS$229k+US$3m+US$21m+> US$74m
Imports: 151
- China: US$323m
- United States: US$214m
- Germany: US$104m
- Japan: US$104m
- Netherlands: US$74m
- Thailand: US$51m
- South Korea: US$47m
- Indonesia: US$46m
- Spain: US$36m
- Brazil: US$33m
- France: US$26m
- Croatia: US$25m
- Singapore: US$23m
- Greece: US$21m
- Canada: US$21m
- Taiwan: US$18m
- Mexico: US$18m
- Philippines: US$18m
- Italy: US$14m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- Poland: US$14m
- India: US$13m
- Argentina: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$11m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Australia: US$8m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Denmark: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Israel: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Libya: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Uruguay: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Lebanon: US$947k
- Lithuania: US$803k
- United Arab Emirates: US$737k
- Zimbabwe: US$728k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | US$401m | 28.5% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$372m | 26.5% |
| 3 | Denmark | US$185m | 13.2% |
| 4 | Germany | US$113m | 8% |
| 5 | France | US$96m | 6.9% |
| 6 | Ireland | US$94m | 6.7% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$70m | 4.9% |
| 8 | United States | US$25m | 1.7% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$7m | 0.5% |
| 10 | Latvia | US$7m | 0.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$323m | 23% |
| 2 | United States | US$214m | 15.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$104m | 7.4% |
| 4 | Japan | US$104m | 7.4% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$74m | 5.3% |
| 6 |  Thailand | US$51m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$47m | 3.3% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$46m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$36m | 2.6% |
| 10 | Brazil | US$33m | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 5%median duty
- 26number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 48%highest: Liechtenstein, Bahamas, Switzerland
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 11% | 8% – 14% | 2023 |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 7.4% | 6.4% – 8.3% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 20% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
| Japan | 5.4% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 48%* | 0.6% – 129% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 21% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 2% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 21% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 17% | 8% – 20% | 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 29%* | 0.3% – 79% | 2023 |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 7.4% | 6.4% – 8.3% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 6% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 59222 Caseinates & other casein derivatives; casein glues
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35420 Glues and gelatine, peptones and their derivatives, and related products; caseinates and other casein derivatives; albuminates and other albumin derivatives
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2029 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3501.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3501.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3501.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 3501.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 3501.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 3501.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3501.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 3501.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 6.4% and 8.3%.
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 caseinates and casein glues into the UK came to £3.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 11% on the year before); Germany supplied 41%, followed by Ireland.
In 2024, countries exported caseinates and casein glues worth US$1bn (−14.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was New Zealand (US$401m), followed by the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives: other?
Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives: other fall under HS subheading 3501.90, 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 3501.90 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 3501.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.4% to 8.3%, 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$401m in 2024 (28.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export caseinates and casein glues 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 caseinates and casein glues from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (41%), Ireland (18%) and Netherlands (16%), out of total imports of £3.8m.