UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 0402.21
0402 21 11 00: Whole milk powder (unsweetened): In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2.5 kg
Whole milk powder (unsweetened)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0402 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1.5%
- 0402 21 00 00 Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 27%
- 0402 21 11 00 In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2.5 kg
What you pay
Importing into UK
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
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))
- 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 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) | — | 113 GBP / 100 kg |
| 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 |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | 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–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | 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–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | 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–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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico | 22.6 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Australia agreementQuota | Australia | 37.67 GBP / 100 kg |
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 0402.21
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £28.4m | 46.7% | +10.8% |
 France | £9.3m | 15.3% | +7.2% |
 Germany | £9.1m | 14.9% | -2% |
 Ireland | £4.3m | 7.1% | -54.2% |
 Austria | £3.7m | 6.1% | +240.4% |
 New Zealand | £3.5m | 5.7% | +219.6% |
 Belgium | £781k | 1.3% | -37.4% |
 Czechia | £712k | 1.2% | +117.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
0402.21 Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye 180% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Canada 6.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% – 45% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 27.5% 
Brazil 14.4% – 28% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 23.5% 
Argentina 16% – 28% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 22% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Japan 25% – 30% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines · average 27.5% · 11× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% UK lines: 0402.21
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
Legal notes
Commodity code 0402 21 11 00 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 0402.21 (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter).
The third-country duty is a specific or compound duty: 113.00 GBP / 100 kg.
154 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 113 GBP / 100 kg.
Imports of whole milk powder (unsweetened) (HS 0402.21) into the UK came to £60.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 1% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 47%, followed by France.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 180%, the Canada duty is 6.5%, the Mexico duty is 10%–45%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%–28%, the Argentina duty is 16%–28%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 25%–30%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 5%–10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 0402.21 worth US$65m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 0402 21 11 00?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 113.00 GBP / 100 kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 0402 21 11 00?
159 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 154 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 0402.21 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Netherlands (US$27m), followed by Germany.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.