Section I · Live animals; animal products
Chapter 04: Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 04 of the Harmonized System has 10 four-digit headings, from 04.01 to 04.10. Each heading is split further into six-digit subheadings, then into national 8- and 10-digit commodity codes.
Headings in chapter 04
| Heading | Description |
|---|---|
| 04.01 | Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter |
| 04.02 | Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter |
| 04.03 | Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa |
| 04.04 | Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included |
| 04.05 | Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads |
| 04.06 | Cheese and curd |
| 04.07 | Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked |
| 04.08 | Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter |
| 04.09 | Natural honey |
| 04.10 | Insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included |
Classifying goods in chapter 04
Start with the chapter and section notes: they are legally binding and often decide what is included or excluded. Then choose the heading whose wording best describes your product (GRI 1), and work down to the six-digit subheading before choosing the national commodity code.
The six-digit code is shared internationally. The UK and EU add digits for their own tariffs and statistics, and the US uses its own 10-digit HTS lines, so always confirm the final code in the tariff of the country you are importing into.
Official sources
Check chapter 04 in the UK Trade Tariff, the EU TARIC and the US HTS.