Code 0401 20 99 · Subheading 0401 20
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This code covers milk or cream that is not concentrated and has no added sugar or other sweeteners. It must have over 3 weight percent but no more than 6 weight percent fat and must not be in a package with content of no more than 2 l.
For example
Official tariff text
Milk and cream of a fat content by weight of > 3% but <= 6%, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. in immediate packings of <= 2 l)
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0401 20 99
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 04012099.
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in San Marino; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; Western Sahara; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); Andorra; Ivory Coast; 36 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseA tariff quota is recorded for this code. This does not say whether any of the quota is still available. It covers goods originating in Ukraine.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland; Ukraine; any country except Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland; European Union; Faroe Islands; Greenland; Japan.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
04.01.2000
Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 %
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
0401 20 99 00
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These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
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Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
It covers non-concentrated, unsweetened milk or cream not in packages of no more than 2 l, but with no more than 3 weight percent fat.
It covers the same type of milk or cream and fat range, but in packages with content of no more than 2 l.
It covers concentrated milk or cream with no more than 8 weight percent fat, whereas this code covers milk or cream that is not concentrated.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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