Code 1702 11 · Heading 1702

Solid lactose and lactose syrup, without added flavourings or colourings, with a purity of >= 99% by weight in the dry state

This covers solid lactose and lactose syrup without added flavourings or colourings. The purity must be >= 99% by weight in the dry state.

For example

Solid lactose without added flavourings or colourings, with a purity of >= 99% by weight in the dry state
Lactose syrup without added flavourings or colourings, with a purity of >= 99% by weight in the dry state

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight >= 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter

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Step 1 · Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar…
What kind of product is it: a prepared food product made from meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic invertebrates or insects; sugar or a sugar product; cocoa or a product made from cocoa; a product made from grain, flour, starch or milk, or baked goods; a product made from vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plants or plant parts; another food-industry product; a beverage, ethanol or vinegar; a food-industry residue or waste product or prepared animal feed; tobacco, a manufactured tobacco substitute, a product with or without nicotine intended for inhalation without combustion, or another nicotine-containing product intended for nicotine absorption in the human body?
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Step 2 · Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 2 of 9 chapters in section IV
Which type is it: cane or beet sugar, or chemically pure sucrose, in solid form; another solid sugar, syrup or sugar solution without added flavourings or colourings, artificial honey or caramel; molasses from sugar extraction or refining; or confectionery without cocoa?
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Step 3 · Heading 1702 Other sugars, incl. chemically pure lactose, maltos… 2 of 4 headings under chapter 17
Which child description matches the product: lactose in solid form or lactose syrup with a dry-state purity of >= 99 weight percent; lactose in solid form or lactose syrup with a dry-state purity of < 99 weight percent; maple sugar or maple syrup without added flavourings or colourings; glucose in solid form or glucose syrup without added flavourings or colourings, with no fructose or with a dry-state fructose content of < 20 weight percent; glucose in solid form or glucose syrup without added flavourings or colourings, with a dry-state fructose content of >= 20 weight percent but < 50 weight percent, excluding invert sugar; chemically pure fructose in solid form; fructose in solid form or fructose syrup without added flavourings or colourings, with a dry-state fructose content of > 50 weight percent, excluding chemically pure fructose and invert sugar; or other qualifying sugar, invert sugar, chemically pure maltose, sugar or sugar solutions with a dry-state fructose content of 50 weight percent, artificial honey or caramel?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1702 11 Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not contai… 1 of 8 subheadings under heading 1702
Is it solid lactose or lactose syrup without added flavourings or colourings, with a purity of >= 99% by weight in the dry state?

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Import duty on the codes below: No rate on file

Only one code below

1702 11 00

Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight >= 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter

Special rate

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 8.0% to 16.0%.

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines2 Norwegian lines

17.02.1110 For feed purpose

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

11 GBP / 100 kg

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

1702 11 00 00 Containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1702.11.00.00 Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 2 Norwegian lines

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

17.02.1110

For feed purpose

Ordinary duty

1,41 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
17.02.1190

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

1702 11 00 00

Containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter

Ordinary duty

11 GBP / 100 kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 1 US line

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

1702.11.00.00

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel, Lactose and lactose syrup, Containing by weight 99 percent or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter

General rate

6.4%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, 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.