Code 2102 20 · Heading 2102

Inactive yeast and other inactive single-cell microorganisms, excluding vaccines

This code covers inactive yeast and other inactive single-cell microorganisms. It does not cover vaccines classified under heading 3002; inactive yeast is divided further by its form or package net weight.

For example

Inactive yeast
An inactive single-cell microorganism other than yeast and not a vaccine

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Official tariff text

Inactive yeasts; other dead single-cell micro-organisms (excl. packaged as medicaments)

How we got to this code

IV
21
2102
2102 20

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Step 4 of 4

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 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6 of 9 chapters in section IV
Is it a coffee, tea or maté extract or preparation; yeast, another inactive single-cell microorganism or prepared baking powder; a sauce or sauce preparation; soup, broth or a preparation for children or dietary use; ice cream; or another prepared food?
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Step 3 · Heading 2102 Yeasts, active or inactive; other dead single-cell … 2 of 6 headings under chapter 21
Is it live yeast, inactive yeast or another inactive single-cell microorganism excluding vaccines covered by heading 3002, or a prepared baking powder?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2102 20 Inactive yeasts; other dead single-cell micro-organ… 2 of 3 subheadings under heading 2102
Which description fits: inactive yeast in tablets, cubes or similar, or in a package of net weight <= 1 kg; other inactive yeast; or inactive single-cell microorganisms other than yeast and vaccines classified under heading 3002?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–8.3%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 10.9%.

2102 10 Active yeasts 10.9–14.7%
2102 20 Inactive yeasts; other dead single-cell micro-organisms (excl. packaged as medicaments) you are here 0.0–8.3%
2102 30 Prepared baking powders 6.1%

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 lines6 Norwegian lines

21.02.2011 For fish feed

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines5 British lines

2102 20 11 10 For feeding purpose

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2102.20.20.00 Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell microorganisms, dead

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

21.02.2011

For fish feed

Ordinary duty

2,66 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

2,58 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.02.2019

Other

Ordinary duty

2,66 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

2,58 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.02.2020

Other inactive yeasts

Ordinary duty

21.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.02.2032

For fish feed

Ordinary duty

2,66 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

2,58 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.02.2039

Other

Ordinary duty

2,66 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

2,58 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.02.2040

Other single-cell micro-organisms, dead, not for feed purpose

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

All 5 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

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).

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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.

2102.20.20.00

Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell microorganisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 3002); prepared baking powders, Inactive yeasts; other single-cell microorganisms, dead, Yeasts (except dried brewers' yeast)

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
2102.20.40.00

Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell microorganisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 3002); prepared baking powders, Inactive yeasts; other single-cell microorganisms, dead, Dried brewers' yeast, crude

General rate

Free

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
2102.20.60.00

Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell microorganisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 3002); prepared baking powders, Inactive yeasts; other single-cell microorganisms, dead, Other

General rate

3.2%

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.