# HS heading 04.01: Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

> HS heading 04.01 covers milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. It is in chapter 04 (dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included). It is split into 4 subheadings: 0401.10 (of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1 %), 0401.20 (of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 %), 0401.40 (of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % but not exceeding 10 %) and 0401.50 (of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10 %). National tariff lines under heading 04.01 are live on border.bot for the United States (12 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0401
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/04) / [04.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0401)

## Key facts

- Heading: 04.01
- Description: Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- Chapter: 04: Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Subheadings: 4
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 04.01 covers milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.

It is split into 4 subheadings: 0401.10 (of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1 %), 0401.20 (of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 %), 0401.40 (of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % but not exceeding 10 %) and 0401.50 (of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10 %).

- [0401.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040110) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1 %
- [0401.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040120) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 %
- [0401.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040140) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % but not exceeding 10 %
- [0401.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/040150) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10 %

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 04 are classified in its other 9 headings, listed below.

- [04.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0402) Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- [04.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0403) 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0404) 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0405) Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads
- [04.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0406) Cheese and curd
- [04.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0407) Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked
- [04.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0408) 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0409) Natural honey
- [04.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0410) Insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

## How it is structured

Heading 04.01 is one of 10 headings in chapter 04. Its first two digits, 04, are the chapter; the next two, 01, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0401.10, 0401.20, 0401.40).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 04.01 are live on border.bot for the United States (12 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/04): 12 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [03.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0309) Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption
- Next heading: [04.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0402) Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 04.01 cover?

HS heading 04.01 covers milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.

### Which chapter is HS heading 04.01 in?

HS heading 04.01 is in chapter 04 (dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 04.01 have?

HS heading 04.01 has 4 subheadings: 0401.10 (of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1 %), 0401.20 (of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 %), 0401.40 (of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % but not exceeding 10 %) and 0401.50 (of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10 %).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 04.01?

National tariff lines under heading 04.01 are live on border.bot for the United States (12 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0401.json
