# HS heading 21.02: Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders

> HS heading 21.02 covers yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders. It is in chapter 21 (miscellaneous edible preparations). It is split into 3 subheadings: 2102.10 (active yeasts), 2102.20 (inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead) and 2102.30 (prepared baking powders). National tariff lines under heading 21.02 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/2102
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/21) / [21.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2102)

## Key facts

- Heading: 21.02
- Description: Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders
- Chapter: 21: Miscellaneous edible preparations
- Subheadings: 3
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 21.02 covers yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders.

It is split into 3 subheadings: 2102.10 (active yeasts), 2102.20 (inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead) and 2102.30 (prepared baking powders).

- [2102.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/210210) Active yeasts
- [2102.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/210220) Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead
- [2102.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/210230) Prepared baking powders

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 21 are classified in its other 5 headings, listed below.

- [21.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2101) Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof
- [21.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2103) Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard
- [21.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2104) Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations
- [21.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2105) Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa
- [21.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2106) Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included

## How it is structured

Heading 21.02 is one of 6 headings in chapter 21. Its first two digits, 21, are the chapter; the next two, 02, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (2102.10, 2102.20, 2102.30).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 21.02 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/21): 5 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [21.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2101) Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof
- Next heading: [21.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2103) Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 21.02 cover?

HS heading 21.02 covers yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders.

### Which chapter is HS heading 21.02 in?

HS heading 21.02 is in chapter 21 (miscellaneous edible preparations).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 21.02 have?

HS heading 21.02 has 3 subheadings: 2102.10 (active yeasts), 2102.20 (inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead) and 2102.30 (prepared baking powders).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 21.02?

National tariff lines under heading 21.02 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 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/2102.json