Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
Chapter 04 of the Harmonised System covers Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included. It groups 10 four-digit headings used worldwide to classify these goods for customs and duty.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 04 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
04 is the two-digit HS chapter. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 04
The Harmonised System breaks Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included into these 10 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
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.
Whey and products consisting of natural milk constituents; whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included
Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads
Cheese and curd
Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked
Birds' eggs, not in shell; egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
Honey; natural
Animal products; insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
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