HTS Chapter 04: Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible animal products
HTS Chapter 04 covers Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible animal products. Browse 9 published headings, then narrow to the active product line that matches the goods.
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Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
HTS Chapter 04 covers many basic dairy products, eggs, and certain other edible products of animal origin. Representative headings include milk and cream, yogurt and other fermented milk products, whey, butter and milk fats, cheese, eggs in or out of the shell, and insects or other edible animal-origin products not classified elsewhere. The product may still belong in another chapter if it is a prepared food, a beverage, an animal feed, or otherwise covered by a more specific provision.
The HTS is organized from broad to specific: a chapter identifies a general product area, a four-digit heading narrows the category, and further digits identify increasingly specific subheadings. A complete US classification normally uses a 10-digit HTS code. Within Chapter 04, compare the product’s physical form and ingredients—such as liquid or powdered, concentrated or not, sweetened or unsweetened, fermented, flavored, preserved, or mixed with other ingredients—with the heading and subheading text and the applicable legal notes. Classification can require customs-broker or other professional judgment, especially for blended or processed products.
What to check
- Check the product’s actual composition, processing, form, and packaging—not just its marketing name or intended use.
- Read the heading, subheading, Chapter 04 notes, and relevant section notes together; confirm whether the product is excluded or directed to another chapter, such as a prepared food provision.
- For dairy and egg products, verify details such as concentration, added sugar or sweeteners, flavoring, fruit or other additions, fermentation, preservation, and whether the product is in or out of the shell.
- Use the full 10-digit US HTS code and confirm that the statistical suffix matches the product; do not stop at the four-digit heading.
- Check current Chapter 99 provisions and any applicable additional duties, trade remedies, quotas, licensing, FDA or USDA requirements, and entry documentation before importing.
How to use this chapter
A chapter is the first classification level, not a duty rate. Choose the heading that describes the product, narrow by material, construction, use, or other legal distinctions, and verify the final line against the official HTS notes.
Heading list
| HTS code | Description | Linked 8-digit entries |
|---|---|---|
| 0401 | Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: | 0 |
| 0402 | Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: | 0 |
| 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 flavored or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa: | 0 |
| 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: | 0 |
| 0405 | Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads: | 0 |
| 0406 | Cheese and curd: | 0 |
| 0407 | Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked: | 1 |
| 0408 | Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, molded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: | 0 |
| 0410 | Insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included: | 0 |
Linked measures
0 linked measure entries in the current snapshot.
Questions about HTS Chapter 04
What does HTS Chapter 04 cover?
HTS Chapter 04 covers Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible animal products. This page groups the chapter’s 4-digit headings; a shipment still needs the most specific active 8- or 10-digit line supported by the product facts.
Is HTS Chapter 04 a final product classification?
No. A chapter is a broad 2-digit category. Narrow it to the applicable heading and the most specific active statistical line before estimating duty or filing an entry.