HS chapter 04
Dairy, eggs and honey
Chapter 04 has 10 headings with 172 EU tariff lines and 48 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 5 EU and 3 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 141 EU and 36 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 5 | 3 |
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 9 | 7 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 17 | 12 |
| Tariff-rate quota | 63 | 16 |
| Partial cut only | 17 | 2 |
| Excluded (E) | 61 | 8 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0401 | Milk and cream | base 0%zero by 2036 | base 12–14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 0402 | Milk powderQuotaExcluded lines | base 0% | base 14–28% | Calculate |
| 0403 | Yogurt and buttermilkExcluded lines | base 0–8.3% | base 16% | Calculate |
| 0404 | WheyExcluded lines | base 0% | base 14–28% | Calculate |
| 0405 | ButterExcluded lines | base 0–9%zero by 2036 | base 16%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 0406 | CheeseQuotaExcluded lines | base 0–7.7% | base 16–28% | Calculate |
| 0407 | Eggs in shell | base 0–7.7%zero by 2030 | base 0–8%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 0408 | Egg productsQuota | base 0% | base 10%zero by 2034 | Calculate |
| 0409 | HoneyQuota | base 17.3% | base 16% | Calculate |
| 0410 | Animal products; insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | base 7.7%zero by 2030 | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |