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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 0404: Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing

Heading 0404 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 04, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.

Official description

0404Whey, 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

Place in the nomenclature: 04 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included > 0404

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

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, n.e.s.

Subheadings (6 digits)
2
CN codes (8 digits)
30

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 0404

  • 0404 10Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
    • 0404 10 02 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Not exceeding 1,5 %
    • 0404 10 04 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 06 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 12 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Not exceeding 1,5 %
    • 0404 10 14 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 16 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 26 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Not exceeding 1,5 %
    • 0404 10 28 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 32 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 34 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Not exceeding 1,5 %
    • 0404 10 36 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 38 In powder, granules or other solid forms | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 48 Other | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Not exceeding 1,5 %
    • 0404 10 52 Other | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 54 Other | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 56 Other | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Not exceeding 1,5 %
    • 0404 10 58 Other | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 62 Other | Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 72 Other | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Not exceeding 1,5 %
    • 0404 10 74 Other | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 76 Other | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Not exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 78 Other | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Not exceeding 1,5 %
    • 0404 10 82 Other | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 10 84 Other | Other, of a protein content (nitrogen content × 6,38), by weight | Exceeding 15 %, and of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 27 %
  • 0404 90Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not sweetened, n.e.s.

    • 0404 90 21 Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight | Not exceeding 1,5 %
    • 0404 90 23 Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 90 29 Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 90 81 Other, of a fat content, by weight | Not exceeding 1,5 %
    • 0404 90 83 Other, of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 1,5 % but not exceeding 27 %
    • 0404 90 89 Other, of a fat content, by weight | Exceeding 27 %

The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.

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Source

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.