HS Code 0403Yogurt; 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.

What HS code 0403 covers

Heading 0403 is where cultured and soured dairy goes. Many people search for it as the yogurt HS code, and in some markets as HSN code 0403. It is the same heading. Besides yogurt, it holds buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, and kephir, which many people spell kefir.

The goods may be plain or flavoured. They may be thick or thin, concentrated or sweetened. All of these stay in this heading, because the wording makes room for them.

The code sits on a short path, from the broad group down to the exact product:

• Chapter 04: dairy produce and other edible animal products
• Heading 0403: yogurt and other soured milk and cream
• Subheadings 040320 and 040390

Yogurt (040320) vs other fermented milk (040390)

What is the HS code for yogurt? It is 040320. Sugar, sweetener, flavour or other add-ins do not move yogurt out of this subheading. So flavoured yogurt and fruit yogurt both sit here.

So does any other fermented or acidified milk or cream. Its wording excludes yoghurt, so it is the catch-all for soured dairy that is not yogurt.

Use a simple test. First ask: is this product yogurt? If yes, use 040320. If no, but it is a soured milk or cream product, use 040390.

Common products classified under 0403

People often search by product name, not by code. These examples show where each one lands:

• Plain yogurt: 040320
• Flavoured yogurt: 040320
• Yogurt with added fruit, nuts or cocoa: 040320
• Sweetened or concentrated yogurt: 040320
• Buttermilk: 040390
• Kephir or kefir: 040390
• Curdled milk or cream: 040390

Related dairy headings to rule out

Many dairy goods look close to yogurt but belong in another heading. The key step is souring. If the milk or cream has not been soured by culture or acid, check the nearby headings first. Compare your product with each one below.

Come back to 0403 once you are sure the product is soured. The HS code classifier can also help you check a product, and the chapter page shows every dairy heading side by side.

• 0401: milk and cream that are not concentrated and have no added sugar or sweetener
• 0402: milk and cream that are concentrated or have added sugar or sweetener
• 0404: whey and products made of natural milk constituents
• 0405: butter, other milk fats and oils, and dairy spreads
• 0406: cheese and curd

Import and export data for heading 0403

Countries add more digits after the six-digit code to build their own tariff lines. Trade records for yogurt still start from 040320, and records for other soured milk start from 040390.

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily.

You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo. Start with 0403, then narrow to yogurt or to the other subheading.