# HS heading 21.02: Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders

> HS heading 21.02 covers yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders. It is in chapter 21 (miscellaneous edible preparations). It is split into 3 subheadings: 2102.10 (active yeasts), 2102.20 (inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead) and 2102.30 (prepared baking powders).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2102
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/21) / [21.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2102)

## Key facts

- Heading: 21.02
- Description: Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders
- Chapter: 21: Miscellaneous edible preparations
- Subheadings: 3
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 21.02 covers yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders.

It is split into 3 subheadings: 2102.10 (active yeasts), 2102.20 (inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead) and 2102.30 (prepared baking powders).

- [2102.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210210) Active yeasts
- [2102.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210220) Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead
- [2102.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210230) Prepared baking powders

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 21 are classified in its other 5 headings, listed below.

- [21.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2101) Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof
- [21.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2103) Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard
- [21.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2104) Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations
- [21.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2105) Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa
- [21.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2106) Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included

## How it is structured

Heading 21.02 is one of 6 headings in chapter 21. Its first two digits, 21, are the chapter; the next two, 02, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (2102.10, 2102.20, 2102.30).

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under heading 21.02 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.

- Previous heading: [21.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2101) Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof
- Next heading: [21.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2103) Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 21.02 cover?

HS heading 21.02 covers yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders.

### Which chapter is HS heading 21.02 in?

HS heading 21.02 is in chapter 21 (miscellaneous edible preparations).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 21.02 have?

HS heading 21.02 has 3 subheadings: 2102.10 (active yeasts), 2102.20 (inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead) and 2102.30 (prepared baking powders).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2102.json