How to export active yeast to the United States? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 2102 from Türkiye into the United States came to US$21.8m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 4.6% of its imports. Against the 12 months before: +0.2%.
Figures are for heading 2102: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into the United States
Heading 2102 · September 2025 – August 2026
US$21.8m+0.2% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: US$21.8m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by the United States, from its own import statistics.
UN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division)
Dataset UN Comtrade C/M/HS(opens in a new tab)Updated at the source on 30 October 2026.
The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.
The market in the United States
The market's own import figures for heading 2102, last 12 months.
- Imports from the world, 12 months
- US$470m-13.7% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share
- 4.6%4% in the 12 months before
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
 Canada | US$162m | 34.6% |
 Mexico | US$99.5m | 21.2% |
 Brazil | US$42.2m | 9% |
 Belgium | US$26.9m | 5.7% |
 Egypt | US$25.4m | 5.4% |
Customs duty
21.4%on the FOB value
6.4% general rate + 15% on Türkiye's goods (heading 9903.02.64)From the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC), 2026 HTS Revision 22No free trade agreement with TürkiyeMinistry of Trade, checked 2 November 2026(opens in a new tab)The rate set for HS 2102.10checked on 2 November 2026Official source(opens in a new tab)
Rules notified to the WTO
Rules for this product in United States as notified to the WTO: draft regulations, emergency measures and their changes, newest first.
- G/SPS/N/USA/3300/Add.1Food safety, animal and plant health (SPS)Addendum
Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D2 Inactive Bakers Yeast; Final Amendment; Order
Products: HS Code(s): 2102; ICS Code(s): 67
Notified on 1 October 2026Comments until 26 October 2026
On ePing(opens in a new tab)The notification(opens in a new tab)
1 notification in all; none open for comments. Titles and products as notified, in English.
Source: the World Trade Organization's ePing.
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 2102.10
Yeasts; active
Official Turkish title: Canlı mayalar
Heading 2102Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading no. 3002); prepared baking powders
Türkiye exported €209m of HS 2102.10 in 2025: rank 213 of 5,132 subheadings.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341 (the figures Türkiye declared). The ranking is calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for it.
5 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
Its page in the codes guideTÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)UN Statistics Division: HS 2022 (H6)(opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
- What import duty does the United States charge on active yeast?
- the United States charges 21.4% on active yeast of Turkish origin (on the FOB value). The rate was checked at its source on 2 November 2026.
- Where does Türkiye rank among the United States's suppliers of active yeast?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 4.6% of the United States's imports of HS 2102: No. 6 of 59 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of active yeast to the United States growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), US$21.8m of goods under HS 2102 went from Türkiye to the United States: +0.2% on the 12 months before.