Exhibit 7.1

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (times)

The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is determined using the following applicable factors:

Earnings available for fixed charges are calculated, first, by determining the sum of: (a) net profit before taxation and the Unilever Groups share
of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates; (b) dividend income receivable from joint ventures and associates; and (c) fixed charges, as defined below.

Fixed charges are calculated as the sum of: (a) finance costs (both expensed and capitalized); and (b) one-third of lease costs (e.g., that portion
of rental expense that is representative of the interest factor).



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|Earnings to Fixed Charges                                               |  |  million2013 |       |   |  million2012(Restated) |  |       |  million2011(Restated) |  |  |  million2010(Restated) |   |  |  million2009(Restated) |      
|Earnings                                                                |  |               |       |   |                         |  |       |                         |  |  |                         |   |  |                         |       |   |  |  |       |  
|Net profit                                                              |  |               | 5,263 |   |                         |  | 4,836 |                         |  |  | 4,491                   |   |  |                         | 4,465 |   |  |  | 3,646 |  
|Add: Taxation                                                           |  |               | 1,851 |   |                         |  | 1,697 |                         |  |  | 1,575                   |   |  |                         | 1,486 |   |  |  | 1,253 |  
|(Less)/Add: Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |               | (113  | ) |                         |  | (105  | )                       |  |  | (113                    | ) |  |                         | (111  | ) |  |  | (115  | )
|Add: Dividend income receivable from joint ventures and associates      |  |               | 110   |   |                         |  | 119   |                         |  |  | 111                     |   |  |                         | 141   |   |  |  | 177   |  
|Add: Fixed charges                                                      |  |               | 663   |   |                         |  | 712   |                         |  |  | 691                     |   |  |                         | 634   |   |  |  | 640   |  
|                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                         |  |       |                         |  |  |                         |   |  |                         |       |   |  |  |       |  
|                                                                        |  |               | 7,774 |   |                         |  | 7,259 |                         |  |  | 6,755                   |   |  |                         | 6,615 |   |  |  | 5,601 |  
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|Fixed charges                                                           |  |               |       |   |                         |  |       |                         |  |  |                         |   |  |                         |       |   |  |  |       |  
|Finance costs                                                           |  |               | 500   |   |                         |  | 526   |                         |  |  | 540                     |   |  |                         | 480   |   |  |  | 483   |  
|Add: One-third of lease costs                                           |  |               | 163   |   |                         |  | 186   |                         |  |  | 151                     |   |  |                         | 154   |   |  |  | 157   |  
|                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                         |  |       |                         |  |  |                         |   |  |                         |       |   |  |  |       |  
|                                                                        |  |               | 663   |   |                         |  | 712   |                         |  |  | 691                     |   |  |                         | 634   |   |  |  | 640   |  
|                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                         |  |       |                         |  |  |                         |   |  |                         |       |   |  |  |       |  
|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (times)                              |  |               | 11.7  |   |                         |  | 10.2  |                         |  |  | 9.8                     |   |  |                         | 10.4  |   |  |  | 8.8   |