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                                               |  |  million2016 |       |   |  million2015 |  |       |  million2014 |  |  |  million2013 |   |  |  million2012 |      
|Earnings                                                                |  |               |       |   |               |  |       |               |  |  |               |   |  |               |       |   |  |  |       |  
|Net profit                                                              |  |               | 5,547 |   |               |  | 5,259 |               |  |  | 5,515         |   |  |               | 5,263 |   |  |  | 4,836 |  
|Add: Taxation                                                           |  |               | 1,922 |   |               |  | 1,961 |               |  |  | 2,131         |   |  |               | 1,851 |   |  |  | 1,697 |  
|(Less)/Add: Share of net profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates |  |               | (127  | ) |               |  | (107  | )             |  |  | (98           | ) |  |               | (113  | ) |  |  | (105  | )
|Add: Dividend income receivable from joint ventures and associates      |  |               | 144   |   |               |  | 124   |               |  |  | 131           |   |  |               | 110   |   |  |  | 119   |  
|Add: Fixed charges                                                      |  |               | 761   |   |               |  | 694   |               |  |  | 678           |   |  |               | 663   |   |  |  | 712   |  
|                                                                        |  |               |       |   |               |  |       |               |  |  |               |   |  |               |       |   |  |  |       |  
|                                                                        |  |               | 8,247 |   |               |  | 7,931 |               |  |  | 8,357         |   |  |               | 7,774 |   |  |  | 7,259 |  
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|Fixed charges                                                           |  |               |       |   |               |  |       |               |  |  |               |   |  |               |       |   |  |  |       |  
|Finance costs                                                           |  |               | 584   |   |               |  | 516   |               |  |  | 500           |   |  |               | 500   |   |  |  | 526   |  
|Add: One-third of lease costs                                           |  |               | 177   |   |               |  | 178   |               |  |  | 178           |   |  |               | 163   |   |  |  | 186   |  
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|                                                                        |  |               | 761   |   |               |  | 694   |               |  |  | 678           |   |  |               | 663   |   |  |  | 712   |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (times)                              |  |               | 10.8  |   |               |  | 11.4  |               |  |  | 12.3          |   |  |               | 11.7  |   |  |  | 10.2  |