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0101

Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies

All

0102

Live bovine animals

All

0103

Live swine

All

0104

Live sheep and goats

All

0105

Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls

All

0106

Other live animals

All, covers all animals from the following subheadings:

0106 11 00 (primates)

0106 12 00 (whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia)

0106 13 00 (camels and other camelids (Camelidae))

0106 14 (rabbits and hares)

0106 19 00 (other): mammals other than those of heading 0101, 0102, 0103, 0104, 0106 11 , 0106 12 , 0106 13 and 0106 14 ; covers dogs and cats

0106 20 00 (reptiles, including snakes and turtles)

0106 31 00 (birds: birds of prey)

0106 32 00 (birds: psittaciformes, including parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos)

0106 33 00 (ostriches; emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

0106 39 (other): covers birds, other than those of heading 0105, 0106 31 , 0106 32 and 0106 33 , including pigeons.

0106 41 00 (bees)

0106 49 00 (other insects than bees)

0106 90 00 (other): all other live animals not covered elsewhere, other than mammals, reptiles, birds and insects. Live frogs whether for vivaria to be kept alive, or to be killed for human consumption, are covered by this heading.

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0201

Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

All. However, raw material not intended or suitable for human consumption is not covered in this code.

0202

Meat of bovine animals, frozen

All. However, raw material not intended or suitable for human consumption is not covered in this code.

0203

Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

All. However, raw material not intended or suitable for human consumption is not covered in this code.

0204

Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen

All. However, raw material not intended or suitable for human consumption is not covered in this code.

0205 00

Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen

All. However, raw material not intended or suitable for human consumption is not covered in this code.

0206

Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen

All. However, raw material not intended or suitable for human consumption is not covered in this code.

0207

Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen

All. However, raw material not intended or suitable for human consumption is not covered in this code.

0208

Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen

All. However, raw material not intended or suitable for human consumption is not covered in this code.

This covers other raw material for the production of gelatine or collagen for human consumption. Covers all meat and edible meat offal from the following subheadings:

0208 10 (of rabbits or hares)

0208 30 00 (of primates)

0208 40 (of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia))

0208 50 00 (of reptiles, including snakes and turtles)

0208 60 00 (of camels and other camelids (Camelidae))

0208 90 (other: of domestic pigeons; of game other than of rabbits or hares; etc.): covers meat of quails, reindeer or any other mammal species. Covers frogs' legs under CN code 0208 90 70 .

0209

Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked

All, covers both fat and processed fat as described in column (2), even if suitable only for industrial use (not fit for human consumption).

0210

Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal

All, covers meat, meat products and other products of animal origin.

However, raw material not intended or suitable for human consumption is not covered in this code.

Covers processed animal protein and dried pigs ears for human consumption. Even when such dried pig ears are used as animal feed, the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1125/2006 (7) clarifies that they may be covered in 0210 99 49 . However, dried offal and pigs ears unfit for human consumption are in 0511 99 85 .

Bones for human consumption are covered under heading 0506.

Sausages are covered under heading 1601.

Extracts and juices of meat are covered under heading 1603.

Greaves are covered under heading 2301.

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0301

Live fish

All: covers trout, eels, carp, or any other species or any fish imported for breeding or reproduction.

Live fish imported for immediate human consumption are treated for official controls purposes as if they were products.

Covers ornamental fish in subheadings 0301 11 00 and 0301 19 00 .

0302

Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

All; covers livers, milt and roes, fresh or chilled, in CN code 0302 91 00 .

0303

Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

All; covers livers, milt and roes, frozen, in subheading 0303 91 .

0304

Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen

All

0305

Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption.

All, covers other fishery products such as flours, meals and pellets fit for human consumption made from fish; covers fish heads, tails and maws and other fishery products.

0306

Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption

All: live crustaceans imported for immediate human consumption are considered and treated for official controls purposes as if they were products.

Covers ornamental sea monkeys and their cysts for use as pet animals; and all live ornamental crustaceans as provided for by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 (8).

0307

Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption

This covers molluscs that may have been cooked and then smoked. Other cooked molluscs are covered in heading 1605.

Covers live ornamental molluscs as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008.

Live molluscs imported for immediate human consumption are considered and treated for official controls purposes as if they were products.

Covers all from the subheadings 0307 11 to 0307 99 , such as the following examples:

0307 60 (snails other than sea snails): covers terrestrial gastropods of the species Helix pomatia, Helix aspersa, Helix lucorum and species of the family Achatinidae. Covers live snails (including fresh water snails) for immediate human consumption and also snail meat for human consumption. Covers blanched or pre-processed snails. Further processed products are covered in heading 1605.

0307 91 00 (live, fresh, or chilled other molluscs, i.e. other than oysters, scallops, mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), cuttle fish, squid, octopus, sea snails, clams, cockles, ark shells, abalones (Haliotis spp.) and stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.): covers meat of sea water snail species, whether in shell or not.

0307 99 (other molluscs, other than live, fresh, chilled, or frozen, i.e. other than oysters, scallops, mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), cuttle fish, squid, octopus, sea snails, clams, cockles, ark shells, abalones (Haliotis spp.) and stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.); also including flours, meals and pellets thereof, fit for human consumption).

0308

Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, fit for human consumption

All

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0401

Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

All.

Milk for animal feed is covered under this heading, whereas animal feed containing milk is covered in heading 2309.

Milk for therapeutic/prophylactic uses is covered in heading 3001.

0402

Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

All.

0403

Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, 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

All, covers cream, flavoured or containing fruits, frozen and fermented milk, for human consumption.

Ice cream is covered in heading 2105.

Beverages containing milk flavoured with cocoa or other substances are covered in heading 2202.

0404

Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included

All, covers milk products for infants.

Covers in CN code 0404 10 48 bovine colostrum, in liquid form, defatted and de-caseinated, for human consumption, and in CN code 0404 90 21 spray-dried, reduced-fat colostrum powder which has not been de-caseinated, for human consumption.

0405

Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads

All.

0406

Cheese and curd

All

0407

Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked

All, covers hatching eggs and specified pathogen free eggs (SPF), fertilised eggs for incubation (0407 11 and 0407 19 ).

Covers fresh eggs (0407 21 to 0407 29 ) and other eggs (0407 90 ), not fit and fit for human consumption.

Covers ‘100 year old eggs’.

Egg albumin not fit and fit for human consumption is covered in heading 3502.

0408

Birds’ eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

All: this heading covers egg products whether or not heat treated and products not fit for human consumption.

0409 00 00

Natural honey

All

0410 00 00

Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

All

This heading covers ‘royal jelly’ and propolis (used in manufacture for pharmaceutical products and food supplements) and other animal derived material for human consumption, except bones (which are covered in 0506).

Insects or insect eggs for human consumption are covered in this CN code.

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0502 10 00

Pigs’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles and hair and waste thereof

All, treated and untreated.

0504 00 00

Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked

All, covers stomachs, bladders and intestines cleaned salted dried or heated of bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine, or of poultry origin.

ex 0505

Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers

All, including game trophies of birds, but excluding treated decorative feathers, treated feathers carried by travellers for their private use or consignments of treated feathers sent to private individuals for non-industrial purposes.

Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 prohibits the importation into and transit through the Union of untreated feathers and parts of feathers and down.

Official controls are applicable for feathers independent from their treatment as referred to in point C of Chapter VII of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Further specific requirements for game trophies are laid down in Section 5 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Section 6 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 covers feathers used for stuffing, down, raw or other feathers.

0506

Bones and horn-cores, un-worked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or de-gelatinised; powder and waste of these products

Covers bones used as dog chews and bones for the production of gelatine or of collagen, if derived from carcasses that have been slaughtered for human consumption.

Bone flour for human consumption is covered under heading 0410.

Specific requirements for such products not intended for human consumption are laid down in Row 6 (game trophies), in Row 11 (bones and bone products (excluding bone meal), horns and horn products (excluding horn meal) and hooves and hoof products (excluding hoof meal) for uses other than as feed material, organic fertiliser or soil improver) and in Row 12 (dog chews) of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

0507

Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, un-worked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products

Covers treated game trophies from birds and ungulates being solely bones, horns, hooves, claws, antlers, teeth, hides or skins from third countries.

Specific requirements for game trophies are laid down in Row 6 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 0508 00 00

Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof

Empty shells for food use and use as raw material for glucosamine.

In addition, shells, including cuttle-bones, containing soft tissue and flesh as referred to in point (k)(i) of Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 are covered.

ex 0510 00 00

Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk, cantharides, bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved

Ambergris and cantharides are excluded.

Glands, other animal products and bile are covered by this code.

Dried glands and products are covered by heading 3001.

Specific requirements may be laid down in Row 14 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 for animal by-products for the manufacture of pet food other than raw pet food and of derived products for uses outside the feed chain (for pharmaceuticals and other technical products).

ex 0511

Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption

All.

Covers genetic material (semen and embryos of animal origin such as of the bovine, ovine, caprine, equine and porcine species) and animal by-products of Categories 1 and 2 materials as referred to in Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

The following are examples of animal products falling within subheadings 0511 10 to 0511 99 :

0511 10 00 (bovine semen).

0511 91 (products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates): all, covers fish eggs for hatching, dead animals, animal by-products for the manufacture of pet food and for pharmaceuticals and other technical products. Covers dead animals referred to in Chapter 3, inedible or classed unfit for human consumption, for example, daphnids, known as water fleas, and other ostracoda or phyllopods, dried, for feeding aquarium fish; covers fish bait.

ex 0511 99 10 (sinews or tendons; parings and similar waste of raw hides and skins).

Official controls are necessary for hides and skins not treated as referred to in point C 2 of Chapter V of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, if in compliance with Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

ex 0511 99 31 (raw natural sponges of animal origin): all, if for human consumption; if not for human consumption, only those intended for pet food. Specific requirements for non-human consumption are set out in Row 12 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 0511 99 39 (other than raw natural sponges of animal origin): all, if for human consumption; if not for human consumption, only those intended for pet food. Specific requirements for non-human consumption are set out in Row 12 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 0511 99 85 (other animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1, unfit for human consumption): Covers embryos, ova, semen and genetic material not covered in 0511 10 and of species other than bovine fall under this heading. Covers animal by-products for the manufacture of pet food or other technical products.

Covers untreated horsehair, apiculture products other than waxes for apiculture or technical use, spermaceti for technical use, dead animals referred to in Chapter 1 which are inedible or not for human consumption (for example: dogs, cats, insects), animal material where the essential characteristics have not been changed, and edible animal blood not derived from fish, for human consumption.

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ex 0602 90 10

Mushroom spawn

Only if containing processed manure of animal origin and specific rules are set out in Row 1 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

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ex 1212 99 95

Other vegetable products of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not elsewhere specified or included

Bee pollen

ex 1213 00 00

Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets

Only straw

ex 1214 90

Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products whether or not in form of pallets: other than lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets

Only hay

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1501

Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503

All

1502

Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503

All

1503 00

Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared

All

1504

Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

All, fish oils and oils from fishery products and marine mammals.

Miscellaneous edible preparations are covered in general under heading 1517 or Chapter 21.

1505 00

Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin)

All, wool grease imported as rendered fat as set out in Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, or lanolin imported as intermediate product.

1506 00 00

Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

All

Unsplit fats or oils, and also their initial fractions produced by a method set out in point 1 of Chapter XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

1516 10

Animal fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared

All: animal fats and oils.

For official controls fat derivatives include first stage products derived from animal fats and oils when in their pure state produced by a method set out in point 1 of Chapter XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 1517

Margarine, edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading 1516

Products of animal origin only.

ex 1518 00 91

Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516

Animal origin only.

Fat derivatives produced by a method set out in point 1 of Chapter XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Specific requirements are set out in Row 17 (rendered fats) and Row 18 (fat derivatives) of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 1518 00 95

Inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or of animal and vegetable fats and oils and their fractions

Only fats and oil preparations, rendered fats and derivates derived from animals; including used cooking oil, intended to be used within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Fat derivatives produced by a method set out in point 1 of Chapter XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 1518 00 99

Other

Only if containing fat from animal origin.

ex 1520 00 00

Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes

Animal origin only.

1521 90 91

Raw beeswax and other insect waxes

All, covers waxes in natural combs, raw beeswax for apiculture or technical purposes.

Article 25(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 prohibits the importation into and transit through the Union of beeswax in the form of honeycomb.

Specific requirements for apiculture by-products are set out in Row 10 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

1521 90 99

Beeswax and other insect waxes, whether or not refined or coloured, other than raw

All, covers waxes, processed or refined, whether or not bleached or coloured, for apiculture or technical purposes.

Specific requirements for apiculture by-products are set out in Row 10 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Apiculture by-products other than beeswaxes shall be submitted for official controls under CN code 0511 99 85 ‘Other’.

ex 1522 00

Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes

Animal origin only.

Specific requirements are set out in Row 18 (fat derivatives) of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

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1601 00

Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products

All, covers preserved meat in various forms.

ex 1602

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood

Products of animal origin only.

ex 1603 00

Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

Products of animal origin only.

Covers meat extracts and meat concentrates, fish protein in gel form whether chilled or frozen, and also shark cartilage.

ex 1604

Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs

Products of animal origin only, cooked or pre-cooked culinary preparations containing or mixed with fish or fishery products.

Covers preparations of surimi in CN code 1604 20 05 .

Covers canned fish and canned caviar in airtight containers, and also sushi (provided that they are not to be classified in a CN code referred to in Chapter 19).

So-called fish skewers (raw fish meat or raw shrimps with vegetables presented on a wooden stick) are classified in CN code 1604 19 97 .

ex 1605

Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved

Products of animal origin only.

Covers fully prepared or pre-prepared snails, canned crustaceans, or other aquatic invertebrates as well as mussel powder.

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ex 1702

Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey

Lactose.

Sugars and artificial honey, where mixed with natural honey.

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ex 1806

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa

Products of animal origin only, for example dairy products.

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ex 1901

Food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included

Products of animal origin only.

Covers uncooked foodstuffs (e.g. pizzas) containing products of animal origin.

Culinary preparations are covered by Chapters 16 and 21.

1902 11 00

Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, containing eggs

All

ex 1902 20 10

Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared containing more than 20 % by weight of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

Products of animal origin only.

ex 1902 20 30

Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared containing more than 20 % by weight of sausages and the like, of meat and meat offal of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin

Products of animal origin only.

ex 1902 20 91

Cooked stuffed pasta

Products of animal origin only.

ex 1902 20 99

Other [other stuffed pasta, not cooked]

Products of animal origin only.

ex 1902 30

Other pasta than pasta of subheadings 1902 11 , 1902 19 and 1902 20

Products of animal origin only.

ex 1902 40

Couscous

Products of animal origin only.

ex 1904 10 10

Prepared food obtained by the swelling or roasting of maize

Products of animal origin only.

ex 1904 90 10

Prepared food obtained from rice

Products of animal origin only, for example, sushi (provided they are not to be classified in Chapter 16).

ex 1905

Pastries

Products of animal origin only.

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ex 2001

Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts or plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid

Products of animal origin only.

ex 2004

Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006

Products of animal origin only.

ex 2005

Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006

Products of animal origin only.

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ex 2103 90 90

Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard. — Other

Products of animal origin only.

ex 2104

Soups and broths and preparations therefore; homogenised composite food preparations

Products of animal origin only. including infant food in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g.

ex 2105 00

Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa

Products of animal origin only.

ex 2106 10

Protein concentrates and textured protein substances

Products of animal origin only; excluding food supplements packaged for the final consumer, containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) of processed animal products (including glucosamine, chondroitin and/or chitosan) other than meat products.

ex 2106 90 51

Lactose syrup

Products of animal origin only; excluding food supplements packaged for the final consumer, containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) of processed animal products (including glucosamine, chondroitin and/or chitosan) other than meat products.

ex 2106 90 92

Other food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less than 1,5 % milkfat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch

Products of animal origin only; excluding food supplements packaged for the final consumer, containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) of processed animal products (including glucosamine, chondroitin and/or chitosan) other than meat products.

ex 2106 90 98

Other food preparations not elsewhere specified or included

Products of animal origin only; excluding food supplements packaged for the final consumer, containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) of processed animal products (including glucosamine, chondroitin and/or chitosan) other than meat products.

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ex 2202 99 99

Other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009 and containing 2 % or more by weight of fat obtained from the products of heading 0401 to 0404

Milk and dairy products only.

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2301

Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves

All, covers processed animal protein not for human consumption, meat meal not for human consumption, and greaves, whether or not for human consumption.

Feather meal is covered in heading 0505.

Specific requirements for processed animal protein are set out in Row 1 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 2309

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

All, if containing products of animal origin, except subheadings 2309 90 20 and 2309 90 91 .

Covers, among other things, dog or cat food, put up for retail sale (subheading 2309 10 ), containing animal products and fish or marine mammal solubles (CN code 2309 90 10 ). Products for animal feeding purposes, including mixtures of meals (such as hoof and horn).

This heading covers liquid milk, colostrum and products containing milk products, colostrum, or carbohydrates, all not fit for human consumption but for animal feeding.

Covers pet food, dog chews and mixtures of meals, mixtures can include dead insects.

Specific requirements for pet food including dog chews are set out in Row 12 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Covers egg products not for human consumption and other processed products of animal origin not for human consumption.

Specific requirements for egg products are set out in Row 9 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

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ex 2835 25 00

Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (‘dicalcium phosphate’)

Animal origin only.

Specific requirements for dicalcium phosphate are set out in Row 6 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 2835 26 00

Other phosphates of calcium

Tricalcium phosphate of animal origin only.

Specific requirements for tricalcium phosphate are set out in Row 7 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

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ex 2922 49

Other Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; salts thereof

Animal origin only.

ex 2925 29 00

Other imines and their derivatives than Chlordimeform (ISO); salts thereof

Creatine of animal origin.

ex 2930

Organo-sulphur compounds

ex 2932 99 00

Other heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only

Animal origin only, for example glucosamine, glucosamine-6-phosphate and their sulphates.

ex 2942 00 00

Other organic compounds

Animal origin only.

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3001 20 90

Extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions, other than of human origin

All; covers a product acting as a replacement for maternal colostrum and used in the feeding of calves.

ex 3001 90 91

Animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses: heparin and its salts

All animal products, which are destined for further processing, in accordance with Article 34(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, for the manufacture of the derived products referred to in points (a) to (f) of Article 33 of that Regulation.

3001 90 98

Other animal substances than heparin and its salts prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not elsewhere specified or included

All.

In addition to the glands and other organs mentioned in the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes to heading 3001, (A), this subheading covers the hypophysis, the suprarenal capsules and the thyroid gland; except those specified in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

ex 3002 12 00

Antisera and other blood fractions

Animal derived products only.

Excludes finished medicinal products for the final consumer.

Excludes antibodies and DNA.

Under heading 3002, specific requirements are set out for animal by-products covered by Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 and specified in the following Rows:

Row 2: blood products other than from equidae;

Row 3: blood and blood products from equidae.

3002 90 30

Animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses

All

ex 3002 90 50

Cultures of micro organisms

Only pathogens and cultures of pathogens for animals.

ex 3002 90 90

Other

Only pathogens and cultures of pathogens for animals.

ex 3006 92 00

Waste pharmaceuticals

Animal derived products only.

Pharmaceutical waste, pharmaceutical products, which are unfit for their original intended purpose.

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ex 3101 00 00

Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products

Only animal derived products in an un-adulterated form.

Covers guano excluding mineralised guano.

Covers manure mixed with processed animal protein, if used as fertiliser; but manure–chemical mixtures used as fertilisers are excluded (see heading 3105, which covers only mineral or chemical fertilisers).

Specific requirements for processed manure, derived products from processed manure and guano from bats are set out in Row 1 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 3105 10 00

Goods of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg

Only fertilisers containing animal derived products.

Specific requirements for processed manure, derived products from processed manure and guano from bats are set out in Row 1 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

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(2)

(3)

ex 3203

Colouring matter of animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or not chemically defined, preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on colouring matter of animal origin

Only colour dispersions in milk fat base, used in the food or feed production.

ex 3204

Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations as specified in note 3 to this chapter based on synthetic organic colouring matter; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined

Only colour dispersions in milk fat base, used in the food or feed production.

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(2)

(3)

ex 3302

Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials in industry; other preparations based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages

Only flavourings in a milk fat base used for food or feed production.

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(2)

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ex 3501

Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues

Casein for human consumption, animal feeding or technical purposes.

Specific requirements for milk, milk-based products and colostrum not for human consumption are set out in Row 4 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 3502

Albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more than 80 % whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter), albuminates and other albumin derivatives

Covers products derived from eggs and derived from milk whether for human consumption or not for human consumption (including animal feed purposes).

Specific requirements for milk, milk-based products and colostrums not for human consumption are set out in Row 4 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 and for egg products not for human consumption in Row 9 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

3503 00

Gelatine (including gelatine in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) and gelatine derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin excluding casein glues of heading 3501

Covers gelatine for human consumption, for animal feed and technical use.

Gelatine classified in heading 3913 (hardened proteins) and in 9602 (worked, unhardened gelatine and articles of unhardened gelatine), for example, empty capsules if not for food or animal consumption are excluded from official controls.

Specific requirements are set out in Row 5 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 for gelatine and hydrolysed protein not for human consumption and in Section 11 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to that Regulation for photo gelatine.

ex 3504 00

Peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; hide powder whether or not chromed

Covers collagen and hydrolysed proteins for human consumption, for animal feed and technical use.

Covers protein based collagen products derived from hides, skins and tendons of animals, including bones in the case of pigs, poultry and fish.

Covers hydrolysed proteins consisting of polypeptides, peptides or amino acids, and mixtures thereof, obtained by the hydrolysis of animal by-products. They are excluded from official controls when they are used as additives in food preparations (heading 2106).

Covers any milk by-products for human consumption in case they are not covered in heading 0404.

Specific requirements for collagen are set out in Row 8 and for gelatine and hydrolysed protein in Row 5 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 3507 10 00

Rennet and concentrates thereof

Rennet and concentrates for human consumption, deriving from animal products only.

ex 3507 90 90

Other enzymes than rennet and concentrates thereof or lipoprotein lipase or aspergillus alkaline protease

Animal origin only.

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(2)

(3)

ex 3822 00 00

Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or 3006; certified reference materials

Animal derived products only, except medical devices as defined in Article 1(2)(a) of Council Directive 93/42/EEC (9) and in vitro diagnostic medical devices as defined in Article 1(2)(b) of Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (10).

ex 3825 10 00

Municipal waste

Only catering waste containing animal products, if it falls within the scope of point (g) of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, except catering waste originating directly from means of transport operating internationally and disposed in line with Article 12 (d) of that Regulation.

Used cooking oil intended to be used within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, for example, for organic fertiliser or biogas, can be covered by this CN code.

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(2)

(3)

ex 3913 90 00

Other natural polymers (except alginic acid, its salts and esters) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

Animal derived products only, for example, chondroitin sulphate, chitosan, hardened gelatine.

ex 3917 10 10

Artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials

Animal derived products only.

ex 3926 90 92

Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 made from sheet

Empty capsules of hardened gelatine for animal consumption; specific requirements are set out in Row 5 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 3926 90 97

Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 made from other than sheet

Empty capsules of hardened gelatine for animal consumption; specific requirements are set out in Row 5 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

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(2)

(3)

ex 4101

Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split

Only fresh, chilled or treated hides and skins, including dried, dry-salted, wet-salted, or preserved by a process other than by tanning or an equivalent process.

Import without restrictions may be possible for treated hides and skins as referred to in point C 2 of Chapter V of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, if in compliance with Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, in particular for ex 4101 20 80 and ex 4101 50 90 .

ex 4102

Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split, other than those excluded by Note 1 (c) to this Chapter

Only fresh, chilled or treated hides and skins, including dried, dry-salted, wet-salted, or preserved by a process other than by tanning or an equivalent process.

Import without restrictions may be possible for treated hides and skins as referred to in point C 2 of Chapter V of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, if in compliance with Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, in particular for ex 4102 21 00 and ex 4102 29 00 .

ex 4103

Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split, other than those excluded by Note 1 (b) or 1 (c) to this Chapter

Only fresh, chilled or treated hides and skins, including dried, dry-salted, wet-salted, or preserved by a process other than by tanning or an equivalent process.

Import without restrictions may be possible for treated hides and skins as referred to in point C 2 of Chapter V of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, if in compliance with Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, in particular for ex 4103 90 00 .

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(1)

(2)

(3)

ex 4205 00 90

Other articles of leather or of composition leather

Covers dog chews and material for manufacture of dog chews.

ex 4206 00 00

Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut) of goldbeater’s skin, of bladders or of tendons

Covers dog chews and material for manufacture of dog chews.

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Description

Qualification and explanation

(1)

(2)

(3)

ex 4301

Raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers’ use), other than raw hides and skins of headings 4101, 4102 or 4103

All, excluding furskins treated in accordance with Chapter VIII of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, if in compliance with Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

Covers the following subheadings:

CN code

Description

Qualification and explanation

(1)

(2)

(3)

ex 5101

Wool, not carded or combed

Untreated wool.

ex 5102

Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed

Untreated hair, including coarse hair from the flanks of bovine or equine animals.

ex 5103

Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock

Untreated wool or hair.

CN code

Description

Qualification and explanation

(1)

(2)

(3)

ex 6701 00 00

Skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down, feathers, parts of feathers, down and articles thereof (other than goods of heading 0505 and worked quills and scapes)

Only skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down, feathers and down, and parts of feathers.

Articles of unworked or merely cleaned skins, feathers or down, and parts of feathers.

Excluding treated decorative feathers, treated feathers carried by travellers for their private use or consignments of treated feathers sent to private individuals for non- industrial purposes.

Specific requirements for feathers are set out in Row 9 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

CN code

Description

Qualification and explanation

(1)

(2)

(3)

ex 7101 21 00

Unworked cultured pearls

Includes oysters unfit for human consumption, containing one or more cultured pearls, preserved in brine or by different methods, packaged in airtight containers.

Unworked cultured pearls as set out in Section 2 of Chapter IV of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 unless they are excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 as provided for in point (f) of Article 2(2) of that Regulation.

CN code

Description

Qualification and explanation

(1)

(2)

(3)

ex 9508 10 00

Travelling circuses and travelling menageries

Live animals only.

ex 9508 90 00

Other: fairground amusements, travelling theatres

Live animals only.

CN code

Description

Qualification and explanation

(1)

(2)

(3)

ex 9602 00 00

Worked, unhardened gelatine (except gelatine of heading 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatine

Empty capsules of unhardened gelatine for food or animal consumption; specific requirements are set out in Row 5 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapter I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 for animal consumption.

CN code

Description

Qualification and explanation

(1)

(2)

(3)

ex 9705 00 00

Collections and collectors’ pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical, archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest

Animal derived products only.

Excludes game trophies and other preparations of any animal species having undergone a complete taxidermy treatment ensuring their preservation at ambient temperatures.

Excludes game trophies and other preparations from other species than ungulates and birds (whether treated or untreated).

Specific requirements for game trophies are set out in Row 6 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

CN code

Description

Qualification and explanation

(1)

(2)

(3)

ex 9930 24 00

Goods of CN Chapters 1 to 24 delivered to vessels and aircraft

Products of animal origin destined for ship supply as provided for in Article 77 (1) (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council  (11).

ex 9930 99 00

Goods classified elsewhere delivered to vessels and aircraft

Products of animal origin destined for ship supply as provided for in Article 77 (1) (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.