Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/551of 13 March 2026amending the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 as regards the lists of products of animal origin, animal by-products and composite products subject to official controls at border control posts(Text with EEA relevance)

ex0511Animal products not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption.

All.

Covers genetic material (semen and embryos of animal origin of the bovine, ovine, caprine, equine and porcine species) and animal by-products of Categories 1 and 2 materials 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; dead animals of Chapter 3): all. Covers fish eggs for hatching, dead animals, animal by-products for the manufacture of pet food and for pharmaceuticals and other technical products. It also covers inedible or classed unfit for human consumption, for example, daphnids or water fleas, and other ostracoda or phyllopods, dried, for feeding aquarium fish. It also 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 Chapter V, point C.2, of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, if in compliance with Chapter V, point B.1 or C.1, of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

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 Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

ex 0511 99 39 (natural sponges of animal origin other than raw): 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 Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

ex 0511 99 85 (other animal products not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; dead animals of Chapter 1, unfit for human consumption): covers embryos, ova, semen and genetic material not covered in subheading 0511 10. Covers embryos, ova, semen and genetic material of species other than bovine. 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. Covers flours, meals and pellets of insects, unfit for human consumption.

CHAPTER 6

LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS; BULBS, ROOTS AND THE LIKE; CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE

General remarks

This Chapter covers mushroom spawn in a compost of sterilised manure of animal origin.

Extract from the Explanatory Notes to the CN

06029010 Mushroom spawn:

Mushroom spawn is the term given to a net of fragile threads (Thallus or Mycelium), often found underground, which lives and grows on the surface of decomposing animal or vegetable matter and develops in the tissues themselves and produces mushrooms.

This subheading also includes a product consisting of mushroom spawn, not fully developed, placed in microscopic amounts on a layer of cereal grains enclosed in a compost of sterilized horse manure (a mixture of straw and horse dung).

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex06029010Mushroom spawn.Only if containing processed manure of animal origin. Specific requirements are set out in row 1 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

CHAPTER 9

COFFEE, TEA, MATÉ AND SPICES

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex0901Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion.Only if containing products of animal origin.

CHAPTER 12

OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS; STRAW AND FODDER

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex12129995Other vegetable products of a kind used primarily for human consumption, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter.Bee pollen is covered under this CN code.ex12130000Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets.Only straw.ex121490Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products whether or not in form of pellets: other than lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets.Only hay.

CHAPTER 13

LAC; GUMS, RESINS AND OTHER VEGETABLE SAPS AND EXTRACTS

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex1301Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams).Only colorant additive E904, including shellac of animal origin, used in the food industry.

CHAPTER 15

ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES

General remarks

All animal-derived fats and oils. Specific requirements for the following products are set out in Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011:

(1) rendered fats and fish oils in row 3 of Table 1 in Chapter I, Section 1;

(2) rendered fats from Category 2 materials for certain purposes outside the feed chain for farmed animals (for example, for oleochemical purposes) in row 17 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1;

(3) fat derivatives in row 18 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1.

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

Derivatives mixed with other materials are subjected to official controls.

Notes to Chapter 15 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) pig fat or poultry fat on heading 0209;

(b) cocoa butter, fat and oil (heading 1804);

(c) edible preparations containing by weight more than 15 % of the products of heading 0405 (generally Chapter 21);

(d) greaves (heading 2301) or residues of headings 2304 to 2306;

[…].

[…].

1. Heading 1518 does not cover fats or oils or their fractions, merely denatured, which are classified in the heading appropriate to the corresponding undenatured fats and oils and their fractions.

1. Soap stocks, oil foots and dregs, stearin pitch, glycerol pitch and wool grease residues fall in heading 1522.

Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes

Heading 1516 covers animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils, which have undergone a specific chemical transformation of a kind mentioned below, but have not been further prepared.

The heading also covers similarly treated fractions of animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils.

Hydrogenation, which is effected by bringing the products into contact with pure hydrogen at a suitable temperature and pressure in the presence of a catalyst (usually finely divided nickel), raises the melting points of fats and increases the consistency of oils by transforming unsaturated glycerides (e.g., of oleic, linoleic, etc. acids) into saturated glycerides of higher melting points (e.g., of palmitic, stearic, etc. acids).

Heading 1518 also covers inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of the Chapter, not elsewhere specified or included.

The heading also covers, inter alia, used deep-frying oil containing, for example, rape oil, soya-bean oil and a small quantity of animal fat, for use in the preparation of animal feeds.

The heading also includes hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised fats and oils or their fractions, where modification involves more than one fat or oil.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)1501Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503.All.1502Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503.All.150300Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or otherwise prepared.All.1504Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.

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

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

150500Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin).All. Covers wool grease imported as rendered fat, as set out in Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, or lanolin imported as intermediate product.15060000Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.

All.

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

151610Animal fats and oils and their fractions.

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 Chapter XI, point 1, of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex1517Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial 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.Only if containing products of animal origin.

ex15180091Animal, vegetable or microbial 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.

Only if containing animal fats and oils.

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

ex15180095Inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or of animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions.

Only fats and oil preparations, rendered fats and derivatives from animals.

Covers used cooking oil falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 in accordance with Article 2 thereof.

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

ex15180099Other vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter, excluding animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions that are boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas, or otherwise chemically modified, and excluding those of heading 1516 or inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats and their fractions.Only if containing fat from animal origin.ex15200000Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes.Only if containing animal products.15219091Raw beeswax and other insect waxes.

All. Covers waxes in natural combs and raw beeswax for apiculture or technical purposes.

Article 25(1), point (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 Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex15219099Beeswax 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 Chapter II, Section 1, 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.

ex152200Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes.

Only if containing animal products.

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

CHAPTER 16

PREPARATIONS OF MEAT, OF FISH, OF CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS OR OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, OR OF INSECTS

Notes to Chapter 16 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. This chapter does not cover meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, as well as insects, prepared or preserved by the processes specified in Chapter 2 or 3, Note 6 to Chapter 4 or in heading 0504.

1. Food preparations fall in this chapter provided that they contain more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof. In cases where the preparation contains two or more of the products mentioned above, it is classified in the heading of Chapter 16 corresponding to the component or components which predominate by weight. These provisions do not apply to the stuffed products of heading 1902 or to the preparations of heading 2103 or 2104.

For preparations containing liver, the provisions of the second sentence shall not apply in determining the subheadings within heading 1601 or 1602.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)160100Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products.All. Covers preserved meat in various forms.1602Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects.All. Covers preserved meat in various forms.160300Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates.All. Covers meat extracts and meat concentrates, fish protein in gel form whether chilled or frozen, and also shark cartilage.1604Prepared or preserved fish; caviar and caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs.

All. Covers 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 of the CN).

Products known as fish skewers (namely, raw fish meat or raw shrimps with vegetables presented on a wooden stick) are classified in CN code 1604 19 97.

1605Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved.All, including fully prepared or pre-prepared snails, canned crustaceans, or other aquatic invertebrates as well as mussel powder.

CHAPTER 17

SUGARS AND SUGAR CONFECTIONERY

Notes to Chapter 17 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) sugar confectionery containing cocoa (heading 1806);

(b) chemically pure sugars (other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose) or other products of heading 2940;

[…].

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex1702Other 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; caramel.

Only if containing products of animal origin.

Covers sugars and artificial honey, where mixed with natural honey.

ex1704Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa.Only if containing products of animal origin.

CHAPTER 18

COCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS

Notes to Chapter 18 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. This chapter does not cover

(a) food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (Chapter 16);

(b) preparations of heading 0403, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 2105, 2202, 2208, 3003 or 3004.

1. Heading 1806 includes sugar confectionery containing cocoa and, subject to Note 1 to this Chapter, other food preparations containing cocoa.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.Only if containing products of animal origin.

CHAPTER 19

PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRY COOKS’ PRODUCTS

Notes to Chapter 19 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) except in the case of stuffed products of heading 1902, food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish, or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (Chapter 16);

[…].

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex1901Malt extract; 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 specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; 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 specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter.

Only if containing products of animal origin.

Covers uncooked foodstuffs (for example, pizzas) containing products of animal origin.

Culinary preparations are covered by Chapter 16 and Chapter 21 of the CN.

ex19021100Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, containing eggs.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex190219Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, other than containing eggs.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex19022010Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared, containing more than 20 % by weight of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex19022030Stuffed 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.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex19022091Cooked stuffed pasta.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex19022099Stuffed pasta, other than cooked.Only if containing products of animal origin.

ex190230Other pasta than pasta of subheadings 1902 11, 1902 19 and 1902 20.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex190240Couscous.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex19041010Prepared food obtained by the swelling or roasting of maize.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex19041030Prepared food obtained by the swelling or roasting of rice.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex19041090Prepared food obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products other than maize or rice.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex190420Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex19049010Rice in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter.

Only if containing products of animal origin.

Covers, for example, sushi (provided the relevant products are not to be classified in Chapter 16).

ex19049080Cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter, other than bulgur wheat and other than obtained from rice.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers’ wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products.Only if containing products of animal origin.

CHAPTER 20

PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES, FRUIT, NUTS, OR OTHER PARTS OF PLANTS

Notes to Chapter 20 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. This chapter does not cover:

[…].

(c) food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (Chapter 16).

[…].

1. Headings 2007 and 2008 do not apply to fruit jellies, fruit pastes, sugar-coated almonds or the like in the form of sugar confectionery (heading 1704) or chocolate confectionery (heading 1806).

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex2001Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex2004Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex2005Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex200819Nuts and other seeds, other than groundnuts, whether or not mixed together.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex200899Other preparations of fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter.Only if containing products of animal origin.

CHAPTER 21

MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS

Notes to Chapter 21 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. This chapter does not cover:

[…];

(e) food preparations, other than the products described in 2103 or 2104, containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any other combinations thereof (Chapter 16).

[…].

1. For the purposes of heading 2104, the expression homogenised composite food preparations means preparations consisting of a finely homogenised mixture of two or more basic ingredients such as meat, fish, vegetables, fruits or nuts, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may be added to the mixture for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. Such preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of ingredients.

Additional notes

[…].

1. Other food preparations presented in measured doses, such as capsules, tablets, pastilles and pills, and which are intended for use as food supplements are to be classified under heading 2106, unless elsewhere specified or included.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex2101Extracts, 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.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex2104Soups and broths and preparations therefore; homogenised composite food preparations.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex210500Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex210610Protein concentrates and textured protein substances.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex21069051Lactose syrup.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex21069055Glucose syrup and maltodextrine syrup.Only if containing products of animal origin (for example, foaming creamer).ex21069092Other food preparations not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter, containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing, by weight, less than 1,5 % milkfat, 5 % sucrose or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch.Only if containing products of animal origin.ex21069098Other food preparations not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter.Only if containing products of animal origin.

CHAPTER 22

BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR

Notes to Chapter 22 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. For the purposes of heading 2202, the term non-alcoholic beverages means beverages of an alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 0,5 % vol. Alcoholic beverages are classified in headings 2203 to 2206 or heading 2208 as appropriate.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex22029991Non-alcoholic beverages, other than waters containing sweetening matters or flavoured, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading 2009 and containing less than 0,2 % by weight of fat obtained from the products of headings 0401 to 0404.All.ex22029995Non-alcoholic beverages, other than waters containing sweetening matters or flavoured, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading 2009 and containing 0,2 % or more but less than 2 % by weight of fat obtained from the products of headings 0401 to 0404.All.ex22029999Non-alcoholic beverages, other than waters containing sweetening matters or flavoured, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading 2009 and containing 2 % or more by weight of fat obtained from the products of headings 0401 to 0404.All.ex220870Liqueurs and cordials.Only if containing products of animal origin.

CHAPTER 23

RESIDUES AND WASTE FROM THE FOOD INDUSTRIES; PREPARED ANIMAL FODDER

Note to Chapter 23 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. Heading 2309 includes products of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included, obtained by processing vegetable or animal materials to such an extent that they have lost the essential characteristics of the original material, other than vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products of such processing.

Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes

Greaves, the membraneous tissues remaining after pig or other animal fats have been rendered. They are used mainly in the preparation of animal foods (e.g., dog biscuits), but they remain in heading 2301 even if suitable for human consumption.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)2301Flours, 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.

Flours, meals and pellets of insects, unfit for human consumption are excluded from this heading. They are covered in heading 0511.

Feather meal is covered in heading 0505.

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

ex2309Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding.

All, if containing animal products, except CN codes 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). It also covers animal 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, non-decaseinated colostrum, or carbohydrates, all fit for animal feeding but not fit for human consumption (decaseinated colostrum fit for animal feeding is covered in heading 3001).

This heading also 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 Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

This heading covers processed egg products not for human consumption and other processed animal products not for human consumption.

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

CHAPTER 28

INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex28352500Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (dicalcium phosphate).

Only of animal origin.

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

ex28352600Phosphates of calcium, other than calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (dicalcium phosphate).

Only tricalcium phosphate of animal origin.

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

CHAPTER 29

ORGANIC CHEMICALS

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex2906Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.Only cholesterol of animal origin.ex292241Lysine and its esters; salts thereof.Only of animal origin.ex292242Glutamic acid and its salts.Only of animal origin.ex292243Anthranilic acid and its salts.Only of animal origin.ex292249Other amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; salts thereof (other than lysine and its esters; salts thereof, glutamic acid and its salts, anthranilic acid and its salts, tilidine (INN) and its salts).Only of animal origin.ex29252900Other imines and their derivatives than chlordimeform (ISO); salts thereof (other than chlordimeform (ISO).Covers creatine of animal origin.ex2930Organo-sulphur compounds.

Covers amino-acids of animal origin such as:

ex 2930 90 13 cysteine and cystine;

ex 2930 90 16 derivates of cysteine or cystine.

ex29329900Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only, other than compounds containing an unfused furan ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure and other than lactones or Isosafrole, 1-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)propan-2-one, Piperonal, Safrole, Tetrahydrocannabinols (all isomers) and Carbofuran (ISO)).Only of animal origin, for example glucosamine, glucosamine-6-phosphate and their sulphates.ex2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only.Isolated peptides of animal origin only.

ex2936Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent.Only vitamin D3 and its precursors of animal origin.ex29420000Other organic compounds.Only of animal origin.

CHAPTER 30

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

General remarks

1. The finished products (namely cosmetic products, active implantable medical devices, medical devices, in vitro diagnostic medical devices, veterinary medicinal products, medicinal products) listed in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 are excluded from the list of products referred to in this Chapter. Intermediate products are included.

1. For the purposes of heading 3002, the expression immunological products applies to peptides and proteins (other than goods of heading 2937) which are directly involved in the regulation of immunological processes, such as mono-clonal antibodies (MAB), antibody fragments, antibody conjugates and antibody fragment conjugates, interleukins, interferons (IFN), chemokines and certain tumour-necrosis factors (TNF), growth factors (GF), hemato-poietins and colony-stimulating factors (CSF).

1. For the purposes of subheadings 300213 and 300214, the following are to be treated:

3.1.

as unmixed products, pure products, whether or not containing impurities;

3.2.

as mixed products:

3.2.1.

the products referred to in point 3.1 dissolved in water or in other solvents;

3.2.2.

the products referred to in points 3.1 and 3.2.1 with an added stabiliser necessary for their preservation or transport;

3.3.3.

the products referred to in points 3.1, 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 with any other additive.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex30012090Extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions, other than of human origin.

Only animal derived products.

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

ex30019091Animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses: heparin and its salts.Only animal derived products that 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 Article 33, points (a) to (f), of that Regulation.

ex30019098Other animal substances than heparin and its salts prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter.

Only animal derived products.

In addition to the glands and other organs referred to in the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes to heading 3001, this CN code covers the hypophysis, the suprarenal capsules and the thyroid gland.

ex30021200Antisera and other blood fractions.

Only animal derived products.

Excludes antibodies and DNA.

Under heading 3002, specific requirements are set out for animal by-products covered by Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1, 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.

ex30021300Immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale.Only blood of animal origin or products produced from blood of animal origin.ex30021400Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale.Only blood of animal origin.ex30021500Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale.Only blood of animal origin.ex30024900Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products.Only pathogens and cultures of pathogens for animals.ex30025100Cell therapy products.Only pathogens and cultures of pathogens for animals.ex30025900Cell cultures, whether or not modified, other than cell therapy products.Only pathogens and cultures of pathogens for animals.30029030Animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses.All.ex30029090Other.Only pathogens and cultures of pathogens for animals.ex30069200Waste pharmaceuticals.

Only animal-derived products.

Covers pharmaceutical waste and pharmaceutical products that are unfit for their original intended purpose.

CHAPTER 31

FERTILISERS

Notes to Chapter 31 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) animal blood of heading 0511;

[…].

[…].

1. For the purposes of heading 3105, the term other fertilisers applies only to products of a kind used as fertilisers and containing, as an essential constituent, at least one of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex 3101 00 00Animal 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.

Covers guano, except mineralised guano.

Covers manure mixed with processed animal protein, if used as fertiliser. Specific requirements for processed manure, derived products from processed manure and guano from bats are set out in row 1 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 3105 10 00Goods 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 Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex 3105 90Other fertilisers.

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 Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

CHAPTER 32

TANNING OR DYEING EXTRACTS; TANNINS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES; DYES, PIGMENTS AND OTHER COLOURING MATTER; PAINTS AND VARNISHES; PUTTY AND OTHER MASTICS; INKS

Notes to Chapter 32 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. Headings 3203, 3204, 3205 and 3206 apply also to preparations based on colouring matter (including, in the case of heading 3206, colouring pigments of heading 2530 or Chapter 28, metal flakes and metal powders), of a kind used for colouring any material or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colouring preparations. The headings do not apply, however, to pigments dispersed in non-aqueous media, in liquid or paste form, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, including enamels (heading 3212), or to other preparations of headings 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 3213 or 3215.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex320300Colouring 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 animal-derived products (e.g. carmine cochineal), or colour dispersions in milk fat base, used in food or feed production.ex3204Synthetic 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 animal-derived products (e.g. carmine cochineal), or colour dispersions in milk fat base, used in food or feed production.

CHAPTER 33

ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex3302Mixtures 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 in food or feed production.

CHAPTER 35

ALBUMINOIDAL SUBSTANCES; MODIFIED STARCHES; GLUES; ENZYMES

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex3501Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues.

Only of animal origin.

Covers 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 Chapter I, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex3502Albumins (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.

Only of animal origin.

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

Albumin for the production of pharmaceutical goods is covered by heading 3002.

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

350300Gelatine (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 gelatine classified in heading 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 Chapter I, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 for gelatine and hydrolysed protein not for human consumption and in Chapter II, Section 11, of Annex XIV to that Regulation for photogelatine.

ex350400Peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; hide powder whether or not chromed.

Only of animal origin.

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

Covers protein-based collagen products derived from hides, skins, bones and tendons of animals.

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

Covers any milk by-products for human consumption where 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 Chapter I, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

ex35071000Rennet and concentrates thereof.Rennet and concentrates for human consumption, derived only from animal products.ex35079090Other enzymes and prepared enzymes, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter, than rennet and concentrates thereof or lipoprotein lipase or aspergillus alkaline protease.Only of animal origin.

CHAPTER 38

MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

Notes to Chapter 38 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. Throughout the nomenclature, municipal waste means waste of a kind collected from households, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, shops, office, etc., road and pavement sweepings, as well as construction and demolition waste. Municipal waste generally contains a large variety of material as such as plastics, rubber, wood, paper, textiles, glass, metals, food materials, broken furniture and other damaged or discarded articles.

Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/745/oj).

Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 176, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/746/oj).

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex38210000Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells.Only if containing animal-derived products.

ex3822Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits, other than those of heading 3006; certified reference materials.Only animal-derived products, except medical devices as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council and in vitro diagnostic medical devices as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council.ex3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols.Only food additives of animal origin.ex3824Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter.Only of animal origin (for example, chemical products, intermediate products for pharmaceutical industry, food additives).ex38251000Municipal waste.

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

Covers used cooking oil falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 in accordance with Article 2 thereof. For example, organic fertilisers, biogas, biodiesel or fuel can be covered by this CN code.

CHAPTER 39

PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex39139000Natural polymers and modified natural polymers, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter, in primary forms, other than alginic acid, its salts and esters.Only animal-derived products (for example, chondroitin sulphate, chitosan, hardened gelatine).

ex391710Artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials.Only animal derived products.ex39269097Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914, other than those under subheadings/codes 3926 10 00, 3926 20 00, 3926 30 00, 3926 40 00, 3926 90, 3926 90 50 and 3926 90 60.

Covers empty capsules of hardened gelatine for food and animal consumption.

Specific requirements for gelatine are set out in row 5 of Table 1 in Chapter I, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

CHAPTER 41

RAW HIDES AND SKINS (OTHER THAN FURSKINS) AND LEATHER

General remarks

Only hides and skins of ungulates covered in headings 4101, 4102 and 4103 are to be subjected to official controls.

Specific requirements for hides and skins of ungulates are laid down in rows 4 and 5 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Notes to Chapter 41 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) parings or similar waste, of raw hides or skins (heading 0511);

(b) birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down, of heading 0505 or 6701; or

(c) hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, raw, tanned or dressed (Chapter 43); the following are, however, to be classified in Chapter 41, namely, raw hides and skins with the hair or wool on, of bovine animals (including buffalo), of equine animals, of sheep or lambs (except Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian or similar lambs, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambs), of goats and kids (except Yemen, Mongolian or Tibetan goats and kids), of swine (including peccary), of chamois, of gazelle, of camels (including dromedaries), of reindeer, of elk, of deer, of roebucks or of dogs.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex4101Raw 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 Chapter V, point C.2, 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 CN codes ex 4101 20 80 and ex 4101 50 90.

ex4102Raw 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 Chapter V, point C.2, 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 CN codes ex 4102 21 00 and ex 4102 29 00.

ex4103Other 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 Chapter V, point C.2, 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 CN code ex 4103 90 00.

CHAPTER 42

ARTICLES OF LEATHER; SADDLERY AND HARNESS; TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS; ARTICLES OF ANIMAL GUT (OTHER THAN SILKWORM GUT)

Notes to Chapter 42 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) sterile surgical catgut or similar sterile suture materials (heading 3006);

[…];

(ij) strings, skins for drums or the like, or other parts of musical instruments (heading 9209).

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex42050090Other articles of leather or of composition leather, other than of a kind used in machinery or mechanical appliances or for other technical uses.Only dog chews and raw material for manufacture of dog chews.ex42060000Articles of gut (other than silkworm gut), of goldbeater’s skin, of bladders or of tendons.Only petfood and raw material for manufacture of processed petfood.

CHAPTER 43

FURSKINS AND ARTIFICIAL FUR; MANUFACTURES THEREOF

Notes to Chapter 43 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. Throughout the nomenclature, references to furskins, other than to raw furskins of heading 4301, apply to hides and skins of all animals which have been tanned or dressed with the hair or wool on.

1. This chapter does not cover:

(a) bird skins or parts of bird skins, with their feathers or down (heading 0505 or 6701);

(b) raw hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, of Chapter 41 (see note 1(c) to that chapter).

Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes

Heading 4301: Furskins are regarded as raw and falling in this heading not only when in the natural state, but also if cleaned and preserved from deterioration, e.g., by drying or salting (wet or dry). The fur may also be pulled or sheared, i.e., the coarse hairs extracted or cut down, or the skin surface may be fleshed or scraped.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex4301Raw 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:

ex 4301 10 00 (of mink, whole, with or without head, tail or paws): specific requirements for derived products for uses outside the feed chain (fur) are set out in row 14 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

ex 4301 30 00 (of lamb, the following: Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian, or Tibetan lamb, whole, with or without head, tail, or paws): specific requirements for hides and skins of ungulates are set out in row 5 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

ex 4301 60 00 (of fox, whole, with or without head, tail or paws): specific requirements for derived products for uses outside the feed chain (fur) are set out in row 14 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

ex 4301 80 00 (other furskins, whole, with or without head, tail or paws): other than ungulates, for example marmots, wild felines, seals, nutria. Specific requirements for derived products for uses outside the feed chain (fur) are set out in row 14 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;

ex 4301 90 00 (heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers’ use): specific requirements for derived products for uses outside the feed chain (fur) are set out in row 14 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

CHAPTER 51

WOOL, FINE OR COARSE ANIMAL HAIR; HORSEHAIR YARN AND WOVEN FABRIC

General remarks

For headings 5101 to 5103, specific requirements for untreated wool and hair are set out in row 8 of Table 2 in Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

Note to Chapter 51 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)

1. Throughout the nomenclature:

(a) Wool means the natural fibre grown by sheep or lambs.

(b) Fine animal hair means the hair of alpaca, llama, vicuna, camel (including dromedary), yak, angora, Tibetan, Kashmir or similar goats (but not common goats), rabbit, (including angora rabbit), hare, beaver, nutria or muskrat.

(c) Coarse animal hair means the hair of animals not mentioned above, excluding brush-making hair and bristles (heading 0502) and horsehair (heading 0511).

Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes

Throughout the Nomenclature the expression coarse animal hair means all other animal hair than fine animal hair except wool (heading 5101), hair of the manes or tails of equine or bovine animals (classified as horsehair heading 0511), pigs’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles or hair and badger hair or other brush-making hair (heading 0502) (see Chapter Note 1(c)).

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex5101Wool, not carded or combed.Covers untreated wool.ex5102Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed.Covers untreated fine or coarse animal hair, including coarse hair from the flanks of bovine or equine animals.ex5103Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock.Covers untreated wool or fine or coarse animal hair.

CHAPTER 67

PREPARED FEATHERS AND DOWN AND ARTICLES MADE OF FEATHERS OR OF DOWN; ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS; ARTICLES OF HUMAN HAIR

Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes

Heading 6701 covers:

(A)

Skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down, feathers and down, and parts of feathers, which though not yet constituting made up articles, have undergone a process other than a simple treatment of cleaning, disinfection or preservation (see Explanatory Note to heading 0505); the goods of this heading may, for example, be bleached, dyed, curled or waved.

(B)

Articles made of skins or of other parts of birds with their feathers or down, articles made of feathers, of down or of parts of feathers, even if the feathers or down, etc., are unworked or merely cleaned, but not including articles made of scapes or quills. The heading therefore includes:

(1) Single feathers the quills of which have been wired or bound for use as, for example, millinery mounts, and also single composite feathers assembled from different elements.

(2) Feathers assembled in the form of clusters, and feathers or down assembled by glueing or fixing on textile fabric or other base.

(3) Trimmings made of birds, parts of birds, of feathers or down, for hats, boas, collars, capes or other articles of apparel or clothing accessories.

(4) Fans made of ornamental feathers, with frames of any material. However, fans with frames or precious metal are classified in heading 7113.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex67010000Skins 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.

Covers 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 as referred to in Chapter II, Section 6(a), of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

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

CHAPTER 71

NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS, PRECIOUS OR SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES, PRECIOUS METALS, METALS CLAD WITH PRECIOUS METAL, AND ARTICLES THEREOF; IMITATION JEWELLERY; COIN

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex71012100Unworked 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.

Covers unworked cultured pearls referred to in Chapter IV, Section 2, 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 Article 2(2), point (f), of that Regulation.

CHAPTER 95

TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTS REQUISITES; PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF

Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes

Fairground amusements, travelling circuses, travelling menageries and travelling theatres fall in heading 9508 provided they comprise all the essential units required for their normal operation. The heading also includes items of auxiliary equipment provided they are presented with, and as components of, these various amusements, notwithstanding that when presented separately such items (e.g., tents, animals, musical instruments, power plants, motors, lighting fittings, seats and arms and ammunition) would fall in other headings of the Nomenclature.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex95081000Travelling circuses and travelling menageries.Only live animals.ex950830Fairground amusements.Only live animals.ex950840Travelling theatres.Only live animals.

CHAPTER 96

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES

Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes

For the purposes of heading 9601, the expression worked refers to materials which have undergone processes extending beyond the simple preparations permitted in the heading for the raw material in question (see the Explanatory Notes to headings 05.05 to 05.08). The heading 9601 therefore covers pieces of ivory, rods, etc., cut to shape (including square or rectangular) or polished or otherwise worked by grinding, drilling, milling, turning, etc. However, pieces which are identifiable as parts of articles are excluded from heading 9601 if such parts are covered by another heading of the Nomenclature. Thus, piano-key plates and plates for insertion in butts of firearms fall in headings 92.09 and 93.05 respectively. However, worked materials not identifiable as parts of articles remain classified in heading 9601 (e.g., simple discs, plates or strips for inlaying, etc., or for subsequent use in the manufacture of piano-keys).

Heading 9602 includes sheets of unhardened gelatine cut to shape other than square or rectangular. Sheets cut to rectangular (including square) shape, whether or not surface worked, fall in heading 35.03 or in Chapter 49 (e.g., postcards) (see the Explanatory Note to heading 35.03). Articles of unhardened gelatine include, for example:

(i) Small discs for sticking billiard cue tips.

(ii) Capsules for pharmaceutical products and for mechanical lighter fuel.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex96020000Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials; moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and other moulded or carved articles, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter; worked, unhardened gelatin (except gelatine of heading 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatine.Covers empty capsules of unhardened gelatine for food or animal consumption; specific requirements are set out in row 5 of Table 1 in Chapter I, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 for animal consumption.

CHAPTER 97

WORKS OF ART, COLLECTORS’ PIECES AND ANTIQUES

Extract from the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes

(A)

The heading includes collections and collectors’ pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anatomical interest, such as:

(1) Dead animals of any species, preserved dry or in liquid; stuffed animals for collections.

(2) Blown or sucked eggs; insects in boxes, frames, etc. (other than mounted articles constituting imitation jewellery or trinkets); empty shells, other than those of a kind suitable for industrial use.

(3) Seeds or plants, dried or preserved in liquid; herbariums.

(4) Specimens of minerals (not being precious or semi-precious stones falling inChapter 71); specimens of petrification.

(5) Osteological specimens (skeletons, skulls, bones).

(6) Anatomical and pathological specimens.

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex9705Collections and collectors’ pieces of archaeological, ethnographic, historical, zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, palaeontological or numismatic interest.

Only animal-derived products.

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 Chapter II, Section 1, of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.

CHAPTER 99

SPECIAL COMBINED NOMENCLATURE CODES

Sub-chapter II

Statistical codes for certain specific movements of goods

General remarks

This Chapter covers goods originating from third countries and delivered to vessels and aircraft within the Union under the customs transit procedure (T1).

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and onward transportation through the Union, and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 798/2008, (EC) No 1251/2008, (EC) No 119/2009, (EU) No 206/2010, (EU) No 605/2010, (EU) No 142/2011, (EU) No 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (OJ L 321, 12.12.2019, p. 73, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/2124/oj).

CN codeDescriptionQualification and explanation(1)(2)(3)ex99302400Goods of CN Chapters 1 to 24 delivered to vessels and aircraft.Covers products of animal origin and composite products destined for ship supply as provided for in Articles 21 and 29 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124.ex99309900Goods classified in any CN Chapter other than Chapters 1 to 24 delivered to vessels and aircraft.Covers products of animal origin and composite products destined for ship supply as provided for in Articles 21 and 29 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124.