COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2021/632 
of 13 Apr il 2021
laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal 
by-products and derived products, composite products, and hay and straw subject to official 
controls at border control pos ts, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2019/2007 and Commission Decision 2007/275/EC 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official 
controls and other official activities perf ormed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and 
welf are, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) 
No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council 
Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) 
No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 
89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Offici al 
Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 47(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 establishes rules on the performa nce of official controls by the compet ent author ities of 
the Member State s on animals and goods entering the Union in order to verify compl iance with Union agri-food 
chain legislation.
(2) In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625, certain categor ies of animals and goods from third countr ies are to 
be presented at a border control post for official controls to be performe d prior to their entr y into the Union.
(3) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 requires the Commission to establish lists of animals and products of animal origin, 
germinal products, animal by-products including derived products, compo site products, and hay and straw to be 
present ed for official controls at border control posts with the indication of their respective Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) codes provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2).
(4) In order to facilitate official controls by the compet ent author ities at border control posts in accordance with 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the list established in this Regulation should descr ibe, in detail, the animals, products of 
animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products, compo site products, and hay and straw 
subject to such official controls.
(5) This Regulation replaces the rules with regar d to official controls on entr y into the Union of animals and goods laid 
down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 (3)entirely . That Implementing Regulation should 
theref ore be repealed.
(1)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1.
(2)Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Cust oms Tariff 
(OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
(3)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 of 18 November 2019 laying down rules for the application of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal 
products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts and 
amending Decision 2007/275/EC (OJ L 312, 3.12.2019, p. 1).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/24                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  (6) Commission Deleg ated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 (4)establishes cases where, and conditions under whic h, certain 
low risk goods, including compo site products, might be exempted from official controls at border control posts, 
and lays down rules for the performa nce of specifi c official controls on those goods. Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 
2021/630 delet es the provis ions of Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (5)that exem pt compo site products from 
official controls at border control posts. This Regulation replaces the remaining provis ions of Decision 
2007/275/EC concer ning compo site products subject to official controls at border control posts. In order to ensure 
lega l certainty and clarity, Decision 2007/275/EC should theref ore be repealed.
(7) As Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2021/630 applies from 21 Apr il 2021 , this Regulation should apply from the same 
date .
(8) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION:
Article 1
Subject matter and scope
This Regulation establishes the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and 
derived products, compo site products, and hay and straw that are subject to official controls at border control posts in 
accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and indicate s their codes from the Combined Nomenclature.
Article 2
Def initions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the followi ng definitions shall apply:
(1) ‘com posite product ’means a composit e product as defined in point (14) of Article 2 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 
2019/625;
(2) ‘untreate d pig bristles ’means untreated pig bristles as defined in point 33 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 (6);
(3) ‘untreate d feathers and parts of feathers ’means untreat ed feathers and parts of feathers as defined in point 30 of Annex 
I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;
(4) ‘untreate d hair ’means untreated hair as defined in point 32 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;
(5) ‘intermediate product ’means interm ediate product as defined in point 35 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;
(6) ‘treat ed hides and skins ’means treated hides and skins as defined in point 28 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011;
(7) ‘untreate d wool’means untreat ed wool as defined in point 31 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
(4)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2021/630 of 16 Febr uary 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categ ories of goods exemp ted from official controls at border control posts and 
amending Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (see page 17 of this Official Jour nal).
(5)Commission Decision 2007/275/EC of 17 Apr il 2007 concer ning lists of compo site products to be subject to controls at border 
control posts (OJ L 116, 4.5.2007, p. 9).
(6)Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 Febr uary 2011 impl ementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regar ds animal by-products and derived products not intended for human 
consump tion and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exem pt from veterinar y chec ks at 
the border under that Directive (OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/25  Article 3
Official controls of animals and goods listed in the Annex
The animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-pro ducts and derived products, compo site products, 
and hay and straw listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be subject to official controls at border control posts in 
accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625.
Article 4
Repeals
1. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 and Decision 2007/275/EC are repealed with effect from 21 Apr il 2021 .
2. References to those repealed acts shall be constr ucted as references to this Regulation.
Article 5
Entr y into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Union.
It shall apply from 21 Apr il 2021 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 Apr il 2021 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/26                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  ANNEX 
LIST OF ANIMALS, PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN , GERMINAL PRODUCTS, ANIMAL 
BY-PRODUCTS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS, COMPOSITE PRODUCTS, AND HAY AND STRA W 
SUBJECT TO OFFICIAL CONTR OLS AT BORDER CONTR OL POSTS AS REFERRED TO IN 
ARTICLE 3 
Notes: 
1.General remarks
General remarks are added to certain Chapt ers to clarify, whic h animals or goods are covered in the relevant chapt er. In 
addition, where necessar y, reference is made to specific requirements laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 (1).
The list of compo site products that meet specific conditions and are exem pted from chec ks at border control posts are 
laid down in Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2021/630 established on the basis of Article 48(h) and Article 
77(1)(k) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (2).
2.Note to Chapter
The lists in this Annex are structured in Chapt ers which correspond to the relevant Chapt ers in the Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) as laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (3).
The Chapt er notes are explanations, where necessar y extracted, from the Notes to the individual Chapt ers of the CN.
3.Extract from the Explanat ory Notes and the Classif ication Opinions of theHar monized System
Additional information on the differ ent Chapt ers has been extracted, where necessar y, from the Explanat ory Notes and 
the Classification Opinions of the Harmonized System of the World Cust oms Org anisation.
Tables: 
4.Column (1) – CN code
This column indicates the CN code. The CN, established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, is based on the International 
Conv ention on Harmonized Commodity Descr iption and Coding Syste m (HS) concluded in Brussels on 14 June 1983
and appro ved by Council Decision 87/369/EEC (4). The CN reproduces the headings and subheadings of the HS to six 
digits, with only the seventh and eighth figures creating further subheadings which are specifi c to it.
Where a four-digit code is used: Unless other wise specified, all animals and goods pref ixed with or covered by these four 
digits shall be submitted to official controls at border control posts. In most of these cases, the relevant CN codes 
included in the Traces system refer red to in Article 133(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, are broken down to six- or 
eight-digit codes.
(1)Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 Febr uary 2011 impl ementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regar ds animal by-products and derived products not intended for human 
consump tion and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exem pt from veterinar y chec ks at 
the border under that Directive (OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1).
(2)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2021/630of 16 Febr uary 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categ ories of goods exemp ted from official controls at border control posts and 
amending Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (OJ L 132, X.X.2021, p. 17).
(3)Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Cust oms Tariff 
(OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
(4)Council Decision 87/369/EEC of 7 Apr il 1987 concer ning the conclusion of the Intern ational Conv ention on the Harmonized 
Commodity Descr iption and Coding System and of the Protocol of Amendment thereto (OJ L 198, 20.7.1987, p. 1).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/27  Where only certain specifi ed animals and goods under any four-, six- or eight-digit code are required to be submitted to 
official controls and no specific subdivision under this code exists in the CN, the code is mark ed ‘Ex’. In that case, the 
animals and goods covered by this Regulation are determined by the scope of the CN code and by that of the 
corresponding descr iption in column (2) and the qualification and explanation in column (3).
5.Column (2) – Descr iption
The descr iption of the animals and goods is as laid down in the descr iption column of the CN.
Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the CN, the wording for the descr iption of the animals and goods 
in column (2) is considered to be of indicative value only , since the animals and goods covered by this Regulation are 
determined by CN codes.
6.Column (3) – Qualif ication and explanation
This column gives details of the animals or goods covered. Further information on the animals or goods covered in the 
differ ent Chapt ers of the CN can be found in the Explanat ory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European 
Union (5).
Products derived from animal by-products covered by Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and 
of the Council (6)and Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 are not specific ally identif ied in Union law. Official controls shall 
be carried out on products that are partly processed but remain raw products to be further processed in an approved 
or register ed establishment at destination. Official inspectors at border control posts shall assess and specify , when 
necessar y, if a derived product is sufficiently processed to not require further official controls provided for in Union law.
CHA PTER 1
Live animals
Note to Chapter 1 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘1.This chap ter covers all live animals, excep t:
(a) fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebr ates, of heading 0301 , 0306 , 0307 or 0308 ;
(b) cultures of micro-organis ms and other products of heading 3002 ; and
(c) animals of heading 9508 .’
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘Heading 0106 includes, inter alia, the followi ng domestic or wild animals:
(A) Mammals
(1) Primat es.
(2) Whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); manatee s and dugongs (mammals of the order 
Sirenia); seals, sea lions and walr uses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia).
(3) Other (such as reindeer , cats, dogs, lions, tigers, bears, elephants, camels (including dromedar ies), zebras, rabbits, 
hares, deer , antelope (other than those of the sub-f amily Bovinae), chamois, foxes, mink s, and other animals for fur 
farms).
(B) Repti les (including snakes and turtles)
(5)Explanato ry Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (OJ C 119, 29.3.2019, p. 1), as subsequently amended.
(6)Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards 
animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consump tion and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal 
by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/28                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  (C) Birds
(1) Birds of prey.
(2) Psittacif ormes (including parrots, parak eets, macaws and cockatoos).
(3) Other (such as partridge s, pheasants, quail, woodcocks, snipe, pigeon s, grouse, ortolan, wild ducks, wild geese, 
thrushes, blac kbirds, larks, finches, tits, humming birds, peacocks, swans, and other birds not specifi ed in heading 
0105 ).
(D) Insects, such as bees (whether or not travelling in boxes or cage s or hives).
(E) Other , e.g. frogs.
This heading excl udes animals forming part of circuses, menage ries or other similar travelling animal shows (heading 
95.08). ’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
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 poultr y, that is to say, fowls of the 
species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, 
turke ys and guinea fowlsAll
0106 Other live animals All, covers all animals from the follo wing subheadings:
0106 11 00(primat es)
0106 12 00(whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the 
order Cetacea); manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order 
Sirenia); seals, sea lions and walr uses (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 13and 0106 14; 
covers dogs and cats
0106 20 00(rep tiles, including snakes and turtles)
0106 31 00(birds: birds of prey)
0106 32 00(birds: psittacif ormes, including parrots, parak eets, 
macaws and cockatoos)
0106 33 00(ostr iches; emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
0106 39(other): covers birds, other than those of heading 0105 , 
0106 31, 0106 32and 0106 33, including pige ons
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 vivar ia to be kept alive, or to be killed for human 
consump tion, are covered by this heading.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/29  CHA PTER 2
Meat and edible meat offal
Note to Chapter 2 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘1.This chap ter does not cover:
(a) Products of the kinds descr ibed in headings 0201 to 0208 or 0210 unfit or unsuitable for human consum ption;
(b) guts, bladders or stomac hs of animals (heading 0504 ) or animal blood (heading 0511 or 3002 ); or
(c) animal fat, other than the products of heading 0209 (Chap ter 15).
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled All. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code.
0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen All. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code.
0203 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen All. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code.
0204 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or 
frozenAll. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code.
0205 00 Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, 
fresh, chilled or frozenAll. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code.
0206 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, 
sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or 
hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozenAll. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code.
0207 Meat and edible offal, of the poultr y of 
heading 0105 , fresh, chilled or frozenAll. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code.
0208 Other meat and edible meat offal, 
fresh, chilled or frozenAll. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code.
This covers other raw mater ial for the production of gelatine or 
collagen for human consump tion. Covers all meat and edible meat 
offal from the follo wing subheadings:
0208 10(of rabbits or hares)
0208 30 00(of primat es)
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 walr uses (mammals of the suborder 
Pinnipedia))EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/30                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  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 gam e other than of 
rabbits or hares; etc.): covers meat of quails, reindeer or any other 
mammal species. Cover s frogs’ legs under CN code 0208 90 70.
0209 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultr y 
fat, not rendered or other wise 
extract ed, fresh, chilled frozen, salted, 
in brine, dried or smokedAll, covers both fat and processed fat as descr ibed in column (2), even 
if suitable only for industr ial use (not fit for human consum ption) .
0210 Meat and edible meat offal, salted , in 
brine, dried or smoked; edible flours 
and meals of meat or meat offalAll, covers meat, meat products and other products of animal origin.
However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code.
Cover s processed animal prote in and dried pigs ears for human 
consump tion. Even when such dried pig ears are used as animal feed, 
the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1125/2006 (1)clarifies 
that they may be covered in 0210 99 49. However , dried offal and pigs 
ears unfit for human consum ption are in 0511 99 85.
Bones for human consump tion are covered under heading 0506 .
Sausages are covered under heading 1601 .
Extracts and juices of meat are covered under heading 1603 .
Greav es are covered under heading 2301 .
(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1125/2006 of 21 July 2006 concer ning the classif ication of certain goods in the Combined 
Nomenclature (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 3).
CHA PTER 3
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
General remarks
This chap ter covers both live fish for breeding and reproduction, live ornamental fish, and live fish or live crustaceans 
transpor ted alive but impor ted for human consump tion.
All products in this chapt er are subject to official controls.
Notes to Chapter 3 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘1.This chap ter does not cover:
(a) mammals of heading 0106 ;
(b) meat of mammals of heading 0106 (heading 0208 or 0210 );
(c) fish (including livers, roes and milt thereof) or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrates, dead and unfit 
or unsuitable for human consump tion by reason of either their species or their condition (Chapt er 5); flours, meals 
or pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates unfit for human consump tion (heading 
2301 ); orEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/31  (d) caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 1604 ).
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
0301 Live fish All, covers trout, eels, carp, or any other species or any fish impor ted 
for breeding or reproduction.
Live fish imported for immediate human consump tion are treated for 
official controls purposes as if they were products.
Cover s ornamental fish in subheadings 0301 11 00and 0301 19 00.
0302 Fish, fresh or chilled, excl uding fish 
fillets and other fish meat of heading 
0304All, covers livers, milt and roes, fresh or chilled, in CN code 
0302 91 00.
0303 Fish, frozen, excl uding fish fillets and 
other fish meat of heading 0304All, covers livers, milt and roes, frozen, in subheading 0303 91.
0304 Fish fillets and other fish meat 
(whether or not minced), fresh, 
chilled or frozenAll.
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 consum ptionAll, covers other fisher y products such as flours, meals and pellets fit 
for human consump tion made from fish; covers fish heads, tails and 
maws and other fisher y products.
0306 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, 
live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted 
or in brine; smoke d crustaceans, 
whether in shell or not, whether or 
not cooked before or during the 
smoking process; crustaceans, in 
shell, cook ed 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 
consump tionAll.
Live crustaceans imp orted for immediate human consum ption are 
considered and treated for official controls purposes as if they were 
products.
Cover s ornamental sea monk eys and their cysts for use as pet animals 
and all live ornamental crustaceans.
0307 Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, 
fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salte d or in 
brine; smoked molluscs, whether in 
shell or not, whether or not cook ed 
before or during the smoking 
process; flours, meals and pellets of 
molluscs, fit for human consum ptionThis covers molluscs that may have been cooked and then smoke d. 
Other cook ed molluscs are covered in heading 1605 .
Cover s live ornamental molluscs.
Live molluscs impor ted for immediate human consump tion are 
considered and treated for official controls purposes as if they were 
products.
Cover s all from the subheadings 0307 11to 0307 99, such as the 
followi ng examp les:
0307 60(snails other than sea snails): covers terrestr ial gastropods 
of the species Helix pomatia, Helix aspersa, Helix lucor um and 
species of the family Achatinidae. Covers live snails (including EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/32                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  fresh wate r snails) for immediate human consum ption and also 
snail meat for human consump tion. Covers blanch ed 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, cock les, 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, cock les, ark shells, 
abalones (Haliotis spp.) and stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.); 
also including flours, meals and pellets thereof, fit for human 
consump tion).
0308 Aquati c inver tebrates other than 
crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, 
chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in 
brine; smoked aquatic inver tebrates 
other than crustaceans and molluscs, 
whether or not cooked before or 
during the smoking process; flours, 
meals and pellets of aquatic 
inve rtebr ates other than crustaceans 
and molluscs, fit for human 
consump tionAll.
CHA PTER 4
Dair y produce; birds ’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specif ied or included
Notes to Chapter 4 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘1.The expression “milk ”means full-cream milk or partially or compl etely skimmed milk.
2. For the purposes of heading 0405 :
(a) the term “butter ”means natural butter , whe y butt er or recombined butt er (fresh, salted or rancid, including canned 
butter) derived excl usively from milk, with a milkfat cont ent of 80 % or more but not more than 95 % by weight, a 
maximum milk solids-not-fat cont ent of 2 % by weight and a maximum water conte nt of 16 % by weight. Butte r 
does not contain added emulsifiers, but may contain sodium chlor ide, food colours, neutralising salts and cultures 
of harmless lactic-acid-producing bacteri a;
(b) the expression “dair y spreads ”means a spreadable emulsion of the wate r-in-oil type, containing milkfat as the only 
fat in the product, with a milkfat cont ent of 39 % or more but less than 80 % by weight.
3. Products obtained by the concentration of whey and with the addition of milk or milkfa t are to be classified as cheese in 
heading 0406 provid ed that they have the three follo wing charact eristics:
(a) a milk fat cont ent, by weight of the dry matte r, of 5 % or more;EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/33  (b) a dry matt er content, by weight, of at least 70 % but not exceed ing 85 %; and
(c) they are moulded or capable of being moulded.
4. This chap ter does not cover:
(a) products obtained from whey , containing by weight more than 95 % lactose, expressed as anhydrous lacto se 
calculated on the dry matt er (heading 1702 );
(b) products obtained from milk by replacing one or more of its natural constituents (for exam ple, butyr ic fats) by 
another substance (for examp le, oleic fats) (heading 1901 or 2106 ); or
(c) albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey prot eins, containing by weight more than 80 % whe y 
proteins, calculat ed on the dry matte r) (heading 3502 ) or globulins (heading 3504 ).
…’
Extracts from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘Heading 0408 covers whole eggs not in shell, and egg yolks of all birds. The products of this heading may be fresh, dried, 
cook ed by steaming or by boiling in water , moulded (e.g. cylindr ical “long eggs ”), frozen or other wise preser ved. All these 
fall in the heading whether or not containing added suga r or other sweet ening matter and whether for use as food or for 
industr ial purposes (e.g., in tanning).
This heading does not cover:
(a) Oil of egg yolk (heading 1506 ).
(b) Egg preparations containing seasoning, spices or other additives (heading 2106 ).
(c) Lecithin (heading 2923 ).
(d) Separate egg whit e (egg albumin) (heading 3502 ).
…
Heading 0409 covers hone y produced by bees (Apis mellifer a) or by other insects, centr ifuged or in the comb or containing 
comb chunks , provi ded that neither sugar nor other substance has been added. Such honey may be designated by floral 
source, origin or colour .
Heading 0409 excludes artificial honey and mixtures of natural and artificial hone y (heading 1702 ).
…
Heading 0410 covers products of animal origin suitable for human consump tion, not specifi ed or included elsewhere in the 
Combined Nomenclature. This includes:
(a) Turtles eggs. These are eggs laid by river or mar ine turtles; they may be fresh, dried or other wise preser ved.
Turtle-egg oil is excl uded (heading 1506 ).
(b) Salanganes’ nests (“birds nests ”). These consist of a substance secreted by the bird whic h solidif ies rapidly on exposure 
to air.
The nests may be present ed untreat ed, or they may have been cleaned to remove feathers, down , dust and other 
imp urities in order to render them suitable for consump tion. They are generally in the form of whitish strips or threads.
Salanganes’ nests have a high protein conte nt and are used almost exclusively to make soups or other food preparations.
Heading 0410 excludes animal blood, edible or not, liquid or dried (heading 0511 or 3002 ).’EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/34                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
0401 Milk and cream, not concentrat ed 
nor containing added sugar or 
other sweet ening matterAll.
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, concentrat ed or 
containing added sugar or other 
sweet ening matt erAll.
0403 Butter milk, curdled milk and cream, 
yogur t, kephir and other fermented 
or acidified milk and cream, whether 
or not concentrat ed or containing 
added sugar or other sweet ening 
matte r or flavoured or containing 
added fruit, nuts or cocoaAll, covers cream, flavour ed or containing fruits, frozen and 
fermented milk, for human consump tion.
Ice cream is covered in heading 2105 .
Beverages containing milk flavour ed with cocoa or other substances 
are covered in heading 2202 .
0404 Whey , whether or not concentrat ed 
or containing added sugar or other 
sweet ening matte r; products 
consisting of natural milk 
constituents, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other 
sweet ening matt er, not elsewhere 
specifi ed or includedAll, covers milk products for infants.
Cover s in CN code 0404 10 48bovine colostr um, in liquid form, 
defatt ed and de-caseinated, for human consum ption, and in CN code 
0404 90 21spra y-dr ied, reduced-fat colostr um powder whic h has not 
been de-caseinated, for human consum ption.
0405 Butter and other fats and oils derived 
from milk; dair y spreadsAll.
0406 Cheese and curd All.
0407 Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preser ved 
or cookedAll, covers hatching eggs and specified pathogen free eggs (SPF), 
fertilised eggs for incubation (0407 11and 0407 19).
Cover s fresh eggs (0407 21to 0407 29) and other eggs (0407 90), not 
fit and fit for human consump tion.
Cover s ‘100 year old eggs ’.
Egg albumin not fit and fit for human consum ption is covered in 
heading 3502 .
0408 Birds’ eggs, not in shell, and egg 
yolks , fresh, dried, cook ed by 
steam ing or by boiling in water , 
moulded, frozen or other wise 
preser ved, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other 
sweet ening matt erAll: this heading covers egg products whether or not heat treated and 
products not fit for human consump tion.
0409 00 00 Natural hone y All.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/35  0410 00 00 Edible products of animal origin, not 
elsewhere specifi ed or includedAll.
This heading covers ‘royal jelly ’and propolis (used in manufacture for 
phar maceutical products and food supplements) and other animal 
derived mat erial for human consum ption, excep t bones (which are 
covered in 0506 ).
Insects or insect eggs for human consum ption are covered in this CN 
code.
CHA PTER 5
Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specif ied or included
General remarks
Specifi c requirements for certain products in this chap ter are laid down in Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to 
Regulation (EU) No 142/2011:
Row 7: pig bristles
Row 8: untreate d wool and hair produced from animals other than those of the porcine species
Row 9: treated feathers, parts of feathers and down .
Notes to Chapter 5 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘1.This chap ter does not cover:
(a) edible products (other than guts, bladders and stomachs of animals, whole and pieces thereof, and animal blood, 
liquid or dried);
(b) hides or skins (including furskins), other than goods of heading 0505 and parings and similar waste of raw hides or 
skins of heading 0511 (Chap ter 41 or 43);
(c) animal textile mater ials, other than horsehair and horsehair waste (Section XI); or
(d) prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 9603 ).
…
3. Throughout the nomenclature, elephant, hippopotamus, walr us, narwhal and wild boar tusk s, rhinoceros horns and 
the teeth of all animals are regarded as ‘ivory’.
4. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression “horsehair ”means hair of the manes or tails of equine or bovine animals. 
Heading 0511 covers, inter alia, horsehair and horsehair wast e, whether or not put up as a layer with or without 
suppor ting mate rial.’
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘Heading 0505 covers
(1) Skins and other parts of birds (e.g., heads, wings) with their feathers or down, and
(2) Feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges ), and down,
provid ed they are either unw orked, or merely cleaned, disinfect ed or treated for preser vation but not other wise worke d or 
mount ed.
Heading 0505 also covers powder , meal and waste of feathers or parts of feathers. ’EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/36                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
0502 10 00 Pigs ’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles and hair 
and wast e thereofAll, treated and untreat ed.
0504 00 00 Guts, bladders and stomac hs of 
animals (other than fish), whole 
and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, 
frozen, salte d, in brine, dried or 
smokedAll, covers stomac hs, bladders and intes tines cleaned salted dried or 
heate d of bovine, porcine, ovine, capr ine, or of poultr y origin.
Ex05 05 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, 
disinf ected or treated for 
preser vation; powder and waste of 
feathers or parts of feathersAll, including game trophies of birds, but excl uding treated 
decorative feathers, treated feathers carried by travellers for their 
private use or consignments of treated feathers sent to private 
individuals for non-industr ial purposes.
Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 prohibits the 
imp ortation into and transit through the Union of untreat ed 
feathers and parts of feathers and down.
Offi cial controls are applicable for feathers independent from their 
treatment as referred to in point C of Chapt er VII of Annex XIII to 
Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Further specifi c requirements for game trophies are laid down in 
Section 5 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011.
Section 6 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 covers feathers used for stuffi ng, down, raw or 
other feathers.
0506 Bones and horn-cores, un-wor ked, 
defatt ed, simply prepared (but not 
cut to shape), treated with acid or 
de-gelati nised; powder and waste of 
these productsCover s bones used as dog chews and bones for the production of 
gelatine or of collagen , if derived from carcasses that have been 
slaughtere d for human consump tion.
Bone flour for human consum ption is covered under heading 
0410 .
Specifi c requirements for such products not intended for human 
consump tion 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 hoov es and hoof products 
(excluding hoof meal) for uses other than as feed mater ial, 
organic fertiliser or soil impro ver) and in Row 12 (dog chews) of 
Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011.
0507 Ivory , tortoise-shell, whalebone and 
whalebone hair, horns, antlers, 
hoove s, nails, claws and beaks, 
un-work ed or simply prepared but 
not cut to shape; powder and waste 
of these productsCover s treated gam e trophies from birds and ungulates being solely 
bones, horns, hoov es, claws, antlers and teeth.
Specifi c requirements for gam e trophies are laid down in Row 6 of 
Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/37  Ex05 08 00 00 Coral and similar mate rials, 
unw orke d or simply prepared but 
not other wise worked; shells of 
molluscs, crustaceans or 
echi noder ms and cuttle-bone, 
unw orke d or simply prepared but 
not cut to shape, powder and waste 
thereofEmp ty shells for food use and use as raw mater ial 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.
Ex05 10 00 00 Ambergr is, castore um, civet and 
musk, canthar ides, bile, whether or 
not dried; glands and other animal 
products used in the preparation of 
phar maceutical products, fresh, 
chilled, frozen or other wise 
provisiona lly preser vedAmbergr is and canthar ides are excl uded.
Glands, other animal products and bile are covered by this code.
Dried glands and products are covered by heading 3001 .
Specifi c requirements may be laid down in Row 14 of Table 2 in 
Section 1 of Chapt er 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 phar maceuticals and other technical 
products).
Ex05 11 Animal products not elsewhere 
specifi ed or included; dead animals 
of Chapt er 1 or 3, unfit for human 
consump tionAll.
Cover s genetic mate rial (semen and embr yos of animal origin such 
as of the bovin e, ovine, capr ine, equine and porcine species) and 
animal by-products of Categor ies 1 and 2 mat erials as refer red to 
in Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.
The followi ng are exam ples of animal products falling within 
subheadings 0511 10to 0511 99:
0511 10 00(bovine semen).
0511 91(products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other 
aquatic inver tebrates): all, covers fish eggs for hatc hing, dead 
animals, animal by-products for the manufa cture of pet food 
and for phar maceuticals and other technical products. Covers 
dead animals refer red to in Chapt er 3, inedible or classed unfit 
for human consum ption, for example, daphnids, known as 
water fleas, and other ostracoda or phyllopods, dried, for 
feeding aquar ium fish; covers fish bait.
Ex05 11 99 10(sinews or tendons; parings and similar waste of 
raw hides and skins).
Offi cial controls are necessar y for hides and skins not treated as 
refer red to in point C.2 of Chapt er V of Annex XIII to 
Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, if in compl iance with points 
B.1 or C.1 of Chapt er V of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011.
Ex05 11 99 31(raw natural sponges of animal origin): all, if for 
human consum ption; if not for human consum ption, only 
those intended for pet food. Specifi c requirements for non- 
human consum ption are set out in Row 12 of Table 2 in 
Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/38                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  Ex05 11 99 39 (other than raw natural sponges of animal 
origin): all, if for human consum ption; if not for human 
consump tion, only those intended for pet food. Specifi c 
requirements for non-human consump tion are set out in Row 
12 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to 
Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Ex05 11 99 85(other animal products not elsewhere specifi ed 
or included; dead animals of Chapt er 1, unfit for human 
consump tion): Covers embr yos, ova, semen and genetic 
mater ial not covered in 0511 10and of species other than 
bovine fall under this heading. Covers animal by-products for 
the manufact ure of pet food or other technical products.
Cover s untreate d horsehair , apiculture products other than 
wax es for apiculture or technical use, sper maceti for technical 
use, dead animals referred to in Chapt er 1 which are inedible or 
not for human consum ption (for exam ple: dogs, cats, insects), 
animal mat erial where the essential charact eristics have not 
been changed, and edible animal blood not derived from fish, 
for human consum ption.
CHA PTER 6
Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
General remarks
This chapt er covers mushroom spawn in a compost of steril ised manure of animal origin.
Extract from the Explanatory Notes to the CN
‘0602 90 10Mushroom spawn :
Mushroom spawn is the term given to a net of fragile threads (Thallus or Myceliu m), often found underground, which lives 
and grows on the surface of decomposing animal or vegetable matte r 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 compo st of sterilized horse manure (a mixture of straw and horse dung). ’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex06 02 90 10 Mushroom spawn Only if containing processed manure of animal origin and specifi c 
rules are set out in Row 1 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of 
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/39  CHAPTER 12
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; indust rial or medicinal plants; straw and 
fodder
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex12 12 99 95 Other veget able products of a kind 
used primar ily for human 
consump tion, not elsewhere 
specifi ed or includedBee pollen.
Ex12 13 00 00 Cereal straw and husk s, unprepar ed, 
whether or not chopped, ground, 
pressed or in the form of pelletsOnly straw.
Ex12 14 90 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, 
hay, lucer ne (alfalf a), clover, 
sainf oin, forag e kale, lupines, 
vetc hes and similar forag e products 
whether or not in form of pallets: 
other than lucer ne (alfalf a) meal 
and pelletsOnly hay.
CHAPTER 15
Animal or vegetabl e fats and oils and their cleav age products; prepared edible fats; animal or veget able wax es
General remarks
All animal derived fats and oils. Specif ic 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 Section 1 of Chapt er I;
2.rendered fats from Categor y 2 mater ials for certain purposes outside the feed chain for farmed animals (for exam ple, for 
oleoc hemical purposes) in Row 17 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II;
3.fat derivatives in Row 18 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II.
Fat derivatives include first stage products derived from fats and oils when in their pure state produced by a method set out 
in point 1 of Chapt er XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Derivatives mixe d with other mater ials are subjected to official controls.
Notes to Chapter 15 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘1.This chap ter does not cover:
(a) pig fat or poultr y 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 (gener ally Chapt er 21);
(d) greaves (heading 2301 ) or residues of headings 2304 to 2306 ;EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/40                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  …
3. Heading 1518 does not cover fats or oils or their fractions, merely denatured, whic h are classified in the heading 
appropr iate to the corresponding undenatured fats and oils and their fractions.
4. Soap stoc ks, oil foots and dregs, stear in pitch, glycerol pitch and wool grease residues fall in heading 1522 .’
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘Heading 1516 covers animal and vegetable fats and oils, which have undergone a specific chemical transf ormation of a 
kind mentioned below , but have not been further prepared.
The heading also covers similarly treated fractions of animal or vegetable fats and oils.
Hydrogenatio n, whic h 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 nick el), raises the melting points of fats and increases the 
consistency of oils by transf orming unsaturated glycerides (e.g. of oleic, linoleic, etc. acids) into saturated glycerides of 
higher melting points (e.g. of palmitic, stear ic, etc. acids).
Heading 1518 covers inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegeta ble fats or oils or of fractions of differ ent fats or 
oils of the Chapt er, not elsewhere specified or included.
This part covers, inter alia, used deep-fr ying oil containing, for examp le, rape oil, soya-bean oil and a small quantity of 
animal fat, for use in the preparation of animal feeds.
The heading also includes hydrogenat ed, inter-esterified, re-esterif ied or elaidinised fats and oils or their fractions, where 
modifi cation involves more than one fat or oil.’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
1501 Pig fat (including lard) and poultr y 
fat, other than that of heading 0209
or 1503All.
1502 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or 
goats, other than those of heading 
1503All.
1503 00 Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin , 
oleo-oil and tallo w oil, not 
emulsifi ed or mixed or other wise 
preparedAll.
1504 Fats and oils and their fractions, of 
fish or mar ine mammals, whether or 
not refined, but not chemically 
modifi edAll, fish oils and oils from fisher y products and mar ine mammals.
Miscellaneous edible preparations are covered in general under 
heading 1517 or Chapt er 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 impor ted as intermediate 
product.
1506 00 00 Other animal fats and oils and their 
fractions, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modifiedAll.
Unspli t fats or oils, and also their initial fractions produced by a 
method set out in point 1 of Chapt er XI of Annex XIII to 
Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
1516 10 Animal fats and oils and their 
fractions, partly or wholly 
hydrogenat ed, inter -esterified, 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 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/41  re-esteri fied or elaidinised, whether 
or not refined , but not further 
preparedproduced by a method set out in point 1 of Chapt er XI of Annex 
XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Ex15 17 Margari ne, edible mixtures or 
preparations of animal or vegetable 
fats or oils or of fractions of different 
fats or oils of this chap ter, other than 
edible fats or oils or their fractions of 
heading 1516Only if containing products of animal origin.
Ex15 18 00 91 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and 
their fractions, boiled, oxidised, 
dehydrated, sulphur ised, blown, 
polymer ised by heat in vacuum or 
in iner t gas or other wise chemically 
modifi ed, excl uding those of 
heading 1516Only if containing animal fats and oils.
Fat derivatives produced by a method set out in point 1 of Chapt er 
XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Specifi c requirements are set out in Row 17 (rendered fats) and Row 
18 (fat derivatives) of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex 
XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Ex15 18 00 95 Inedible mixtures or preparations of 
animal or of animal and vegetable 
fats and oils and their fractionsOnly 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 Chapt er 
XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Ex15 18 00 99 Other Only if containing fat from animal origin.
Ex15 20 00 00 Glycerol, crude; glycerol water s and 
glycerol lyesOnly if containing animal products.
1521 90 91 Raw beeswax and other insect wax es All, covers wax es in natural combs, raw beeswax for apiculture or 
technical purposes.
Article 25(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 prohibits the 
imp ortation into and transit through the Union of beeswax in the 
form of honey comb.
Specifi c requirements for apiculture by-products are set out in Row 
10 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation 
(EU) No 142/2011.
1521 90 99 Beeswax and other insect wax es, 
whether or not refined or coloured, 
other than rawAll, covers waxes, processed or refined, whether or not bleached or 
coloured, for apiculture or technical purposes.
Specifi c requirements for apiculture by-products are set out in Row 
10 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation 
(EU) No 142/2011.
Apiculture by-products other than beeswax es shall be submitt ed 
for official controls under CN code 0511 99 85‘Other ’.
Ex15 22 00 Degras; residues resulting from the 
treatment of fatty substances or 
animal or vege table wax esOnly if containing animal products.
Specifi c requirements are set out in Row 18 (fat derivatives) of Table 
2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/42                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  CHAPTER 16
Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Notes to Chapter 16 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘1.This chapt er does not cover meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebr ates prepared or 
preser ved by the process specifi ed in Chapt er 2 or 3 or heading 0504 .
2. Food preparations fall in this chapt er provided that they contain more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, 
blood, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrates, or any combination thereof. In cases where the 
preparation contains two or more of the products mentioned above, it is classif ied in the heading of Chapt er 16 
corresponding to the compo nent or compo nents whic h predominate by weight. These provi sions 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 deter mining the subheadings within heading 
1601 or 1602 .
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
1601 00 Sausages and similar products, of 
meat, meat offal or blood; food 
preparations based on these 
productsAll, covers preser ved meat in various forms.
1602 Other prepared or preser ved meat, 
meat offal or bloodAll, covers preser ved meat in various forms.
1603 00 Extracts and juices of meat, fish or 
crustaceans, molluscs or other 
aquatic inver tebratesAll, covers meat extracts and meat concentrat es, fish protein in gel 
form whether chilled or frozen, and also shark cartilage .
1604 Prepared or preser ved fish; caviar 
and caviar substitutes prepared from 
fish eggsAll, cook ed or pre-cooked culinar y preparations containing or 
mixe d with fish or fisher y products.
Cover s preparations of surimi in CN code 1604 20 05.
Cover s canned fish and canned caviar in airtight containers, and 
also sushi (provided that they are not to be classifie d in a CN code 
refer red to in Chapt er 19).
So-called fish skewe rs (raw fish meat or raw shrimps with 
veget ables present ed on a wooden stick) are classified in CN code 
1604 19 97.
1605 Crustaceans, molluscs and other 
aquatic inver tebrates, prepared or 
preser vedAll, including fully prepared or pre-prepared snails, canned 
crustaceans, or other aquatic inver tebrates as well as mussel 
powder .EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/43  CHAPTER 17
Sugars and sugar confecti oner y
Notes to Chapter 17 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘1.This chap ter does not cover:
(a) sugar confecti oner y containing cocoa (heading 1806 );
(b) chemically pure sugars (other than sucrose, lacto se, maltose , glucose and fructo se) or other products of heading 
2940 ;
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex17 02 Other sugars, including chemically 
pure lacto se, maltose, glucose and 
fructose, in solid form; sugar syrups 
not containing added flavouring or 
colour ing matt er; artificial hone y, 
whether or not mixe d with natural 
hone yOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Sugars and artificial hone y, where mixed with natural honey .
Ex17 04 Sugar confe ctioner y (including 
whit e chocolate), not containing 
cocoaOnly 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 chap ter does not cover the preparations of heading 0403 , 1901 , 1904 , 1905 , 2105 , 2202 , 2208 , 3003 or 3004 .
2. Heading 1806 includes sugar confectioner y containing cocoa and, subject to Note 1 to this Chapt er, other food 
preparations containing cocoa.
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex18 06 Chocolate and other food 
preparations containing cocoaOnly if containing products of animal originEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/44                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  CHAPTER 19
Preparations of cereals, flour , starch or milk; pastr y cooks ’ products
Notes to Chapter 19 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘1.This chap ter does not cover:
(a) excep t in the case of stuff ed products of heading 1902 , food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of 
sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, fish, or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrat es, or any combination 
thereof (Chap ter 16);
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex19 01 Food preparations of flour , groats, 
meal, starc h or malt extract, not 
containing cocoa or containing less 
than 40 % by weight of cocoa 
calculat ed on a totally defatt ed 
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 
calculat ed on a totally defatt ed 
basis, not elsewhere specified or 
includedOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Cover s uncooke d foodstuffs (e.g. pizzas) containing products of 
animal origin.
Culinar y preparations are covered by Chapt ers 16 and 21.
Ex19 02 11 00 Uncook ed pasta, not stuffed or 
other wise prepared, containing eggsOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex19 02 20 10 Stuff ed pasta, whether or not cook ed 
or other wise prepared containing 
more than 20 % by weight of fish, 
crustaceans, molluscs or other 
aquatic inver tebratesOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex19 02 20 30 Stuff ed pasta, whether or not cook ed 
or other wise 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 originOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex19 02 20 91 Cooke d stuff ed pasta Only if containing products of animal origin.
Ex19 02 20 99 Other [other stuff ed pasta, not 
cook ed]Only if containing products of animal origin.
Ex19 02 30 Other pasta than pasta of 
subheadings 1902 11, 1902 19
and 1902 20Only if containing products of animal origin.
Ex19 02 40 Couscous Only if containing products of animal origin.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/45  Ex19 04 10 10 Prepared food obtained by the 
swelling or roasting of maizeOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex19 04 90 10 Prepared food obtained from rice Only if containing products of animal origin.
For example sushi (provided they are not to be classified in Chapt er 
16).
Ex19 05 Pastries Only if containing products of animal origin.
CHAPTER 20
Preparations of veget ables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants
Notes to Chapter 20 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘1.This chap ter does not cover:
…
(b) food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, fish or crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic inve rtebrat es, or any combination thereof (Chap ter 16).
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex20 01 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other 
edible parts or plants, prepared or 
preser ved by vinegar or acetic acidOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex20 04 Other vege tables prepared or 
preser ved other wise than by vinegar 
or acetic acid, frozen, other than 
products of heading 2006Only if containing products of animal origin.
Ex20 05 Other vege tables prepared or 
preser ved other wise than by vinegar 
or acetic acid, not frozen, other than 
products of heading 2006Only 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 chap ter does not cover:
…
(e) food preparations, other than the products descr ibed in 2103 or 2104 , containing more than 20 % by weight of 
sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrates, or any other 
combinations thereof (Chap ter 16).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/46                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  …
3. For the purposes of heading 2104 , the expression ‘homogenis ed compo site 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 diete tic purposes, in containers of a net 
weight content not exceed ing 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, preser vation or other purposes. Such preparations 
may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of ingredients.
Additional notes
…
5. Other food preparations presented in measured doses, such as capsules, tablets, pastilles and pills, and whic h are 
intended for use as food supplements are to be classif ied under heading 2106 , unless elsewhere specifi ed or included.
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex21 01 Extracts, essences and concentrat es, 
of coffee , tea or maté and 
preparations with a basis of these 
products or with a basis of coffee, 
tea or maté ; roast ed chicor y and 
other roaste d coffee substitutes, 
and extracts, essences and 
concentrat es thereofOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex21 03 Sauces and preparations theref or; 
mixe d condiments and mixed 
seasonings; mustard flour and meal 
and prepared mustardOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex21 04 Soups and broths and preparations 
theref ore; homogenised compo site 
food preparationsOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex21 05 00 Ice cream and other edible ice, 
whether or not containing cocoaOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex21 06 10 Protein concentrates and textured 
prote in substancesOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex21 06 90 51 Lact ose syrup Only if containing products of animal origin.
Ex21 06 90 92 Other food preparations not 
elsewhere specifi ed or included, 
containing no milk fats, sucrose, 
isog lucose, glucose or starch or 
containing, by weight, less than 
1,5 % milkfat, 5 % sucrose or 
isog lucose, 5 % glucose or starchOnly if containing products of animal origin.
Ex21 06 90 98 Other food preparations not 
elsewhere specifi ed or includedOnly if containing products of animal origin.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/47  CHAPTER 22
Bev erages, Spir its and Vinegar
Notes to Chapter 22 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘…
3.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 beverage s are classified in headings 2203 to 2206 or heading 2208 as 
appropr iate.
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex22 02 99 91 Other non-alcoholic beverage s, not 
including fruit or vegetable juices of 
heading 2009 and containing less 
than 0,2 % by weight of fat obtained 
from the products of heading 0401
to 0404 .Only if containing products of animal origin.
Ex22 02 99 95 Other non-alcoholic beverage s, not 
including fruit 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 
heading 0401 to 0404 .Only if containing products of animal origin.
Ex22 02 99 99 Other non-alcoholic beverage s, 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 
0404Only if containing products of animal origin.
Ex22 08 70 Liqueurs and cordials Only if containing products of animal origin.
CHAPTER 23
Residues and waste from the food industr ies; 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 specifi ed or included, obtained by 
processing vege table or animal mater ials to such an exte nt that they have lost the essential character istics of the 
original mater ial, other than vegetable waste, vege table residues and by-products of such processing.
…’
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘Grea ves, 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 consum ption. ’EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/48                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
2301 Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or 
meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic 
inve rtebr ates, unfit for human 
consump tion; greav esAll, covers processed animal protein not for human consum ption, 
meat meal not for human consum ption, and greav es, whether or 
not for human consum ption.
Feather meal is covered in heading 0505 .
Specifi c requirements for processed animal protein are set out in 
Row 1 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to 
Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Ex23 09 Preparations of a kind used in animal 
feedingAll, if containing animal products, excep t subheadings 2309 90 20
and 2309 90 91.
Cover s, among other things, dog or cat food, put up for retail sale 
(subheading 2309 10), containing animal products and fish or 
mar ine mammal solubles (CN code 2309 90 10). Animal products 
for animal feeding purposes, including mixtures of meals (suc h as 
hoof and horn).
This heading covers liquid milk, colostr um and products 
containing milk products, colostr um, or carbohydrat es, all not fit 
for human consum ption but for animal feeding.
Cover s pet food, dog chews and mixtures of meals, mixtures can 
include dead insects.
Specifi c requirements for pet food including dog chews are set out 
in Row 12 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to 
Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Cover s egg products not for human consump tion and other 
processed animal products not for human consum ption.
Specifi c requirements for egg products are set out in Row 9 of Table 
1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU)  
No 142/2011.
CHAPTER 28
Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-ear th metals , of radioactiv e 
elements or of isotopes
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex28 35 25 00 Calcium hydrog enor thophosphate 
(‘dicalcium phosphat e’)Animal origin only .
Specifi c requirements for dicalcium phosphat e are set out in Row 6 
of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU)  
No 142/2011.
Ex28 35 26 00 Other phosphat es of calcium Tricalcium phosphate of animal origin only .
Specifi c requirements for tricalcium phosphate are set out in Row 7 
of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU)  
No 142/2011.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/49  CHAPTER 29
Organic chemicals
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex29 22 41 Lysine and its esters; salts thereof Animal origin only .
Ex29 22 42 Glutamic acid and its salts Animal origin only .
Ex29 22 43 Anthranilic acid and its salts Animal origin only .
Ex29 22 49 Other Amino-acids, other than 
those containing more than one 
kind of oxygen function, and their 
esters; salts thereofAnimal origin only .
Ex29 25 29 00 Other imines and their derivatives 
than Chlordimef orm (ISO); salts 
thereofCreatine of animal origin.
Ex29 30 Org ano-sulphur compo unds Amino-acids of animal origin such as:
Ex29 30 90 13Cystein e and cystine;
Ex29 30 90 16Derivates of cyst eine or cystine.
Ex29 32 99 00 Other hete rocy clic compo unds with 
oxyge n hetero-atom(s) onlyAnimal origin only , for example glucosamine, glucosamine-6- 
phosphat e and their sulphates.
Ex29 42 00 00 Other organic compounds Animal origin only .
CHAPTER 30
Phar maceutical products
General remarks
Finished medicinal products, whic h are not covered by Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EU) No 142/2011, are 
excl uded from the list. Interm ediat e products are included.
In heading 3001 (glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses, dried, whether or not powdered; extracts of glands 
or other orga ns or of their secretions for orga no-therapeutic uses; hepar in and its salts; other human or animal substances 
prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not elsewhere specif ied or included) only animal derived products of 
subheadings 3001 20and 3001 90are relevant for official controls. Refer to the following specifi c requirements in Annex 
XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011:
1.Row 2 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II for blood products for technical products excl uding from equidae, and
2.Row 3 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II for blood and blood products from equidae, and
3.Row 14 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II for animal by-products for the manufa cture of pet food other than raw pet 
food and of derived products for uses outside the feed chain.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/50                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  In heading 3002 (human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, proph ylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other 
blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biot echn ological 
processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-org anisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products) only subheadings 
3002 12 and 3002 90 are relevant for offici al controls. Human blood of 3002 90 10 and vaccines of subheadings 
3002 20and 3002 30do not need to be subjected to official controls.
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
3001 20 90 Extracts of glands or other organs or 
of their secretions, other than of 
human originAll, covers a product acting as a replacement for mater nal 
colostr um and used in the feeding of calves.
Ex30 01 90 91 Animal substances prepared for 
therapeutic or prophylactic uses: 
hepar in and its saltsAll animal products, which are destined for further processing, in 
accordance with Article 34(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, 
for the manuf acture of the derived products referred to in points (a) 
to (f) of Article 33 of that Regulation.
3001 90 98 Other animal substances than 
hepar in and its salts prepared for 
therapeutic or prophylactic uses, 
not elsewhere specifi ed or includedAll.
In addition to the glands and other orga ns mentioned in the 
Harmonized System Explanator y Notes to heading 3001 , this 
subheading covers the hypoph ysis, the suprarenal capsules and the 
thyroi d gland; excep t those specif ied in Article 33 of Regulation 
(EC) No 1069/2009.
Ex30 02 12 00 Antisera and other blood fractions Animal derived products only .
Excludes finished medicinal products for the final consumer .
Excludes antibodies and DNA .
Unde r heading 3002 , specific requirements are set out for animal 
by-products covered by Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex 
XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 and specif ied in the followi ng 
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, prophylacti c or 
diagnostic usesAll.
Ex30 02 90 50 Cultures of micro organisms Only pathogen s and cultures of pathogen s for animals.
Ex30 02 90 90 Other Only pathogen s and cultures of pathogen s for animals.
Ex30 06 92 00 Waste phar maceuticals Animal derived products only .
Phar maceutical wast e, phar maceutical products, which 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 chap ter does not cover:
(a) animal blood of heading 0511 ;
…’EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/51  CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex31 01 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 
veget able productsOnly animal derived products in an un-adulterat ed form.
Cover s guano excluding mineralised guano.
Cover s manure mixe d with processed animal prot ein, if used as 
fertiliser; but manure–c hemical mixtures used as fertilisers are 
excl uded (see heading 3105 , which covers only mineral or 
chemical fertilisers).
Specifi c 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 Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation 
(EU) No 142/2011.
Ex31 05 10 00 Goods of this chap ter in tablets or 
similar forms or in packa ges of a 
gross weight not exce eding 10 kgOnly fertilisers containing animal derived products.
Specifi c 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 Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation 
(EU) No 142/2011.
CHAPTER 32
Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivativ es; dyes, pigments and other colour ing matter ; paints and 
varnishes; putty and other mas tics; inks
Notes to Chapter 32 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘…
3.Headings 3203 , 3204 , 3205 and 3206 apply also to preparations based on colour ing matter (including, in the case of 
heading 3206 , colour ing pigments of heading 2530 or Chapt er 28, metal flakes and metal powders), of a kind used for 
colour ing any mat erial or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colour ing 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 code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex32 03 Colour ing matter of animal origin 
(including dyeing extracts but 
excl uding animal black), whether 
or not chemically defined , 
preparations as specified in note 3 
to this chap ter based on colour ing 
matte r of animal originOnly colour dispersions in milk fat base, used in the food or feed 
production.
Ex32 04 Synthetic organic colour ing matte r, 
whether or not chemically defined; 
preparations as specified in note 3 to 
this chap ter based on synthetic Only colour dispersions in milk fat base, used in the food or feed 
production.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/52                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  organic colour ing matte r; synthetic 
organic products of a kind used as 
fluorescent brightening agents or as 
luminophores, whether or not 
chemically defined
CHAPTER 33
Essential oils and resinoids; perf umer y, cosmetic or toilet preparations
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex33 02 Mixtures of odor iferous substances 
and mixtures (including alcoholic 
solutions) with a basis of one or 
more of these substances, of a kind 
used as raw mater ials in industr y; 
other preparations based on 
odor iferous substances, of a kind 
used for the manuf acture of 
beveragesOnly flavourings in a milk fat base used for food or feed 
production.
CHAPTER 35
Albuminoidal subst ances; modif ied starches; glues; enzymes
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex35 01 Casein, caseinat es and other casein 
derivatives; casein gluesCasein for human consum ption, animal feeding or technical 
purposes.
Specifi c requirements for milk, milk -based products and colostr um 
not for human consum ption are set out in Row 4 of Table 1 in 
Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU)  
No 142/2011.
Ex35 02 Albumins (including concentrates of 
two or more whey prot eins, 
containing by weight more than 
80 % whey proteins, calculated on 
the dry matte r), albuminat es and 
other albumin derivativesCover s products derived from eggs and derived from milk whether 
for human consum ption or not for human consump tion (including 
animal feed purposes).
Specifi c requirements for milk, milk -based products and 
colostr ums not for human consump tion are set out in Row 4 of 
Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU)  
No 142/2011 and for egg products not for human consum ption in 
Row 9 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to 
Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/53  3503 00 Gelatine (including gelatine in 
rectangular (including square) 
sheets, whether or not surface- 
worked or coloured) and gelatine 
derivatives; ising lass; other glues of 
animal origin excluding casein glues 
of heading 3501Cover s gelatine for human consump tion, for animal feed and 
technical use.
Gelatine classified in heading 3913 (hardened prot eins) and in 
9602 (worked, unhardened gelat ine and articles of unhardened 
gelatine), for exam ple, empty capsules if not for food or animal 
consump tion are excl uded from official controls.
Specifi c requirements are set out in Row 5 of Table 1 in Section 1 of 
Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 for 
gelatine and hydrolysed prot ein not for human consump tion and in 
Section 11 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to that Regulation for 
photog elatine.
Ex35 04 00 Peptones and their derivatives; other 
prote in substances and their 
derivatives, not elsewhere specified 
or included; hide powder whether or 
not chromedCover s collagen and hydrolysed prote ins for human consum ption, 
for animal feed and technical use.
Cover s prote in based collagen products derived from hides, skins 
and tendons of animals, including bones in the case of pigs, poultr y 
and fish.
Cover s hydrolysed proteins consisting of polypep tides, peptides or 
amino acids, and mixtures thereof, obtained by the hydrolysis of 
animal by-products. They are excl uded from official controls when 
they are used as additives in food preparations (heading 2106 ).
Cover s any milk by-products for human consump tion in case they 
are not covered in heading 0404 .
Specifi c 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 
Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Ex35 07 10 00 Rennet and concentrates thereof Rennet and concentrates for human consum ption, deriving from 
animal products only .
Ex35 07 90 90 Other enzymes than rennet and 
concentrat es thereof or lipoprot ein 
lipase or aspergillus alkaline 
prote aseAnimal origin only .
CHAPTER 38
Miscellaneous chemical products
Notes to Chapter 38 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘…
4.Throughout the nomenclature, “municipal waste ”means wast e of a kind collect ed from households, hotels, restaurants, 
hospitals, shops, office, etc., road and pavement sweepings, as well as constr uction and demolition waste. Municipal 
waste general ly contains a large variety of mate rial as such as plastics, rubber , wood, paper , textiles, glass, metals, food 
mate rials, broken furniture and other damaged or discarded articles.
...’EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/54                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex38 22 00 00 Diagnostic or laboratory reage nts on 
a backi ng, prepared diagnostic or 
laboratory reage nts whether or not 
on a backing , other than those of 
heading 3002 or 3006 ; certified 
referen ce mate rialsAnimal derived products only , excep t medical devices as defined in 
Article 1(2)(a) of Council Directive 93/42/EEC (1)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 (2)
Ex38 25 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, excep t cateri ng waste originating directly from 
means of transpor t operating internati onally 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 fertilisers, 
biogas, biodiesel or fuel can be covered by this CN code.
(1)Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concer ning medical devices (OJ L 169, 12.7.1993, p. 1).
(2)Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 Octo ber 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (OJ 
L 331, 7.12.1998, p. 1).
CHAPTER 39
Plastics and articles thereof
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex39 13 90 00 Other natural polymers (excep t 
alginic acid, its salts and esters) and 
modifi ed natural polymers (for 
example, hardened prot eins, 
chemical derivatives of natural 
rubber), not elsewhere specified or 
included, in primar y formsAnimal derived products only , for example, chondroitin sulphate, 
chitosan, hardened gelatine.
Ex39 17 10 10 Artificial guts (sausage casings) of 
hardened protein or of cellulosic 
mater ialsAnimal derived products only .
Ex39 26 90 97 Other articles of plastics and articles 
of other mat erials of headings 3901
to 3914 made from other than sheetEmp ty capsules of hardened gelatine for food and animal 
consump tion; specifi c requirements are set out in Row 5 of Table 1 
in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU)  
No 142/2011.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/55  CHAPTER 41
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
General remarks
Only hides and skins of ungulates covered in headings 4101 , 4102 , 4103 are to be subjected to official controls.
Specifi c requirements for hides and skins of ungulates are laid down in Rows 4 and 5 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II 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 chap ter does not cover:
(a) parings or similar wast e, 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 (Chap ter 43); the following are, however , to be 
classif ied in Chapt er 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 (excep t Yemen, Mongolian or Tibetan goats and 
kids), of swine (including peccar y), of chamois, of gazelle, of camels (including dromedar ies), of reindeer , of elk, of 
deer , of roebucks or of dogs.
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex41 01 Raw hides and skins of bovine 
(including buffalo) or equine 
animals (fresh, or salted, dried, 
limed, pick led or other wise 
preser ved, but not tanned, 
parchm ent-dressed or further 
prepared), whether or not dehaired 
or splitOnly fresh, chilled or treated hides and skins, including dried, dry- 
salted , wet-salt ed, or preser ved by a process other than by tanning 
or an equivalent process.
Imp ort without restr ictions may be possible for treated hides and 
skins as refer red to in point C.2 of Chapt er 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.
Ex41 02 Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, 
or salted, dried, limed, pickled or 
other wise preser ved, but not 
tanned, parc hment-dressed or 
further prepared), whether or not 
with wool on or split, other than 
those excl uded by Note 1(c) to this 
Chapt erOnly fresh, chilled or treated hides and skins, including dried, dry- 
salted , wet-salt ed, or preser ved by a process other than by tanning 
or an equivalent process.
Imp ort without restr ictions may be possible for treated hides and 
skins as refer red to in point C.2 of Chapt er 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.
Ex41 03 Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or 
salted , dried, limed, pickled or 
other wise preser ved, but not 
tanned, parc hment-dressed or 
further prepared), whether or not 
dehaired or split, other than those 
excl uded by Note 1(b) or 1(c) to 
this Chapt erOnly fresh, chilled or treated hides and skins, including dried, dry- 
salted , wet-salt ed, or preser ved by a process other than by tanning 
or an equivalent process.
Imp ort without restr ictions may be possible for treated hides and 
skins as refer red to in point C.2 of Chapt er 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.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/56                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  CHAPTER 42
Articles of leather ; saddler y and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar cont ainers; articles of animal gut 
(other than silkw orm gut)
Notes to Chapter 42 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN)
‘…
2.This chapt er does not cover:
(a) steri le surgical catgut or similar steri le suture mate rials (heading 3006 );
…
(ij)strings, skins for drums or the like, or other parts of musical instr uments (heading 9209 ).
…’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex42 05 00 90 Other articles of leather or of 
compo sition leatherCover s dog chews and mat erial for manufa cture of dog chews.
Ex42 06 00 00 Articles of gut (other than silkworm 
gut) of goldbeater ’s skin, of bladders 
or of tendonsCover s dog chews and mat erial for manufa cture of dog chews.
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 raw furskins of heading 4301 , apply to hides and 
skins of all animals whic h have been tanned or dressed with the wool on.
2. This chap ter 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 Chapt er 41 (see note 1(c) to that chapt er);
…’
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘Heading 4301: Furskins are regar ded as raw and falling in this heading not only when in the natural state, but also if 
cleaned and preser ved from deter ioration, e.g., by drying or salting (wet or dry). The fur may also be “pulled ”or “sheared ”, 
i.e., the coarse hairs extract ed or cut down, or the skin surface may be “fleshed ”or scraped. ’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex43 01 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 4103All, excl uding furskins treated in accordance with Chapt er VIII of 
Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, if in compl iance with 
Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/57  Cover s the follo wing subheadings:
Ex43 01 10 00(of mink , whole, with or without head, tail or 
paws): specif ic requirements for derived products for uses outside 
the feed chain (fur) are set out in Row 14 of Table 2 in Section 1 of 
Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Ex43 01 30 00(of lamb, the follo wing: 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 Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation 
(EU) No 142/2011.
Ex43 01 60 00(of fox, whole, with or without head, tail or paws): 
specifi c requirements for derived products for uses outside the feed 
chain (fur) are set out in Row 14 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II 
of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
Ex43 01 80 00(other furskins, whole, with or without head, tail or 
paws): other than ungulates, for example mar mots, wild felines, 
seals, nutr ia. Specific requirements for derived products for uses 
outside the feed chain (fur) are set out in Row 14 of Table 2 in 
Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU)  
No 142/2011.
Ex43 01 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 Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation 
(EU) No 142/2011.
CHAPTER 51
Wool, fine or coarse animal hair ; horsehair yarn and woven fabr ic
General remarks
For headings 5101 to 5103 specifi c requirements for untreat ed wool and hair are set out in Row 8 of Table 2 in Section 1 of 
Chapt er II 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 dromedar y), yak, angora, Tibetan, 
Kashmir or similar goats (but not common goats), rabbit, (including angora rabbit), hare, beaver, nutr ia or muskrat.
(c) “Coarse animal hair ”means the hair of animals not mentioned abov e, excl uding brush-making hair and bristles 
(heading 0502 ) and horsehair (heading 0511 ).’EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/58                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘Throughout the Nomenclature the term “coarse animal hair ”means all other animal hair than “fine animal hair ”excep t 
wool (heading 5101 ), hair of the manes or tails of equine or bovine animals (classif ied as “horsehair ”heading 0511 ), pigs ’, 
hogs’ or boars’ bristles or hair and badger hair or other brush-making hair (heading 0502 ) (see Note 1(c)). ’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex51 01 Wool, not carded or combed Untr eated wool.
Ex51 02 Fine or coarse animal hair, not 
carded or combedUntr eated hair, including coarse hair from the flanks of bovine or 
equine animals.
Ex51 03 Waste of wool or of fine or coarse 
animal hair, including yarn waste 
but excl uding garnetted stoc kUntr eated wool or hair.
CHAPTER 67
Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘Heading 6701 covers:
(A) Skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down, feathers and down , and parts of feathers, whic h though not 
yet constituting made up articles, have undergone a process other than a simple treatment of cleaning, disinf ection or 
preser vation (see Explanator y 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 unw orked or merely cleaned, but not including articles made of 
scapes or quills. The heading theref ore includes:
(1) Sing le feathers the quills of whic h have been wired or bound for use as, for examp le, milliner y mounts, and also 
sing le compo site feathers assembled from differ ent elements.
(2) Feathers assembled in the form of cluster s, 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 accessor ies.
(4) Fans made of ornamental feathers, with frames of any mate rial. However , fans with frames or precious metal are 
classified in heading 7113 .’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex67 01 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 unw orked or merely cleaned skins, feathers or down , 
and parts of feathers.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/59  Excluding treated decorative feathers, treated feathers carried by 
traveller s for their private use or consignments of treated feathers 
sent to private individuals for non- industr ial purposes.
Specifi c requirements for feathers are set out in Row 9 of Table 2 in 
Section 1 of Chapt er II 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; imit ation jew eller y; coin
Har monized Syst em Classif ication Opinion 7101,21/1
‘Oyste rs unfit for human consump tion, containing one or more cultured pearls, preser ved in brine and put up in airtight 
metal containers. ’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex71 01 21 00 Unworked cultured pearls Includes oysters unfit for human consum ption, containing one or 
more cultured pearls, preser ved in brine or by different methods, 
packag ed in airtight containers.
Unworked cultured pearls refer red to in Section 2 of Chapt er IV of 
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 unless they are 
excl uded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 as 
provid ed for in point (f) of Article 2(2) of that Regulation.
CHAPTER 95
Toys, games and spor ts requisites; parts and accessor ies thereof
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘Fairground amusements, travelling circuses, travelling menag eries and travelling theatres fall in heading 9508 provid ed 
they compr ise all the essential units required for their normal operation. The heading also includes items of auxiliar y 
equipment provid ed they are present ed with, and as compo nents of, these various amusements, notwithstanding that 
when present ed separately such items (e.g., tents, animals, musical instr uments, power plants, motor s, lighting fittings, 
seats and arms and ammunition) would fall in other headings of the Nomenclature. ’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex95 08 10 00 Travelling circuses and travelling 
menage riesLive animals only .
Ex95 08 90 00 Other : fairground amusements, 
travelling theatresLive animals only .EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/60                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021  CHAPTER 96
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘For the purposes of this heading, the expression “worked ”refers to mater ials which have undergone processes exte nding 
beyond the simple preparations permitted in the heading for the raw mater ial in question (see the Explanat ory Notes to 
headings 05.05 to 05.08). The heading theref ore covers pieces of ivory , rods, etc., cut to shape (including square or 
rectangular) or polished or other wise worked by grinding, drilling, milling, turning, etc. However , pieces whic h are 
identif iable as parts of articles are excluded from this heading if such parts are covered by another heading of the 
Nomenclature. Thus, piano-ke y plates and plates for inser tion in butts of firear ms fall in headings 92.09 and 93.05 
respectively . However , worke d mat erials not identif iable as parts of articles remain classif ied in this heading (e.g., simple 
discs, plates or strips for inlaying, etc., or for subsequent use in the manufacture of piano-ke ys).
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 work ed, fall in heading 35.03 or in Chapt er 49 (e.g., 
postcards) (see the Explanat ory Note to heading 35.03). Articles of unhardened gelatine include, for example:
(i) Small discs for sticking billiard cue tips.
(ii) Capsules for phar maceutical products and for mec hanical lighte r fuel. ’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
ex 9602 00 00 Worke d, unhardened gelatine 
(except gelatine of heading 3503 ) 
and articles of unhardened gelatineEmp ty capsules of unhardened gelat ine for food or animal 
consump tion; specifi c requirements are set out in Row 5 of Table 1 
in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU)  
No 142/2011 for animal consump tion.
CHAPTER 97
Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes
‘(A) The heading includes collections and collector s’ pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anatomical 
interes t, such as:
(1) Dead animals of any species, preser ved dry or in liquid; stuffed animals for collections.
(2) Blown or suck ed eggs; insects in boxes, frames, etc. (other than mounted articles constituting imitation jeweller y or 
trinke ts); empty shells, other than those of a kind suitable for industr ial use.
(3) Seeds or plants, dried or preser ved in liquid; herbar iums.
(4) Specimens of minerals (not being precious or semi-precious ston es falling in Chapt er 71); specimens of 
petr ification.
(5) Oste ological specimens (skelet ons, skulls, bones).
(6) Anat omical and pathological specimens. ’
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex97 05 00 00 Collections and collectors’ pieces of 
zoological, botanical, mineralogical, 
anat omical, histo rical, 
archae ological, palaeont ological, 
ethnographic or numismatic 
inter estAnimal derived products only .
Excludes game trophies and other preparations of any animal 
species having undergone a compl ete taxider my treatment 
ensur ing their preser vation at ambient temperatures.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 19.4.2021                                                                                                                                         L 132/61  Excludes game trophies and other preparations from other species 
than ungulate s and birds (whether treated or untreate d).
Specifi c requirements for game trophies are set out in Row 6 of 
Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU)  
No 142/2011.
CHAPTER 99
Special CN codes
Statistical codes for certain specif ic movements of goods
General remarks
This chapt er covers goods originating from third countr ies and delivered to vessels and aircraf ts within the European Union 
under customs transit procedure (T1).
CN code Descr iption Qualif ication and explanation
(1) (2) (3)
Ex 9930 24 00 Goods of CN Chapt ers 1 to 24 
delivered to vessels and aircraf tProducts of animal origin destined for ship supply as provid ed for 
in Articles 21 and 29 of Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU)  
2019/2124 (7).
Ex 9930 99 00 Goods classified elsewhere delivered 
to vessels and aircraf tProducts of animal origin destined for ship supply as provid ed for 
in Articles 21 and 29 of Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/2124.
(7)Commission Delegat ed 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 transpor tation 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).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 132/62                                                                                                                                         19.4.2021