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Section I
Live Animals; Animal Products

Notes

1.

Any reference in this Section to a particular genus or species of an animal, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a reference to the young of that genus or species.

2.

Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout this Schedule any reference to "dried" products also covers products which have been dehydrated, evaporated or freeze- dried.

Chapter 1
Live Animals

Note

1.

This Chapter covers all live animals except the following:

(a)

fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, of heading 03.01, 03.06, 03.07 or 03.08;

(b)

cultures of micro-organisms and other products of heading 30.02; and

(c)

animals of heading 95.08.

Rates as at
HeadingDescriptionGeneral
01.01Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies:
0101.2Horses:
0101.21Pure-bred breeding animalsfree
0101.29Otherfree
0101.30Assesfree
0101.90Otherfree
01.02Live bovine animals:
0102.2Cattle:
0102.21Pure-bred breeding animalsfree
0102.29Otherfree
0102.3Buffalo:
0102.31Pure-bred breeding animalsfree
0102.39Otherfree
0102.90Otherfree
01.03Live swine:
0103.10Pure-bred breeding animalsfree
0103.9Other:
0103.91Of a mass of less than 50 kgfree
0103.92Of a mass of 50 kg or morefree
01.04Live sheep and goats:
0104.10Sheepfree
0104.20Goatsfree
01.05Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls:
0105.1Of a mass not exceeding 185 g:
0105.11Fowls of the species Gallus domesticusfree
0105.12Turkeysfree
0105.13Ducksfree
0105.14Geesefree
0105.15Guinea fowlsfree
0105.9Other:
0105.94Fowls of the species Gallus domesticusfree
0105.99Otherfree
01.06Other live animals:
0106.1Mammals:
0106.11Primatesfree
0106.12Whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia)free
0106.13Camels and other camelids (Camelidae)free
0106.14Rabbits and haresfree
0106.19Otherfree
0106.20Reptiles (including snakes and turtles)free
0106.3Birds:
0106.31Birds of preyfree
0106.32Psittaciformes (including parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos)free
0106.33Ostriches; emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae):
0106.33.10Ostrichesfree
0106.33.90Otherfree
0106.39Otherfree
0106.4Insects:
0106.41Beesfree
0106.49Otherfree
0106.90Otherfree
Chapter 2
Meat and Edible Meat Offal

Notes

1.

This Chapter does not cover the following:

(a)

products of the kinds described in headings 02.01 to 02.08 or 02.10, unfit or unsuitable for human consumption;

(b)

edible, non-living insects (heading 04.10);

(c)

guts, bladders or stomachs of animals (heading 05.04) or animal blood (heading 05.11 or 30.02); or

(d)

animal fat, excluding products of heading 02.09 (Chapter 15).

Additional Note

2.

For the purpose of subheadings 0203.19.10 and 0203.29.10 the expression "rib" shall be limited to rib portions having on one side a maximum meat thickness of 5 mm covering the bone while the opposite side of the bone is clearly visible.

Rates as at
HeadingDescriptionGeneral
02.01Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled:
0201.10Carcasses and half-carcasses40% or 240c/kg
0201.20Other cuts with bone in:
0201.20.10Wagyu beef40% or 240c/kg
0201.20.90Other40% or 240c/kg
0201.30Boneless:
0201.30.10Wagyu beef40% or 240c/kg
0201.30.90Other40% or 240c/kg
02.02Meat of bovine animals, frozen:
0202.10Carcasses and half-carcasses40% or 240c/kg
0202.20Other cuts with bone in:
0202.20.10Wagyu beef40% or 240c/kg
0202.20.90Other40% or 240c/kg
0202.30Boneless:
0202.30.10Wagyu beef40% or 240c/kg
0202.30.90Other40% or 240c/kg
02.03Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen:
0203.1Fresh or chilled:
0203.11Carcasses and half-carcasses15% or 130c/kg
0203.12Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in15% or 130c/kg
0203.19Other:
0203.19.10Ribfree
0203.19.90Other15% or 130c/kg
0203.2Frozen:
0203.21Carcasses and half-carcasses15% or 130c/kg
0203.22Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in15% or 130c/kg
0203.29Other:
0203.29.10Ribfree
0203.29.90Other15% or 130c/kg
02.04Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen:
0204.10Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled40% or 200c/kg
0204.2Other meat of sheep, fresh or chilled:
0204.21Carcasses and half-carcasses40% or 200c/kg
0204.22Other cuts with bone in40% or 200c/kg
0204.23Boneless40% or 200c/kg
0204.30Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen40% or 200c/kg
0204.4Other meat of sheep, frozen:
0204.41Carcasses and half-carcasses40% or 200c/kg
0204.42Other cuts with bone in40% or 200c/kg
0204.43Boneless40% or 200c/kg
0204.50Meat of goats40% or 200c/kg
0205.00Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozenfree
02.06Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen:
0206.10Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled:
0206.10.10Livers22% or 240c/kg
0206.10.90Otherfree
0206.2Of bovine animals, frozen:
0206.21Tonguesfree
0206.22Livers30% or 130c/kg
0206.29Otherfree
0206.30Of swine, fresh or chilledfree
0206.4Of swine, frozen:
0206.41Livers30% or 130c/kg
0206.49Otherfree
0206.80Other, fresh or chilledfree
0206.90Other, frozenfree
02.07Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen:
0207.1Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus:
0207.11Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilledfree
0207.12Not cut in pieces, frozen:
0207.12.10Mechanically deboned meatfree
0207.12.20Carcasses (excluding necks and offal) with all cuts (e.g. thighs, wings, legs and breasts) removed31%
0207.12.90Other82%
0207.13Cuts and offal, fresh or chilledfree
0207.14Cuts and offal, frozen:
0207.14.13Thighs42%
0207.14.11Breasts42%
0207.14.1Boneless cuts:
0207.14.23Feet30%
0207.14.25Heads30%
0207.14.2Offal:
0207.14.21Livers30%
0207.14.15Other42%
0207.14.29Other30%
0207.14.9Other:
0207.14.91Whole bird cut in half62%
0207.14.93Leg quarters62%
0207.14.95Wings62%
0207.14.96Breasts62%
0207.14.97Thighs62%
0207.14.99Other62%
0207.14.98Drumsticks62%
0207.2Of turkeys:
0207.24Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilledfree
0207.25Not cut in pieces, frozenfree
0207.26Cuts and offal, fresh or chilledfree
0207.27Cuts and offal, frozenfree
0207.4Of ducks:
0207.41Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilledfree
0207.42Not cut in pieces, frozenfree
0207.43Fatty livers, fresh or chilledfree
0207.44Other, fresh or chilledfree
0207.45Other, frozenfree
0207.5Of geese:
0207.51Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilledfree
0207.52Not cut in pieces, frozenfree
0207.53Fatty livers, fresh or chilledfree
0207.54Other, fresh or chilledfree
0207.55Other, frozenfree
0207.60Of guinea fowlsfree
02.08Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen:
0208.10Of rabbits or haresfree
0208.30Of primates8c/kg
0208.40Of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia):
0208.40.10Of whales8c/kg
0208.40.90Other8c/kg
0208.50Of reptiles (including snakes and turtles)8c/kg
0208.60Of camels and other camelids (Camelidae)free
0208.90Other:
0208.90.10Of ostrichesfree
0208.90.90Otherfree
02.09Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked:
0209.10Of pigs8c/kg
0209.90Other8c/kg
02.10Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal:
0210.1Meat of swine:
0210.11Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in15% or 130c/kg
0210.12Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof15% or 130c/kg
0210.19Other15% or 130c/kg
0210.20Meat of bovine animals:
0210.20.11Imported from Switzerland40% or 240c/kg
0210.20.12Other40% or 240c/kg
0210.20.1Dried:
0210.20.90Other40% or 240c/kg
0210.9Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal:
0210.91Of primates40% or 240c/kg
0210.92Of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia)40% or 240c/kg
0210.93Of reptiles (including snakes and turtles)40% or 240c/kg
0210.99Other:
0210.99.05Of ostriches40% or 240c/kg
0210.99.1Other, dried:
0210.99.11Imported from Switzerland40% or 240c/kg
0210.99.12Other40% or 240c/kg
0210.99.90Other40% or 240c/kg
Chapter 3
Fish and Crustaceans, Molluscs and Other Aquatic Invertebrates

Notes

1.

This Chapter does not cover the following:

(a)

mammals of heading 01.06;

(b)

meat of mammals of heading 01.06 (heading 02.08 or 02.10);

(c)

fish (including livers, roes and milt thereof) or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, dead and unfit or unsuitable for human consumption by reason of either their species or their condition (Chapter 5); flours, meals or pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption (heading 23.01); or

(d)

caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 16.04).

2.

In this Chapter the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a small quantity of binder.

3.

Headings 03.05 to 03.08 do not cover flours, meals and pellets, fit for human consumption (heading 03.09).

Rates as at
HeadingDescriptionGeneral
03.01Live fish:
0301.1Ornamental fish:
0301.11Freshwaterfree
0301.19Otherfree
0301.9Other live fish:
0301.91Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)free
0301.92Eels (Anguilla spp.)free
0301.93Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.)free
0301.94Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)free
0301.95Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)free
0301.99Otherfree
03.02Fish, fresh or chilled (excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04):
0302.1Salmonidae (excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99):
0302.11Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)25%
0302.13Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus)25%
0302.14Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)25%
0302.19Other25%
0302.2Flat fish (pleuronectidae, bothidae, cynoglossidae, soleidae, scophthalmidae and citharidae) (excluding edible fish offal of subheading 0302.91 to 0302.99):
0302.21Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)free
0302.22Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)free
0302.23Sole (Solea spp.)free
0302.24Turbots (Psetta maxima)free
0302.29Otherfree
0302.3Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99:
0302.31Albacore or long finned tunas (Thunnus alalunga)free
0302.32Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares)free
0302.33Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)free
0302.34Bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus)free
0302.35Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)free
0302.36Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)free
0302.39Otherfree
0302.4Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sarinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius) (excluding livers and roes) (excluding edible fish offal of subheading 0302.91 to 0302.99):
0302.41Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)free
0302.42Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)free
0302.43Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus)free
0302.44Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicas)free
0302.45Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)free
0302.46Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)free
0302.47Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)free
0302.49Otherfree
0302.5Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae (excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99):
0302.51Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)free
0302.52Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)free
0302.53Coalfish (Pollachius virens)free
0302.54Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)free
0302.55Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)free
0302.56Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)free
0302.59Otherfree
0302.7Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp.,Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) (excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99):
0302.71Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)free
0302.72Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)free
0302.73Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.)free
0302.74Eels (Anguilla spp.)free
0302.79Otherfree
0302.8Other fish (excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99):
0302.81Dogfish and other sharksfree
0302.82Rays and skates (Rajidae)free
0302.83Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)free
0302.84Seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.)free
0302.85Seabream (Sparidae)free
0302.89Otherfree
0302.9Livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal:
0302.91Livers, roes and miltfree
0302.92Shark finsfree
0302.99Otherfree
03.03Fish, frozen (excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04):
0303.1Salmonidae (excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99):
0303.11Sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka)25%
0303.12Other Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus)25%
0303.13Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)25%
0303.14Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)25%
0303.19Other25%
0303.2Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) (excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99):
0303.23Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)free
0303.24Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)free
0303.25Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.)free
0303.26Eels (Anguilla spp.)free
0303.29Otherfree
0303.3Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), (excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99):
0303.31Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis)free
0303.32Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)free
0303.33Sole (Solea spp.)free
0303.34Turbots (Psetta maxima)free
0303.39Otherfree
0303.4Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis), excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99:
0303.41Albacore or long finned tunas (Thunnus alalunga)free
0303.42Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares)free
0303.43Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)free
0303.44Bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus)free
0303.45Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)free
0303.46Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)free
0303.49Otherfree
0303.5Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae) (excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99):
0303.51Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)free
0303.53Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus)free
0303.54Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus)free
0303.55Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)free
0303.56Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)free
0303.57Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)free
0303.59Otherfree
0303.6Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae (excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99):
0303.63Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)free
0303.64Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)free
0303.65Coalfish (Pollachius virens)free
0303.66Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.)free
0303.67Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)free
0303.68Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis)free
0303.69Otherfree
0303.8Other fish (excluding edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99):
0303.81Dogfish and other sharksfree
0303.82Rays and skates (Rajidae)free
0303.83Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)free
0303.84Seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.)free
0303.89Otherfree
0303.9Livers, roes, milt, fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal:
0303.91Livers, roes and miltfree
0303.92Shark finsfree
0303.99Otherfree
03.04Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen:
0304.3Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.):
0304.31Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.)25%
0304.32Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.)25%
0304.33Nile Perch (Lates niloticus)25%
0304.39Other25%
0304.4Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish:
0304.41Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)25%
0304.42Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)25%
0304.43Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)25%
0304.44Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae25%
0304.45Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)25%
0304.46Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)25%
0304.47Dogfish and other sharks25%
0304.48Rays and skates (Rajidae)25%
0304.49Other:
0304.49.10Anchovies (Engraulis spp.); herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii)free
0304.49.90Other25%
0304.5Other, fresh or chilled:
0304.51Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)25%
0304.52Salmonidae25%
0304.53Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae25%
0304.54Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)25%
0304.55Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.)25%
0304.56Dogfish and other sharks25%
0304.57Rays and skates (Rajidae)25%
0304.59Other:
0304.59.10Anchovies (Engraulis spp.); herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii)free
0304.59.90Other25%
0304.6Frozen fillets of tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.):
0304.61Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.):
0304.61.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.61.90Other25%
0304.62Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.):
0304.62.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.62.90Other25%
0304.63Nile Perch (Lates niloticus):
0304.63.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.63.90Other25%
0304.69Other:
0304.69.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.69.90Other25%
0304.7Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae:
0304.71Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus):
0304.71.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.71.90Other25%
0304.72Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus):
0304.72.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.72.90Other25%
0304.73Coalfish (Pollachius virens):
0304.73.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.73.90Other25%
0304.74Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.):
0304.74.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.74.90Other25%
0304.75Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma):
0304.75.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.75.90Other25%
0304.79Other:
0304.79.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.79.90Other25%
0304.8Frozen fillets of other fish:
0304.81Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho):
0304.81.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.81.90Other25%
0304.82Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster):
0304.82.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.82.90Other25%
0304.83Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae):
0304.83.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.83.90Other25%
0304.84Swordfish (Xiphias gladius):
0304.84.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.84.90Other25%
0304.85Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.):
0304.85.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.85.90Other25%
0304.86Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)free
0304.87Tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis):
0304.87.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.87.90Other25%
0304.88Dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates (Rajidae):
0304.88.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.88.90Other25%
0304.89Other:
0304.89.10Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)free
0304.89.20Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.89.90Other25%
0304.9Other, frozen:
0304.91Swordfish (Xiphias gladius):
0304.91.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.91.90Other25%
0304.92Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.):
0304.92.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.92.90Other25%
0304.93Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.):
0304.93.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.93.90Other25%
0304.94Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma):
0304.94.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.94.90Other25%
0304.95Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae (excluding Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)):
0304.95.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.95.90Other25%
0304.96Dogfish and other sharks:
0304.96.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.96.90Other25%
0304.97Rays and skates (Rajidae):
0304.97.10Blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.97.90Other25%
0304.99Other:
0304.99.10Anchovies (Engraulis spp.); herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii); blocks, rectangular, of a mass of 7 kg or more but not exceeding 8 kg, free of interleaving plastics (excluding blocks containing bones)free
0304.99.90Other25%
03.05Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process:
0305.20Livers, roes and milt of fish, dried, smoked, salted or in brinefree
0305.3Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked:
0305.31Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)25%
0305.32Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae25%
0305.39Other:
0305.39.10Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)free
0305.39.90Other25%
0305.4Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal:
0305.41Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)25%
0305.42Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)free
0305.43Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)25%
0305.44Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)25%
0305.49Other:
0305.49.10Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)free
0305.49.90Other25%
0305.5Dried fish, other than edible fish offal, whether or not salted but not smoked:
0305.51Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)free
0305.52Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)25%
0305.53Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)25%
0305.54Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), anchovies (Engraulis spp.), sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicas), Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger spp.), seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.), jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), jacks, crevalles (Caranx spp.), cobia (Rachycentron canadum), silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.), Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), scads (Decapterus spp.), capelin (Mallotus villosus), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bonitos (Sarda spp.), marlins, sailfishes, spearfish (Istiophoridae):
0305.54.10Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)free
0305.54.90Other25%
0305.59Other25%
0305.6Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal:
0305.61Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)free
0305.62Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)free
0305.63Anchovies (Engraulis spp.)free
0305.64Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)25%
0305.69Other25%
0305.7Fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal:
0305.71Shark fins:
0305.71.10Dried, whether or not salted but not smokedfree
0305.71.90Other25%
0305.72Fish heads, tails and maws:
0305.72.10Anchovies (Engraulis spp.); herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) (excluding dried, whether or not salted but not smoked); and cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) (excluding smoked)free
0305.72.90Other25%
0305.79Other:
0305.79.10Anchovies (Engraulis spp.); herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) (excluding dried, whether or not salted but not smoked); and cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) (excluding smoked)free
0305.79.90Other25%
03.06Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine:
0306.1Frozen:
0306.11Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.):
0306.11.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.11.90Otherfree
0306.12Lobsters (Homarus spp.):
0306.12.10Smoked30%
0306.12.90Otherfree
0306.14Crabs:
0306.14.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.14.90Otherfree
0306.15Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus):
0306.15.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.15.90Otherfree
0306.16Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon):
0306.16.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.16.90Otherfree
0306.17Other shrimps and prawns:
0306.17.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.17.90Otherfree
0306.19Other:
0306.19.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.19.90Otherfree
0306.3Live, fresh or chilled:
0306.31Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.)free
0306.32Lobsters (Homarus spp.)free
0306.33Crabsfree
0306.34Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)free
0306.35Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon)free
0306.36Other shrimps and prawnsfree
0306.39Otherfree
0306.9Other:
0306.91Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.):
0306.91.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.91.90Otherfree
0306.92Lobsters (Homarus spp.):
0306.92.10Smoked30%
0306.92.90Otherfree
0306.93Crabs:
0306.93.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.93.90Otherfree
0306.94Norway Lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus):
0306.94.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.94.90Otherfree
0306.95Shrimps and prawns:
0306.95.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.95.90Otherfree
0306.99Other:
0306.99.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0306.99.90Otherfree
03.07Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process:
0307.1Oysters:
0307.11Live, fresh or chilledfree
0307.12Frozenfree
0307.19Other:
0307.19.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0307.19.90Otherfree
0307.2Scallops and other molluscs of the family Pectinidae:
0307.21Live, fresh or chilledfree
0307.22Frozenfree
0307.29Other:
0307.29.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0307.29.90Otherfree
0307.3Mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.):
0307.31Live, fresh or chilledfree
0307.32Frozen:
0307.32.20Not shelled (excluding smoked)25%
0307.32.30In half shells (excluding smoked)25%
0307.32.40Shelled meat (excluding smoked)25%
0307.39Other:
0307.39.10Smoked25%
0307.39.90Other25%
0307.4Cuttle fish and squid:
0307.42Live, fresh or chilledfree
0307.43Frozenfree
0307.49Other:
0307.49.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0307.49.90Otherfree
0307.5Octopus (Octopus spp.):
0307.51Live, fresh or chilledfree
0307.52Frozenfree
0307.59Other:
0307.59.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0307.59.90Otherfree
0307.60Snails (excluding sea snails):
0307.60.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0307.60.90Otherfree
0307.7Clams, cockles and ark shells (families Arcidae, Arcticidae, Cardiidae, Donacidae, Hiatellidae, Mactridae, Mesodesmatidae, Myidae, Semelidae, Solecurtidae, Solenidae, Tridacnidae and Veneridae):
0307.71Live, fresh or chilledfree
0307.72Frozenfree
0307.79Other:
0307.79.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0307.79.90Otherfree
0307.8Abalone (Haliotis spp.) and stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.):
0307.81Live, fresh or chilled abalone (Haliotis spp.)free
0307.82Live, fresh or chilled stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.)free
0307.83Frozen abalone (Haliotis spp.)free
0307.84Frozen Stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.)free
0307.87Other abalone (Haliotis spp.):
0307.87.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0307.87.90Otherfree
0307.88Other stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.):
0307.88.10Smoked5,5c/kg
0307.88.90Otherfree
0307.9Other:
0307.91Live, fresh or chilledfree
0307.92Frozenfree
0307.99Other:
0307.99.30Smoked5,5c/kg
0307.99.90Otherfree
03.08Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process:
0308.1Sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea):
0308.11Live, fresh or chilledfree
0308.12Frozenfree
0308.19Other:
0308.19.10Smoked2,75c/kg
0308.19.90Otherfree
0308.2Sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus):
0308.21Live, fresh or chilledfree
0308.22Frozenfree
0308.29Other:
0308.29.10Smoked2,75c/kg
0308.29.90Otherfree
0308.30Jellyfish (Rhopilema spp.):
0308.30.10Smoked2,75c/kg
0308.30.90Otherfree
0308.90Other:
0308.90.10Smoked2,75c/kg
0308.90.90Otherfree
03.09Flours, meals and pellets of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, fit for human consumption:
0309.10Of fishfree
0309.90Otherfree
Chapter 4
Dairy Produce; Birds' Eggs; Natural Honey; Edible Products of Animal Origin, not Elsewhere Specified or Included

Notes

1.

The expression "milk" means full cream milk or partially or completely skimmed milk.

2.

For the purposes of heading 04.03, yogurt may be concentrated or flavoured and may contain added sugar or other sweetening matter, fruit, nuts, cocoa, chocolate, spices, coffee or coffee extracts, plants, parts of plants, cereals or bakers' wares, provided that any added substance is not used for the purpose of replacing, in whole or in part, any milk constituent, and the product retains the essential character of yogurt.

3.

For the purposes of heading 04.05:

(a)

The term "butter" means natural butter, whey butter or recombined butter (fresh, salted or rancid, including canned butter) derived exclusively from milk, with a milkfat content of 80 per cent or more but not more than 95 per cent by mass, a maximum milk solids not-fat content of 2 per cent by mass and a maximum water content of 16 per cent by mass. Butter does not contain added emulsifiers, but may contain sodium chloride, food colours, neutralising salts and cultures of harmless lactic-acid-producing bacteria.

(b)

The expression "dairy spreads" means a spreadable emulsion of the water-in-oil type, containing milkfat as the only fat in the product, with a milkfat content of 39 per cent or more but less than 80 per cent by mass.

4.

Products obtained by the concentration of whey and with the addition of milk or milkfat are to be classified as cheese in heading 04.06 provided that they have the three following characteristics:

(a)

a milkfat content, by mass of the dry matter, of 5 per cent or more;

(b)

a dry matter content, by mass, of at least 70 per cent but not exceeding 85 per cent; and

(c)

they are moulded or capable of being moulded.

5.

This Chapter does not cover the following:

(a)

Non-living insects, unfit for human consumption (heading 05.11);

(b)

products obtained from whey, containing by mass more than 95 per cent lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose calculated on the dry matter (heading 17.02);

(c)

products obtained from milk by replacing one or more of its natural constituents (for example, butyric fats) by another substance (for example, oleic fats) (heading 19.01 or 21.06); or

(d)

albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by mass more than 80 per cent whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter) (heading 35.02) or globulins (heading 35.04).

6.

For the purposes of heading 04.10, the term "insects" means edible non-living insects, whole or in parts, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or in brine, as well as flours and meals of insects, fit for human consumption. However, it does not cover edible non-living insects otherwise prepared or preserved (generally Section IV).

Subheading Notes

1.

For the purposes of subheading 0404.10, the expression "modified whey" means products consisting of whey constituents, that is to say, whey from which all or part of the lactose, proteins or minerals have been removed, whey to which natural whey constituents have been added, and products obtained by mixing natural whey constituents.

2.

For the purposes of subheading 0405.10 the term "butter" does not include dehydrated butter or ghee (subheading 0405.90).

Additional Note

1.

For the purposes of this Chapter "ultra high temperature (UHT) milk" or "long-life milk" is milk that has been heat-treated to the extent of being suitable for non-refrigerated storage prior to opening.

Rates as at
HeadingDescriptionGeneral
04.01Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:
0401.10Of a fat content, by mass, not exceeding 1 per cent:
0401.10.09Other milk, whether or not containing added minerals, vitamins, enzymes and similar additives solely for the purpose of increasing the nutritional value and provided these additives do not exceed 1 per cent by volume of the final productfree
0401.10.07Ultra high temperature (UHT) or "long life" milk in containers holding 1 li or less, whether or not containing added minerals, vitamins, enzymes and similar additives solely for the purpose of increasing the nutritional value and provided these additives do not exceed 1 per cent by volume of the final productfree
0401.10.90Otherfree
0401.20Of a fat content, by mass, exceeding 1 per cent but not exceeding 6 per cent:
0401.20.07Ultra high temperature (UHT) or "long life" milk in containers holding 1 li or less, whether or not containing added minerals, vitamins, enzymes and similar additives solely for the purpose of increasing the nutritional value and provided these additives do not exceed 1 per cent by volume of the final productfree
0401.20.09Other milk, whether or not containing added minerals, vitamins, enzymes and similar additives solely for the purpose of increasing the nutritional value and provided these additives do not exceed 1 per cent by volume of the final productfree
0401.20.90Otherfree
0401.40Of a fat content, by weight exceeding 6 per cent but not exceeding 10 per cent:
0401.40.09Other milk, whether or not containing added minerals, vitamins, enzymes and similar additives solely for the purpose of increasing the nutritional value and provided these additives do not exceed 1 per cent by volume of the final productfree
0401.40.07Ultra high temperature (UHT) or "long life" milk in containers holding 1 li or less, whether or not containing added minerals, vitamins, enzymes and similar additives solely for the purpose of increasing the nutritional value and provided these additives do not exceed 1 per cent by volume of the final productfree
0401.40.90Otherfree
0401.50Of a fat content by weight, exceeding 10 per cent:
0401.50.07Ultra high temperature (UHT) or "long life" milk in containers holding 1 li or less, whether or not containing added minerals, vitamins, enzymes and similar additives solely for the purpose of increasing the nutritional value and provided these additives do not exceed 1 per cent by volume of the final productfree
0401.50.09Other milk, whether or not containing added minerals, vitamins, enzymes and similar additives solely for the purpose of increasing the nutritional value and provided these additives do not exceed 1 per cent by volume of the final productfree
0401.50.90Otherfree
04.02Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:
0402.10In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by mass, not exceeding 1,5 per cent:
0402.10.10Not flavoured and not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0402.10.90Other450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0402.2In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by mass, exceeding 1,5 per cent:
0402.21Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:
0402.21.10Not flavoured450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0402.21.90Other450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0402.29Other450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0402.9Other:
0402.91Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0402.99Other:
0402.99.10In aerosol containers450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0402.99.90Other450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
04.03Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa:
0403.20Yoghurtfree
0403.90Other:
0403.90.10Flavoured or containing fruits, nuts or cocoa450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0403.90.20Cultured milk, not concentrated or containing any sugar or other sweetening matter, unflavoured and not containing any fruits, nuts or cocoa (excluding buttermilk)450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0403.90.90Other450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
04.04Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included:
0404.10Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0404.90Other:
0404.90.10Dairy powder blends, containing at least 30% (m/m) milk protein calculated on a fat-free basis450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
0404.90.90Other450c/kg with a maximum of 96%
04.05Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads:
0405.10Butter:
0405.10.10In immediate packaging of a content of 20 kg or more500c/kg with a maximum of 79%
0405.10.90Other500c/kg with a maximum of 79%
0405.20Dairy spreads:
0405.20.10With a milk fat content of 39 per cent or more but less than 75 per cent500c/kg with a maximum of 37%
0405.20.90Other500c/kg with a maximum of 79%
0405.90Other500c/kg with a maximum of 79%
04.06Cheese and curd:
0406.10Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd500c/kg with a maximum of 95%
0406.20Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds500c/kg with a maximum of 95%
0406.30Processed cheese, not grated or powdered500c/kg with a maximum of 95%
0406.40Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI500c/kg with a maximum of 95%
0406.90Other cheese:
0406.90.1Cheddar:
0406.90.12Other500c/kg with a maximum of 95%
0406.90.11Imported from Switzerland500c/kg with a maximum of 95%
0406.90.2Gouda:
0406.90.21Imported from Switzerland500c/kg with a maximum of 95%
0406.90.22Other500c/kg with a maximum of 95%
0406.90.9Other:
0406.90.91Imported from Switzerland500c/kg with a maximum of 95%
0406.90.99Other500c/kg with a maximum of 95%
04.07Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:
0407.1Fertilised eggs for incubation:
0407.11Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus:
0407.11.10Of a value for duty purposes less than 150c eachfree
0407.11.90Otherfree
0407.19Other:
0407.19.10Ostrich eggsfree
0407.19.90Otherfree
0407.2Other fresh eggs:
0407.21Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus:
0407.21.10Of a value for duty purposes less than 150c eachfree
0407.21.90Otherfree
0407.29Other:
0407.29.10Ostrich eggsfree
0407.29.90Otherfree
0407.90Other:
0407.90.10Ostrich eggsfree
0407.90.20Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, uncookedfree
0407.90.90Otherfree
04.08Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:
0408.1Egg yolks:
0408.11Dried19%
0408.19Other19%
0408.9Other:
0408.91Dried19%
0408.99Other:
0408.99.10Raw pulp consisting of the yolks and whites of eggs of the species Gallus domesticus19%
0408.99.90Other19%
0409.00Natural honey22%
04.10Insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included:
0410.10Insectsfree
0410.90Other:
0410.90.10In aerosol containersfree
0410.90.90Otherfree
Chapter 5
Products of Animal Origin, not Elsewhere Specified or Included

Notes

1.

This Chapter does not cover the following:

(a)

edible products (excluding guts, bladders and stomachs of animals, whole and pieces thereof, and animal blood, liquid or dried);

(b)

hides or skins (including furskins) (excluding goods of heading 05.05 and parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins of heading 05.11) (Chapter 41 or 43);

(c)

animal textile materials (excluding horsehair and horsehair waste) (Section XI); or

(d)

prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 96.03).

2.

For the purposes of heading 05.01, the sorting of hair by length (provided the root ends and tip ends respectively are not arranged together) shall be deemed not to constitute working.

3.

Throughout this Schedule, elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal and wild boar tusks, rhinoceros horns and the teeth of all animals are regarded as "ivory".

4.

Throughout this Schedule, the expression "horsehair" means hair of the manes or tails of equine or bovine animals. Heading 05.11 covers, inter alia, horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material.

Rates as at
HeadingDescriptionGeneral
0501.00Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hairfree
05.02Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair:
0502.10Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair and waste thereoffree
0502.90Otherfree
0504.00Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (excluding fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked:
0504.00.10Sausage casingsfree
0504.00.90Otherfree
05.05Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers:
0505.10Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; downfree
0505.90Other:
0505.90.10Of ostrichesfree
0505.90.90Otherfree
05.06Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products:
0506.10Ossein and bones treated with acidfree
0506.90Other:
0506.90.10Unworked, defatted or simply prepared (but not cut to shape)free
0506.90.90Otherfree
05.07Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products:
0507.10Ivory; ivory powder and waste:
0507.10.10Tusks of the African elephant (Loxodonta Africana); ivory powder and waste thereoffree
0507.10.20Horns of the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis); ivory powder and waste thereoffree
0507.10.90Otherfree
0507.90Otherfree
0508.00Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof:
0508.00.10Other shells, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shapefree
0508.00.05Shells, of abalonefree
0508.00.90Otherfree
0510.00Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preservedfree
05.11Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption:
0511.10Bovine semenfree
0511.9Other:
0511.91Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3:
0511.91.15Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (excluding fish ova), unworked or simply preparedfree
0511.91.90Otherfree
0511.99Other:
0511.99.05Ostrich eggshells (unworked)free
0511.99.15Bloodmeal; animal semen; parings and similar waste of raw hides and skinsfree
0511.99.10Sinews and tendonsfree
0511.99.80Other animal products, unworked or simply preparedfree
0511.99.90Otherfree

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