EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 0106.41
0106 41 00: Other live animals, insects, bees
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0106 Other live animals:
- Insects:
- 0106 41 00 Bees
What you pay
Importing into EU
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 50% with document Y-155 (Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus) · otherwise free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- Regulation 1227/25
- Documents
- Y155 Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- Regulation 1227/25
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 4
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Andorra, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino
- Legal act
- Regulation 0632/21
- Documents
- C640 Common Health Entry Document for Animals (CHED-A) (as set out in Part 2, Section A of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y170 Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y171 Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y175 Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y176 Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Y177 Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
- Legal act
- Regulation 2306/21
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
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Austria 10% reduced rate -
Belgium 21% -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 5% reduced rate -
Czechia 12% reduced rate -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 25.5% -
France 5.5% reduced rate -
Germany 7% reduced rate -
Greece 13% reduced rate -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 10% reduced rate -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 3% reduced rate -
Malta 0% reduced rate -
Netherlands 21% -
Poland 8% reduced rate -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 11% reduced rate -
Slovakia 23% -
Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate -
Spain 10% reduced rate -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 29 October 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 0106.41
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | €422k | 40.6% | -8% |
 Argentina | €320k | 30.8% | +24.3% |
 Israel | €261k | 25.2% | -31.5% |
 Chile | €16k | 1.5% | +105.4% |
 United States | €8k | 0.8% | — |
 Ukraine | €8k | 0.7% | +29.8% |
 Canada | €2k | 0.2% | -73.4% |
 United Kingdom | €610 | 0.1% | +33.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
0106.41 Other live animals, insects, bees
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 3.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 3.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 12.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
This line in earlier years
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bees | Free | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2019 | Bees | Free | — |
CN code 0106 41 00 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 0106.41 (other live animals, insects, bees).
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of goods of subheading 0106.41 into the EU came to €1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 7% on the year before); Türkiye supplied 41%, followed by Argentina.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–5%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 3.6%, the Argentina duty is 3.6%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 12.5%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 0106.41 worth US$22m in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 0106 41 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 0106 41 00?
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.