EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 0505.90

0505 90 00: Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers: other

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

0505 Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers or down, feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges) and down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers:
0505 90 00 Other

Country of origin Valid on

What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 5

VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%

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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 5

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
Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR

Applies to goods from
all countries

In force
until 31 October 2026

Legal act
Regulation 0382/26
Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
Applies to goods from
all countries

In force
from 1 November 2026

Legal act
Regulation 0382/26
Documents
- C127 Merchant product identifier
- C128 Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
- C129 Standardised manufacturer product identifier
- Y081 No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
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 6

Import controlVeterinary control
Applies to goods from
all countries except Andorra, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino

Legal act
Regulation 0632/21
Documents
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- 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.
- Y174 Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, 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.
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Import controlVeterinary control
Applies to goods from
Faroe Islands, Greenland

Legal act
Regulation 0632/21
Documents
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- 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.
- Y174 Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, 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.
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
Import controlImport control - CITES
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
Regulation 0966/23
Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required " CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
Import controlImport control - Waste
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
Regulation 1157/24
Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Import control
Applies to goods from
Ukraine

Legal act
Regulation 0692/14
Documents
- Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
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

Export measures 2

Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.

Export measures	Destination	Legal act	Validity
Export control - CITES	All third countries	Regulation 0966/23	20 May 2023
Export control - Waste	All third countries	Regulation 1157/24	21 May 2026

TARIC data as of 26 October 2026

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.

Austria 20%
Belgium 21%
Bulgaria 20%
Croatia 25%
Cyprus 19%
Czechia 12% reduced rate
Denmark 25%
Estonia 24%
Finland 25.5%
France 5.5% reduced rate
Germany 19%
Greece 24%
Hungary 27%
Ireland 23%
Italy 22%
Latvia 21%
Lithuania 21%
Luxembourg 17%
Malta 0% reduced rate
Netherlands 21%
Poland 23%
Portugal 23%
Romania 21%
Slovakia 23%
Slovenia 22%
Spain 21%
Sweden 25%

TEDB · 26 October 2026

EU: imports by month · HS 0505.90

last 12 months€2.3m+34.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price€0.14 per kg

Preferential rate0%

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Ukraine	€1.1m	47.6%	+59.3%
China	€732k	32.5%	+134.1%
Norway	€351k	15.5%	+5.4%
South Africa	€28k	1.2%	-25.1%
Switzerland	€27k	1.2%	-84.1%
Pakistan	€15k	0.7%	—
India	€9k	0.4%	-17.4%
United Kingdom	€9k	0.4%	-17.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

0505.90 Skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers: other

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA Free – 2.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.2%

Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines

Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Brazil 7.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Argentina 7.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines

Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line

New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Taiwan Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines

GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines

Switzerland Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty

Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line

North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

N305880 U.S. CBP 11 September 2019 · 0505.90.20.40

The tariff classification of packaged loose feathers from China.
H297145 U.S. CBP 13 November 2018 · 0505.90.20

Classification of Feather Meal Feedstock
600016256 HMRC 6 October 2026 – 5 October 2029 · 0505 90 00 00

Feather Meal Feathers from poultry Used for feeding pets, fur animals and aquaculture.
600010253 HMRC 25 April 2024 – 24 April 2027 · 0505 90 00 00

Feathers that have been collected for diagnostic purposes. The feathers can be from different species of birds. Normally 4-6 feathers are submitted possibly with blood samples (this is being classified separately). They are for laboratory use only. Each consignment may contain several samples for…

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter 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 (Chapter 41 or 43);
(c) animal textile materials, other than horsehair and horsehair waste (Section XI); or
(d) prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 9603).

2. For the purposes of heading 0501, 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 the nomenclature, elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal and wild boar tusks, 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 waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material.

Chapter notes: Chapter 05 →

CN Explanatory Notes

The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.

0505 90 00 · Other

This subheading includes:

1. skins and other parts of birds (heads, wings, necks, etc.) with their feathers or down, intended, for example, for the manufacture of head-dress accessories;

2. skins of birds without tectrices, especially the part of goose skin known as ‘swan skin’, used mainly for the manufacture of pompons;

3. large feathers from the wing or tail or other parts of the plumage, unusable for stuffing, particularly because of their size and the rigidity of their scapes;

4. ornamental parts intended, after working, for the manufacture of trimmings for head-dresses, for artificial flowers, etc. Such parts are, for example, feathers of ostrich, egret, heron, pheasant, marabou, ibis, peacock, bird of paradise, flamingo, jay, humming bird, magpie, vulture, gull and stork;

5. feathers, generally of a uniform length, used for the manufacture of feather dusters and feather brushes;

6. certain well defined parts of feathers such as the quills and the scapes, whether or not split (for example, for the manufacture of tooth picks, fishing tackle), barbs cut from the scape or attached to a thin shaving of the scape, whether or not with trimmed edges (pulled feathers). However, if despite any processing undergone these retain the character of feathers for stuffing, they fall in subheading 0505 10 10 or 0505 10 90.

This subheading also includes products known as ‘gerissene Hahnenhälse’ which are the scapes of feathers, trimmed except for their fine end portions, which retain small plumes or barbs which the trimming process has been unable to remove;

7. powders (or meal) and waste of feathers or of parts of feathers.

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union

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	Other	Free	—
2025	unchanged	Free	—
2024	unchanged	Free	—
2023	unchanged	Free	—
2022	unchanged	Free	—
2021	unchanged	Free	—
2020	unchanged	Free	—
2019	Other	Free	—

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 0505 90 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 0505.90, skins and other parts of birds, with their feathers: other.

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.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported goods of subheading 0505.90 worth €2.3m (up 35% on the year before), at an average of €0.14 per kg; Ukraine supplied 48%, followed by China.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is 0%–2.3%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 0505.90 worth US$30m in 2024.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 0505 90 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 0505 90 00?

Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.

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Typical products

quills, raw

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.