2308 00 11 · Having a total alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 4,3 % mas and a dry matter content not less than 40 % by weight
See additional note 3 to this chapter and the relevant explanatory notes.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 2308.00
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
Importing into EU
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
| Export measures | Destination | Legal act | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export control - Waste | All third countries | Regulation 1157/24 | 21 May 2026 |
TARIC data as of 26 October 2026
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.
TEDB · 26 October 2026
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| €183.8m | 59.4% | +27.8% | |
| €35.1m | 11.3% | -2.3% | |
| €30.8m | 9.9% | +26.8% | |
| €14.1m | 4.6% | -3.4% | |
| €10.6m | 3.4% | -39% | |
| €7.4m | 2.4% | +6.3% | |
| €6.7m | 2.2% | -45.8% | |
| €5.4m | 1.8% | -1.1% |
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.
Protest and Application for Further Review No. 5301-19-101361; Tariff classification of a certain pea protein product.
1. Subheadings 23031011 and 23031019 include only residues from the manufacture of starch from maize and do not cover blends of such residues with products derived from other plants or products derived from maize otherwise than in the course of the production of starch by the wet process.
Their starch content shall not exceed 28 % by weight on the dry product, in accordance with the method contained in Annex III, part K, to Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009, and their fat content shall not exceed 4,5 % by weight on the dry product, determined in accordance with the method contained in Annex III, part G, to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009.
2. Subheading 23069005 includes only residues from the extraction of oil of germs of maize and containing the following ingredients in the quantities specified, calculated by weight on the dry product:
(a) products of an oil content of less than 3 %:
starch content: less than 45 %,
protein content (nitrogen content × 6,25): not less than 11,5 %;
(b) products of an oil content of not less than 3 % and not more than 8 %:
starch content: less than 45 %,
protein content (nitrogen content × 6,25): not less than 13 %.
Moreover, such residues shall not contain ingredients which are not obtained from maize grains.
For the determination of the starch and protein content, the methods set out in Regulation (EC) No 152/2009, Annex III, parts K and C, are to be applied.
For the determination of the oil and moisture content, the methods set out in Regulation (EC) No 152/2009, Annex III, parts G and A, respectively, are to be applied.
Products containing components from parts of maize grains which have been added after processing and have not been subjected to the oil extraction process are excluded.
3. For the purposes of subheadings 23070011, 23070019, 23080011 and 23080019, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them:
‘actual alcoholic strength by mass’: the number of kilograms of pure alcohol contained in 100 kg of the product,
‘potential alcoholic strength by mass’: the number of kilograms of pure alcohol capable of being produced by total fermentation of the sugars contained in 100 kg of the product,
‘total alcoholic strength by mass’: the sum of the actual and potential alcoholic strengths by mass,
‘% mas’: the symbol for alcoholic strength by mass.
4. For the purposes of subheadings 23091011 to 23091070 and 23099031 to 23099070, the expression ‘milk products’ means the products of headings 0401, 0402, 0404, 0405 and 0406 and of subheadings 04032011 to 04032039, 04039011 to 04039069, 17021100, 17021900 and 21069051.
5. Subheading 23099020 includes only residues from the manufacture of starch from maize, and does not cover blends of such residues with products derived from other plants or products derived from maize otherwise than in the course of the production of starch by the wet process, containing:
screenings from maize used in the wet process in a proportion not exceeding 15 % by weight, and/or
residues of maize steep-water, from the wet process, including residues of steep-water used for the manufacture of alcohol or of other starch derived products.
These products may also contain residues from the extraction of maize germ oil by the wet milling process.
Their starch content shall not exceed 28 % by weight on the dry product in accordance with the method contained in Annex III, part K, to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009, their fat content shall not exceed 4,5 % by weight on the dry product determined in accordance with the method contained in Annex III, part G, to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009, and their protein content shall not exceed 40 % on the dry product determined in accordance with the method contained in Annex III, part C, to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009.
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.
See additional note 3 to this chapter and the relevant explanatory notes.
Additional note 3
The potential alcoholic strength by mass is to be calculated by multiplying the mass of the sugars (calculated in kilograms of invert sugar) contained in 100 kg of the product in question by a factor of 0,47.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
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 | Having a total alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 4,3 % mas and a dry matter content not less than 40 % by weight | Free | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2019 | Having a total alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 4,3 % mas and a dry matter content not less than 40 % by weight | Free | — |
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 2308 00 11 is one of 4 lines under subheading 2308.00, vegetable materials and vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products.
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 2308.00 worth €309.4m (up 13% on the year before), at an average of €0.27 per kg; Argentina supplied 59%, followed by United Kingdom.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 4%, the US duty is 0%–1.9%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 5.4%, the Argentina duty is 5.4%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 2308.00 worth US$558m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Argentina.
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.
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
For subheading 2308.00 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Argentina (US$179m), followed by Brazil.
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.