EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 2309.90

2309 90 20: Other animal feed preparations: Products referred to in additional note 5 to this chapter

Other animal feed preparations

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

2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding:
2309 90 Other:
2309 90 20 Products referred to in additional note 5 to this chapter

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Importing into EU

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 4

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 4

Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty

Applies to goods from: China
Legal act: Regulation 2101/26

Rates for named exporters (13)

Company	Rate
Sanjia Group: - Jiujiang Tiantai Food Co., Ltd. - Yantai Oriental Protein Tech Co., Ltd High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BQ	40.5%
Yantai Shuangta Food Co. Ltd. 88BR	67.1%
Anhui Wanshen Biotechnology Co., Ltd. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BS	40.5%
Jianyuan Group: - HENGYUAN BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., - JIANYUAN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BT	40.5%
Linyi Yuwang Vegetable Protein Co., Ltd. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BU	40.5%
SHANDONG FURUN BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BV	40.5%
SHANDONG HUA-THAI FOODPRODUCTS CO., LTD. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BW	40.5%
Shandong Jindu Talin Foods Co.,Ltd. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BX	40.5%
YANTAI T.FULL BIOTECH CO.,LTD. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BY	40.5%
Yosin Biotechnology (Yantai) Co., Ltd. High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88BZ	40.5%
ZHAOYUAN XIRIBEN FOOD STUFF CO., LTD High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88CA	40.5%
All other imports originating in the People’s Republic of China High protein content pea protein, which contains more than 65 percent protein on a dry weight basis, encompassing all types of pea protein derived from peas (including, but not limited to, yellow field peas and green field peas), in all physical forms (including solid (e.g. powder) and liquid (solution) forms), whether textured or not 88ZZ	67.1%
Products outside the scope of the proceeding 8G61	Free

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 4

Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
Applies to goods from
United States

Legal act
Regulation 2834/23
Documents
- C666 Certificate issued by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS)
- C667 Laboratory analysis
- C668 Certificate issued by the USA wet milling industry
Import controlImport control of organic products
Applies to goods from
all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway

Legal act
Regulation 2306/21
Documents
- C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
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

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 13% reduced rate
Belgium 6% reduced rate
Bulgaria 20%
Croatia 5% reduced rate
Cyprus 19%
Czechia 12% reduced rate
Denmark 25%
Estonia 24%
Finland 13.5% reduced rate
France 5.5% reduced rate
Germany 7% reduced rate
Greece 6% reduced rate
Hungary 27%
Ireland 23%
Italy 4% / 10% reduced rate
Latvia 21%
Lithuania 21%
Luxembourg 3% reduced rate
Malta 0% reduced rate
Netherlands 21%
Poland 23%
Portugal 23%
Romania 11% reduced rate
Slovakia 23%
Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate
Spain 21%
Sweden 25%

TEDB · 26 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or scheme	Countries	Rate
standard rate (no agreement)	—	Free
EU–Ecuador agreement	Ecuador	Free
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.	Western Sahara	Free
EU–United Kingdom agreement	United Kingdom	Free
EU–Morocco agreement	Morocco	Free
EU–Vietnam agreement	Vietnam	Free

Footnotes

Duty applicable, except for products originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, where an ad valorem duty of 50 % applies.

EU: imports by month · HS 2309.90

last 12 months€1bn-11.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price€0.84 per kg

Preferential rate35%

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
United Kingdom	€380.1m	37.7%	-0.1%
China	€216.1m	21.4%	-24.4%
United States	€128.3m	12.7%	-26.8%
Norway	€35.9m	3.6%	-15.9%
Brazil	€35.8m	3.5%	+8.8%
Serbia	€30.5m	3%	+18.5%
Indonesia	€28.9m	2.9%	-8%
Malaysia	€27.9m	2.8%	-18.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

2309.90 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding: other

UK Free – 12% Third-country duty 64 tariff lines · average 6.3% · 43× specific or compound duty

Türkiye Free – 7.8% Third-country duty 19 tariff lines · average 6.8%

USA Free – 7.5% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 4.3% · 2× specific or compound duty

Canada Free – 10.5% Third-country duty 30 tariff lines · average 2.3% · 1× specific or compound duty

Mexico Free – 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 5%

Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 4.3%

Argentina Free – 20% Third-country duty 30 tariff lines · average 8.1%

Peru Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines

New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 4.4%

Japan Free – 12.8% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 2.4% · 3× specific or compound duty

Taiwan Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines

GCC 5% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines

Switzerland Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · 6× specific or compound duty

Norway Free – 156% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 44.6% · 5× specific or compound duty

North Macedonia 1% – 5% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines · average 4.4%

Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5%

EU lines: 2309.90

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.

N361842 U.S. CBP 5 June 2026 · 2309.90.95.00

The tariff classification of Feed Additives from Germany
N361822 U.S. CBP 4 June 2026 · 2309.90.95.00

The tariff classification of Feed Additives from France
N357473 U.S. CBP 28 January 2026 · 2309.90.95.00

The tariff classification of Poultry Nutritional Supplements from Canada
N347989 U.S. CBP 13 May 2025 · 2309.90.95.00

The tariff classification of Feed Additive from South Korea
600016284 HMRC 8 September 2026 – 7 September 2029 · 2309 90 96 96

Mineral feed for use in animal nutrition. The product is a source of biologically active components designed to counteract the effects of a wide range of mycotoxins and endotoxins present in animal feedstuffs by binding or transforming them into inactive or unavailable forms. The production…
600015501 HMRC 12 May 2026 – 11 May 2029 · 2309 90 96 96

The product is a complementary daily feed for equine use only. It is used to maintain general health and soundness in horses. It is made of turmeric and black pepper powder mix. It is packaged in 2 kg bags that are made from polyethylene and polyamide plastic.
600015308 HMRC 10 April 2026 – 9 April 2029 · 2309 90 31 99

A horse food supplement made from Marigold (Calendula) and Cleavers (Galium aparine).The ingredients are blended together and packaged in 1 kg bags.This is a complementary feed for equine use only
600013421 HMRC 6 October 2025 – 5 October 2028 · 2309 90 96 95

Hydrogel, this is a product used to re hydrate rodents whilst in transit. This is a gelatinous semi solid product. It is designed for oral application. The item contains water and a gelling agent. The gelling agent acts as a thickner, to prevent spillages during consumption . Ingredients: Water…

49 rulings in total for this code

Legal notes

Note

1. Heading 2309 includes products of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included, obtained by processing vegetable or animal materials to such an extent that they have lost the essential characteristics of the original material, other than vegetable waste, vegetable residues and by-products of such processing.

Additional notes

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.

Chapter notes: Chapter 23 →

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.

2309 · Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

See note 1 to this chapter.

As regards milk products, see additional note 4 to this chapter.

The content of milk products, the content of starch and the content of glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrin and maltodextrin syrup are regardless of their source calculated on the product as received.

As regards starch, glucose and maltodextrin, the following applies:

Where it is not evident whether any starch is present, a qualitative microscopic method or a qualitative colouration test with iodine solution may be used to verify the presence of starch.

For the determination of starch, glucose and maltodextrin content, the amount of total glucose is measured. Total glucose is defined as the sum of all glucose in a sample, including both free glucose originally present and glucose generated by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch or maltodextrin in the sample, expressed as glucose. Total glucose determination shall be conducted using a modified version of the enzymatic analytical method specified in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 121/2008 (OJ L 37, 12.2.2008, p. 3). The modification consists of omitting the 40 % ethanol washing step during sample preparation and calculating only the High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) results for glucose content (% by weight, see the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 121/2008 (OJ L 37, 12.2.2008, p. 3, point 7.1), which represents total glucose as defined above.

Products with a total glucose content lower than 0,5 % by weight should not be considered as containing starch, glucose or maltodextrin.

Where the total glucose content is more than 9 % by weight, or where it is known that the sample contains 10 % by weight or more of starch, the actual starch content is determined using the polarimetric method (also called the modified Ewers method) laid down in Annex III, part K, to Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 (OJ L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1).

Where the polarimetric method is not applicable, e. g. due to presence in significant amounts of materials such as those listed hereafter, the enzymatic analytical method for the determination of the starch content laid down in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 121/2008 (OJ L 37, 12.2.2008, p. 3) is to be applied.

The following specific materials are known to give rise to interferences by applying the polarimetric method:

(a) (sugar) beet products such as (sugar) beet pulp, (sugar) beet molasses, (sugar) beet pulp-molassed, (sugar) beet vinasse, (beet) sugar;

(b) citrus pulp;

(d) rape seed; rape seed expeller; rape seed extracted; rape-seed hulls;

(e) sunflower seed; sunflower seed extracted; sunflower seed, partially decorticated, extracted;

(f) copra expeller; copra extracted;

(g) potato pulp;

(h) dehydrated yeast;

(i) products rich in inulin (for example, chips and meal of Jerusalem artichokes);

(j) greaves;

(k) soyabean products.

2309 90 20 · Products referred to in additional note 5 to this chapter

The use of maize steeping liquor as a growth medium (nutrient broth) can lead to the presence in the products of residues of dead fermentation agents at a concentration generally not exceeding 2 %. These products are detectable by microscope.

In addition, the products containing residues of the steeping liquor used in certain fermentation processes contain the following substances in very small quantities: amyloglucosidase, alpha-amylase, xanthan gum, lactic acid, citric acid, lysine, threonine, tryptophane.

Maize steeping liquor already contains some of these substances (for example, amino acids) in very small quantities and the increase in concentration due to fermentation is negligible.

Products with a starch or fat content exceeding the limits indicated in additional note 5 are classified in subheading 2309 90 41 or 2309 90 51, as appropriate.

The conformity of the residues from the manufacture of starch from maize imported from the USA is to be verified in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1375/2007 (OJ L 307, 24.11.2007, p. 5).

General notes to the chapter

RESIDUES AND WASTE FROM THE FOOD INDUSTRIES; PREPARED ANIMAL FODDER

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

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	Products referred to in additional note 5 to this chapter	Free	—
2025	unchanged	Free	—
2024	unchanged	Free	—
2023	unchanged	Free	—
2022	unchanged	Free	—
2021	unchanged	Free	—
2020	unchanged	Free	—
2019	Products referred to in additional note 5 to this chapter	Free	—

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 2309 90 20 is one of 15 lines under subheading 2309.90, preparations of a kind used in animal feeding: other.

The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.

Goods from 5 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 5 of them pay no duty at all, for example under the EU–Ecuador agreement or Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part..

In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported other animal feed preparations (HS 2309.90) worth €1bn (down 12% on the year before), at an average of €0.84 per kg; United Kingdom supplied 38%, followed by China.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–12%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–7.8%, the US duty is 0%–7.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–10.5%, the Mexico duty is 0%–20%, the Brazil duty is 0%–12.6%, the Argentina duty is 0%–20%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 0%–12.8%, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is 0%–156%, the North Macedonia duty is 1%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%–10%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 2309.90 worth US$8bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 2nd with US$299m.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 2309 90 20?

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.

Which countries get a lower rate on 2309 90 20?

5 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 5 of them at 0%, under the EU–Ecuador agreement, Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. and the EU–United Kingdom agreement and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.

Where does the EU import these goods from?

For subheading 2309.90 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$365m), followed by the United Kingdom.

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