3001 90 20 to 3001 90 98 · Other
In addition to the glands and other organs mentioned in the HS Explanatory Note to heading 3001, (A), these subheadings include the hypophysis, the suprarenal capsules and the thyroid gland.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 3001.90
3001 90 91
3001 90 91: Heparin and its salts
Heparin, glands and organotherapeutic goods
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 3001 Glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses, dried, whether or not powdered; extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions for organo-therapeutic uses; heparin and its salts; other human or animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not elsewhere specified or included:
- 3001 90 Other:
- Other:
- 3001 90 91 Heparin and its salts
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4 VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes → 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
- 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
- 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 5
- 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 control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import controlImport control on REACH
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 1907/06
- Documents
- Y106 Compliance with the REACH restrictions defined in Column 2 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
- Y110 Exemption from REACH restrictions by virtue of Article 67(1) and 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
- Y113 Substance/mixture not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Annex XVII)
- 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 0% reduced rate -
Belgium 21% -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 5% reduced rate -
Czechia 12% reduced rate -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 13.5% reduced rate -
France 20% -
Germany 19% -
Greece 13% reduced rate -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 0% reduced rate -
Italy 22% -
Latvia 12% reduced rate -
Lithuania 5% reduced rate -
Luxembourg 17% -
Malta 0% / 5% reduced rate -
Netherlands 9% reduced rate -
Poland 23% -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 11% reduced rate -
Slovakia 5% reduced rate -
Slovenia 22% -
Spain 21% -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 10 November 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 3001.90
last 12 months€552.5m-13.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price€827.31 per kg
Preferential rate0%
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Singapore | €208.1m | 37.7% | -30.7% |
 United States | €151.4m | 27.4% | +4.3% |
 China | €130m | 23.5% | -7.4% |
 Brazil | €6.9m | 1.2% | -25.9% |
 Switzerland | €6.8m | 1.2% | -13.2% |
 Argentina | €5.1m | 0.9% | +24.6% |
 Mexico | €4.8m | 0.9% | -22.4% |
 United Kingdom | €4.4m | 0.8% | +27.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
3001.90 Glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses, dried: other
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 1.3% Brazil Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 2.9% Argentina Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
GCC Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line EU lines: 3001.90
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.
- N357673 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of nitinol tubing from Germany and bovine pericardium tissue from the Netherlands
- N291252 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of various tissue matrix, from the United States
- 600012429 HMRC
Human tissue, The samples are of human tissue biological substances, being utilised for diagnostic testing and laboratory research as part of therapeutic clinical trials. It is important to note that human tissue samples are handled following stringent ethical and regulatory guidelines to maintain…
- 600009447 HMRC
Human resected Tumour Material submerged in Phosphate Buffered Saline with Antibiotics. This is to be used as starting material in an autologous therapy.
Legal notes
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.
3001 90 91 · Heparin and its salts
See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 3001, (C).
General notes to the chapter
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
General
The description of a product as a medicament in Union legislation (other than that relating specifically to classification in the Combined Nomenclature) or in the national legislation of the Member States, or in any pharmacopoeia, is not the deciding factor in so far as its classification in this chapter is concerned.
Additional note 1
1. Herbal medicinal preparations are preparations based on one or more active substances, produced by subjecting a plant or parts thereof to a process such as drying, crushing, extraction or purification.
Active substance means a chemically defined substance, a chemically defined group of substances (for example, alkaloids, polyphenols, anthocyanins) or a plant extract. These active substances must have medicinal properties for the prevention or the treatment of specific diseases, ailments or their symptoms.
2. Homeopathic medicinal preparations are prepared from products, substances or compositions called homeopathic stocks (mother tinctures). The degree of dilution must be indicated (for example, D6).
3. Vitamins or mineral preparations are preparations based on vitamins of heading 2936, on minerals including trace elements and mixtures thereof. They are used to treat or prevent specific diseases, ailments or their symptoms. Such preparations contain a much higher amount of vitamins or minerals, generally at least three times higher than the recommended daily allowance (RDA).
As regards the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for certain vitamins and minerals, see, for example, the table in the Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 58) reproduced below:
| Vitamins and minerals | RDA |
| Vitamin A | 800 μg |
| Vitamin D | 5 μg |
| Vitamin E | 12 mg |
| Vitamin K | 75 μg |
| Vitamin C | 80 mg |
| Thiamin | 1,1 mg |
| Riboflavin | 1,4 mg |
| Niacin | 16 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 1,4 mg |
| Folic acid | 200 μg |
| Vitamin B12 | 2,5 μg |
| Biotin | 50 μg |
| Pantothenic acid | 6 mg |
| Potassium | 2 000 mg |
| Chloride | 800 mg |
| Calcium | 800 mg |
| Phosphorus | 700 mg |
| Magnesium | 375 mg |
| Iron | 14 mg |
| Zinc | 10 mg |
| Copper | 1 mg |
| Manganese | 2 mg |
| Fluoride | 3,5 mg |
| Selenium | 55 μg |
| Chromium | 40 μg |
| Molybdenum | 50 μg |
| Iodine | 150 μg |
4. Recommended daily allowance (RDA) for adults with a weight of 70 kg, on essential amino acids, according to the joint WHO/FAO/UNU expert Consultation 2007:
| Essential Amino Acid | RDA (mg) |
| Histidine | 700 |
| Isoleucine | 1 400 |
| Leucine | 2 730 |
| Lysine | 2 100 |
| Methionine + Cysteine | 1 050 |
| Cysteine | 287 |
| Methionine | 728 |
| Phenylalanine + Tyrosine | 1 750 |
| Threonine | 1 050 |
| Tryptophan | 280 |
| Valine | 1 820 |
Recommended daily allowance (RDA) for adults with a weight of 70 kg, on essential fatty acids, according to the joint WHO/FAO/UNU expert Consultation 2007.
| Types of essential fatty acids | Name of essential fatty acid | RDA (g) |
| n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids | linolenic acid (ALA) | 2 |
| long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids | EPA plus DHA | 0,25 |
| n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids | linoleic acid | 10 |
Heading 3004 does not cover, inter alia, food supplements or dietary preparations (see also note 1(a) to this chapter).
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 | Heparin and its salts | Free | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2019 | Heparin and its salts | Free | — |
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 3001 90 91 is one of 3 lines under subheading 3001.90, glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses, dried: other.
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported heparin, glands and organotherapeutic goods (HS 3001.90) worth €552.5m (down 14% on the year before), at an average of €827.31 per kg; Singapore supplied 38%, followed by United States.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 0%–7.2%, the Argentina duty is 0%–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 free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is free.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 3001.90 worth US$1.8bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Singapore, and the United Kingdom ranked 7th with US$5m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 3001 90 91?
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.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 3001.90 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Singapore (US$418m), followed by the United States.