Subheading · Chapter 04 · Heading 0408

0408.91

0408.91: Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried: other, dried

Official description Dried

Subheading 0408.91 belongs to heading 0408 (birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or…) in chapter 04.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free · specific or compound duty standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0408 91 00 00 Dried
  2. 0408 91 20 00 Unfit for human consumption Free
  3. 0408 91 80 00 Other 114 GBP / 100 kg

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 3

  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/782
    Documents
    • 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).
    • 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
    • Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/693
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code " EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
CPTPP Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free
CPTPP Brunei 68.4 GBP / 100 kg
CPTPP Canada 68.4 GBP / 100 kg
CPTPP Chile 68.4 GBP / 100 kg
CPTPPQuota Mexico 68.4 GBP / 100 kg
CPTPP Malaysia 68.4 GBP / 100 kg
CPTPP Peru 68.4 GBP / 100 kg
CPTPPQuota Vietnam 68.4 GBP / 100 kg

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£24.1m+12% · previous 12 months
Average import price£7.29 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.4mFeb 2024: £2.2mMar 2024: £1.7mApr 2024: £2.4mMay 2024: £3mJun 2024: £1.9mJul 2024: £1.9mAug 2024: £1.7mSept 2024: £1.9mOct 2024: £1.4mNov 2024: £1.9mDec 2024: £1.4mJan 2025: £1.5mFeb 2025: £1.7mMar 2025: £1.8mApr 2025: £1.7mMay 2025: £1.9mJun 2025: £2mJul 2025: £2mAug 2025: £2.2mSept 2025: £1.7mOct 2025: £2.2mNov 2025: £2mDec 2025: £1.8mJan 2026: £2.1mFeb 2026: £2.2mMar 2026: £1.7mApr 2026: £1.8mMay 2026: £1.9mJun 2026: £2.5mJul 2026: £2mAug 2026: £2.1m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Netherlands £12.1m 50.2% +41.4%
France £5.1m 21.3% -7.1%
Italy £2.3m 9.7% -7.1%
Poland £2m 8.1% -14.7%
Denmark £1.5m 6.1% +51.6%
Germany £615k 2.6% -47.9%
Ukraine £383k 1.6% —
Hungary £31k 0.1% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0408.91 · US$377m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$580kUS$580k+US$4m+US$25m+> US$45m

Exports: 66
  1. Netherlands: US$48m
  2. Poland: US$45m
  3. Italy: US$41m
  4. United States: US$39m
  5. France: US$32m
  6. Denmark: US$27m
  7. Ukraine: US$25m
  8. India: US$20m
  9. Argentina: US$18m
  10. Germany: US$15m
  11. Brazil: US$9m
  12. Latvia: US$8m
  13. Lithuania: US$7m
  14. Austria: US$4m
  15. Bulgaria: US$4m
  16. Romania: US$4m
  17. Hungary: US$3m
  18. China: US$3m
  19. United Kingdom: US$3m
  20. Spain: US$3m
  21. Morocco: US$2m
  22. Greece: US$2m
  23. Belgium: US$2m
  24. Türkiye: US$2m
  25. Sweden: US$1m
  26. Japan: US$1m
  27. Canada: US$1m
  28. Portugal: US$803k
  29. Panama: US$730k
  30. Nicaragua: US$639k
  31. Kazakhstan: US$580k
  32. Czechia: US$496k
  33. Taiwan: US$430k
  34. Russia: US$428k
  35. Croatia: US$395k
  36. Serbia: US$343k
  37. Peru: US$337k
  38. Guatemala: US$324k
  39. Pakistan: US$285k
  40. Slovakia: US$274k
  41. Egypt: US$198k
  42. Indonesia: US$96k
  43. Bolivia: US$62k
  44. Ireland: US$54k
  45. South Korea: US$39k
  46. Switzerland: US$37k
  47. Iran: US$29k
  48. New Zealand: US$22k
  49. North Macedonia: US$16k
  50. South Africa: US$16k
  51. Lebanon: US$16k
  52. Estonia: US$14k
  53. Thailand: US$10k
  54. Saudi Arabia: US$1k
  55. Singapore: US$1k
  56. Chile: US$200
  57. Costa Rica: US$200
  58. Finland: US$100
  59. Luxembourg: US$100
  60. Nigeria: US$100

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$48m 12.8%
2 Poland US$45m 11.9%
3 Italy US$41m 11%
4 United States US$39m 10.4%
5 France US$32m 8.6%
6 Denmark US$27m 7.1%
7 Ukraine US$25m 6.7%
8 India US$20m 5.4%
9 Argentina US$18m 4.8%
10 Germany US$15m 3.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$50m 13.1%
2 United Kingdom US$30m 8.1%
3 Ireland US$27m 7.1%
4 Denmark US$24m 6.3%
5 Italy US$21m 5.7%
6 Japan US$16m 4.2%
7 Australia US$12m 3.2%
8 Netherlands US$12m 3.1%
9 Czechia US$11m 2.8%
10 Spain US$10m 2.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 15%median duty
  • 21number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 113%highest: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 40% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 10% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 10% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 19% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 8.5% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 20% 2023
Colombia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 9% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 8% 2023
Ecuador 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 10% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 10% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 19% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 15% 2023
French Polynesia 6% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 10% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 10% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 113%* 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 50%* 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 21% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 65% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 19% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 91%* 61% – 120% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 10% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 19% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 10% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 5% 2023
Norway 87%* 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 16% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 57%* 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 20% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 20% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 20% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 19% 2023
South Korea 27% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 40% 2023
St Lucia 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 3% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 40% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 55%* 37% – 73% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 27% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 53% 2023
Tuvalu 9% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 6.2%* 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 20% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.4% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
02521 Birds' eggs, not in shell, & egg yolks, dried
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 111210
CPC 2.1 product
23993 Eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh or preserved; egg albumin
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170408.91unchanged
20120408.91unchanged
20070408.91unchanged
20020408.91unchanged
19960408.91unchanged
19920408.91unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 497 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/996 of 29 April 2026 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 regarding the creation, amendment and management of certain tariff quotas following the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

    CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  3. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/524 of 11 March 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 as regards the administration of import tariff quotas in accordance with the first come, first served principle, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1484/95

    CELEX 32026R0524 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  4. GB Tariff change

    Missing Tariff Preference added to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) for Australia and Brunei. Stop Press – 11 March 2026

    Trade Tariff news 5146 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0408.91 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0408.91 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.

130 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £24.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 12% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 50%, followed by France.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$377m (−13.1% year on year).

The largest exporter was the Netherlands (US$48m), followed by Poland.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried: other, dried?

Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried: other, dried fall under HS subheading 0408.91, part of heading 0408, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0408.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0408.91 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh…?

The Netherlands, with US$48m in 2024 (12.8% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

130 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (50%), France (21%) and Italy (10%), out of total imports of £24.1m.

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