Heading · Chapter 04
0410: Insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
2 subheadings make up heading 0410 in chapter 04 (dairy produce).
Duty rates compared
Subheadings 2
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$54kUS$54k+US$1m+US$4m+> US$37m
Exports: 89
- Indonesia: US$582m
- Malaysia: US$203m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$37m
- China: US$27m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- Brazil: US$7m
- France: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Spain: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Portugal: US$987k
- India: US$958k
- Lithuania: US$840k
- New Zealand: US$802k
- Japan: US$770k
- United Kingdom: US$469k
- Canada: US$360k
- Greece: US$331k
- Belgium: US$285k
- Ukraine: US$246k
- Ireland: US$244k
- Poland: US$209k
- Madagascar: US$191k
- Latvia: US$178k
- Cambodia: US$134k
- Mexico: US$117k
- Norway: US$92k
- Switzerland: US$71k
- Denmark: US$54k
- Argentina: US$46k
- Sweden: US$42k
- Uganda: US$28k
- Uruguay: US$24k
- Egypt: US$24k
- Slovenia: US$19k
- Zambia: US$14k
- Russia: US$14k
- Slovakia: US$14k
- Austria: US$10k
- Morocco: US$8k
- South Africa: US$7k
- Kuwait: US$7k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$6k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$4k
- Macao SAR China: US$4k
- Kenya: US$3k
- Estonia: US$3k
- Cameroon: US$2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$37kUS$37k+US$387k+US$3m+> US$37m
Imports: 155
- China: US$618m
- Singapore: US$44m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$40m
- Macao SAR China: US$38m
- Thailand: US$37m
- Vietnam: US$31m
- United States: US$23m
- Taiwan: US$13m
- Spain: US$8m
- Japan: US$7m
- Australia: US$6m
- France: US$6m
- Germany: US$6m
- Canada: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Laos: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Czechia: US$867k
- Aruba: US$782k
- Bulgaria: US$763k
- Portugal: US$723k
- Egypt: US$721k
- Türkiye: US$618k
- Indonesia: US$601k
- Greece: US$590k
- United Kingdom: US$572k
- New Zealand: US$472k
- Slovenia: US$451k
- United Arab Emirates: US$426k
- Iraq: US$402k
- Mexico: US$387k
- Lithuania: US$350k
- Switzerland: US$335k
- Ireland: US$306k
- Morocco: US$291k
- Austria: US$281k
- Hungary: US$211k
- Slovakia: US$203k
- Croatia: US$185k
- Kuwait: US$184k
- Curaçao: US$182k
- Turks & Caicos Islands: US$161k
- Denmark: US$155k
- Panama: US$151k
- Philippines: US$147k
- Barbados: US$142k
- Uruguay: US$128k
- Lebanon: US$119k
- Qatar: US$116k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$102k
- Latvia: US$88k
- Iran: US$87k
- Oman: US$85k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$582m | 63.8% | |
| 2 | US$203m | 22.2% | |
| 3 | US$37m | 4% | |
| 4 | US$27m | 2.9% | |
| 5 | US$10m | 1.1% | |
| 6 | US$7m | 0.7% | |
| 7 | US$5m | 0.6% | |
| 8 | US$5m | 0.5% | |
| 9 | US$4m | 0.5% | |
| 10 | US$4m | 0.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$618m | 67.7% | |
| 2 | US$44m | 4.8% | |
| 3 | US$40m | 4.4% | |
| 4 | US$38m | 4.2% | |
| 5 | US$37m | 4.1% | |
| 6 | US$31m | 3.4% | |
| 7 | US$23m | 2.6% | |
| 8 | US$13m | 1.4% | |
| 9 | US$8m | 0.9% | |
| 10 | US$7m | 0.8% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 0410 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 6% and 8%. 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 0410 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 7.7% and 9% (average 8.3%). 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 0410 covers 7 tariff lines and the duty is 23.1%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 0410 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 1.1%.
World trade in heading 0410 goods reached US$913m in 2024, down 18.3% on 2023.
Indonesia was the largest exporter with 63.8% of the total, ahead of Malaysia.
China imported the most (US$618m).
The United Kingdom ranked 28th among 89 exporters with US$469k.
The United Kingdom imported US$572k.
Legal notes
Notes
1. The expression ‘milk’ means full-cream milk or partially or completely skimmed milk.
2. For the purposes of heading 0403, yogurt may be concentrated or flavoured and may contain added sugar or other sweetening matter, fruit, nuts, cocoa, chocolate, spices, coffee or coffee extracts, plants, parts of plants, cereals or bakers’ wares, provided that any added substance is not used for the purpose of replacing, in whole or in part, any milk constituent, and the product retains the essential character of yogurt.
3. For the purposes of heading 0405:
(a) the term ‘butter’ means natural butter, whey butter or recombined butter (fresh, salted or rancid, including canned butter) derived exclusively from milk, with a milkfat content of 80 % or more but not more than 95 % by weight, a maximum milk solids-not-fat content of 2 % by weight and a maximum water content of 16 % by weight. Butter does not contain added emulsifiers, but may contain sodium chloride, food colours, neutralising salts and cultures of harmless lactic-acid-producing bacteria;
(b) the expression ‘dairy spreads’ means a spreadable emulsion of the water-in-oil type, containing milkfat as the only fat in the product, with a milkfat content of 39 % or more but less than 80 % by weight.
4. Products obtained by the concentration of whey and with the addition of milk or milkfat are to be classified as cheese in heading 0406 provided that they have the three following characteristics:
(a) a milkfat content, by weight of the dry matter, of 5 % or more;
(b) a dry matter content, by weight, of at least 70 % but not exceeding 85 %; and
(c) they are moulded or capable of being moulded.
5. This chapter does not cover:
(a) non-living insects, unfit for human consumption (heading 0511);
(b) products obtained from whey, containing by weight more than 95 % lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose calculated on the dry matter (heading 1702);
(c) products obtained from milk by replacing one or more of its natural constituents (for example, butyric fats) by another substance (for example, oleic fats) (heading 1901 or 2106); or
(d) albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more than 80 % whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter) (heading 3502) or globulins (heading 3504).
6. For the purposes of heading 0410, the term ‘insects’ means edible non-living insects, whole or in parts, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, smoked, salted or in brine, as well as flours and meals of insects, fit for human consumption. However, it does not cover edible non-living insects otherwise prepared or preserved (generally Section IV).
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included?
Insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included fall under HS heading 0410, part of chapter 04, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on insects and other edible products of animal origin in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0410 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on insects and other edible products of animal origin in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0410 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.7% to 9%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most insects and other edible products of animal origin?
Indonesia, with US$582m in 2024 (63.8% of world exports).