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0511: Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption

0511
  • FreeUK
  • 0%–5.1%EU
  • 0%–30%Türkiye
  • 0%–3%USA
  • US$3.9bnWorld trade in 2024

3 subheadings make up heading 0511 in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).

In the UK Global Tariff, heading 0511 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 0511 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5.1% (average 0.7%). 6 of them are duty-free.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 0511 covers 13 tariff lines and the statutory rate is between 0% and 30%. 1 of them is duty-free.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 0511 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 3% (average 0.6%). 5 of them are duty-free.

World trade in heading 0511 goods reached US$3.9bn in 2024, down 3.3% on 2023.

The United States was the largest exporter with 13.1% of the total, ahead of Germany.

The United States imported the most (US$838.7m).

The United Kingdom ranked 14th among 168 exporters with US$92.2m.

The United Kingdom imported US$138.1m.

Duty rates compared

UK Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines EU Free – 5.1% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 0.7% Türkiye Free – 30% Statutory rate (Law 474) 13 tariff lines · average 23.5% USA Free – 3% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 0.6%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

Subheadings 3

World trade in 2024

0511 · US$3.9bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.2mUS$1.2m+US$14.8m+US$75.7m+> US$236.7m

Exports: 168
  1. United States: US$515.6m
  2. Germany: US$303.5m
  3. Brazil: US$259.8m
  4. Netherlands: US$247.8m
  5. China: US$236.7m
  6. Canada: US$236.6m
  7. Poland: US$168m
  8. Denmark: US$162.6m
  9. France: US$143.3m
  10. Spain: US$134.1m
  11. Australia: US$124.6m
  12. Belgium: US$99.5m
  13. New Zealand: US$98.7m
  14. United Kingdom: US$92.2m
  15. Italy: US$81.4m
  16. Mexico: US$75.7m
  17. Norway: US$73.9m
  18. Thailand: US$69.6m
  19. Ireland: US$58.7m
  20. Vietnam: US$56.6m
  21. Argentina: US$44.5m
  22. Austria: US$42.7m
  23. Sweden: US$39.6m
  24. Morocco: US$29.7m
  25. Hungary: US$24.9m
  26. Indonesia: US$24.3m
  27. Colombia: US$23.9m
  28. Iceland: US$23m
  29. Russia: US$23m
  30. Hong Kong SAR China: US$22.1m
  31. Cambodia: US$20.6m
  32. Uzbekistan: US$20.3m
  33. Kazakhstan: US$20.1m
  34. Czechia: US$17.9m
  35. Türkiye: US$17.9m
  36. Portugal: US$17.3m
  37. Switzerland: US$17.2m
  38. India: US$16.4m
  39. South Korea: US$16.2m
  40. Chile: US$14.8m
  41. Bolivia: US$12.3m
  42. Lithuania: US$10.8m
  43. Romania: US$10.1m
  44. Mauritius: US$10.1m
  45. Paraguay: US$9.5m
  46. Finland: US$8.8m
  47. Greece: US$8.7m
  48. Singapore: US$8m
  49. Taiwan: US$7.1m
  50. Costa Rica: US$6.8m
  51. Japan: US$6.6m
  52. Uruguay: US$6.5m
  53. Bangladesh: US$6.1m
  54. Peru: US$5.5m
  55. Croatia: US$5.2m
  56. Latvia: US$5.2m
  57. Panama: US$5.1m
  58. Estonia: US$4.8m
  59. Bulgaria: US$4.3m
  60. South Africa: US$4.1m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$515.6m 13.1%
2 Germany US$303.5m 7.7%
3 Brazil US$259.8m 6.6%
4 Netherlands US$247.8m 6.3%
5 China US$236.7m 6%
6 Canada US$236.6m 6%
7 Poland US$168m 4.3%
8 Denmark US$162.6m 4.1%
9 France US$143.3m 3.7%
10 Spain US$134.1m 3.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$838.7m 21.4%
2 Germany US$380.6m 9.7%
3 Netherlands US$190m 4.8%
4 France US$185.4m 4.7%
5 Canada US$175.6m 4.5%
6 Denmark US$156.1m 4%
7 United Kingdom US$138.1m 3.5%
8 China US$113.8m 2.9%
9 Poland US$98.8m 2.5%
10 Vietnam US$92.1m 2.3%

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) edible products (other than guts, bladders and stomachs of animals, whole and pieces thereof, and animal blood, liquid or dried);

  2. (b) hides or skins (including furskins), other than goods of heading 0505 and parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins of heading 0511 (Chapter 41 or 43);

  3. (c) animal textile materials, other than horsehair and horsehair waste (Section XI); or

  4. (d) prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 9603).

2. For the purposes of heading 0501, the sorting of hair by length (provided the root ends and tip ends respectively are not arranged together) shall be deemed not to constitute working.

3. Throughout the nomenclature, elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal and wild boar tusks, rhinoceros horns and the teeth of all animals are regarded as ‘ivory’.

4. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘horsehair’ means hair of the manes or tails of equine or bovine animals. Heading 0511 covers, inter alia, horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption?

Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption fall under HS heading 0511, part of chapter 05, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on animal products not elsewhere specified or… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0511 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 animal products not elsewhere specified or… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0511 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 5.1%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most animal products not elsewhere specified or…?

The United States, with US$515.6m in 2024 (13.1% of world exports).