Subheading · Section IV

2309.10: Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale

2309.10
  • 0%–8%UK
  • 0%–9.6%EU
  • 10%Türkiye
  • FreeUSA
  • US$25.6bnWorld trade in 2024

2309.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2309, preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, chapter 23.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2309.10 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 8%. 2 of them are duty-free. 9 lines have a specific or compound duty.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2309.10 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 9.6% (average 3.2%). 2 of them are duty-free. 9 lines have a specific or compound duty.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 2309.10 covers 12 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 10%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for subheading 2309.10; the duty is duty-free.

World trade in these goods reached US$25.6bn in 2024, up 6.6% on 2023.

Germany was the largest exporter with 12.4% of the total, ahead of Thailand.

Germany imported the most (US$2.6bn).

The United Kingdom ranked 14th among 172 exporters with US$394.6m; its largest buyer was France.

The United Kingdom imported US$1.7bn, most of it from Germany.

Duty rates compared

UK Free – 8% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 2.7% · 9× specific or compound duty EU Free – 9.6% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 3.2% · 9× specific or compound duty Türkiye 10% Statutory rate (Law 474) 12 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

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.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 2309 10 00 00 Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale
  2. Containing starch, glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup of subheadings 1702 30 50, 1702 30 90, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50 and 2106 90 55 or milk products
  3. Containing starch, glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup
  4. Containing no starch or containing 10% or less by weight of starch
  5. 2309 10 11 00 Containing no milk products or containing less than 10% by weight of such products Free
  6. 2309 10 13 00 Containing not less than 10% but less than 50% by weight of milk products 416.00 GBP / 1000 kg
  7. 2309 10 15 00 Containing not less than 50% but less than 75% by weight of milk products 610.00 GBP / 1000 kg
  8. 2309 10 19 00 Containing not less than 75% by weight of milk products 793.00 GBP / 1000 kg
  9. Containing more than 10% but not more than 30% by weight of starch
  10. 2309 10 31 00 Containing no milk products or containing less than 10% by weight of such products Free
  11. 2309 10 33 00 Containing not less than 10% but less than 50% by weight of milk products 443.00 GBP / 1000 kg
  12. 2309 10 39 00 Containing not less than 50% by weight of milk products 743.00 GBP / 1000 kg
  13. Containing more than 30% by weight of starch
  14. 2309 10 51 00 Containing no milk products or containing less than 10% by weight of such products 85.00 GBP / 1000 kg
  15. 2309 10 53 00 Containing not less than 10% but less than 50% by weight of milk products 482.00 GBP / 1000 kg
  16. 2309 10 59 00 Containing not less than 50% by weight of milk products 610.00 GBP / 1000 kg
  17. 2309 10 70 00 Containing no starch, glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup but containing milk products 793.00 GBP / 1000 kg
  18. 2309 10 90 00 Other 8%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 2309 10 Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale:
  2. Containing starch, glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup of subheadings 17023050, 17023090, 17024090, 17029050 and 21069055 or milk products:
  3. Containing starch, glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup:
  4. Containing no starch or containing 10 % or less by weight of starch:
  5. 2309 10 11 Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products Free—
  6. 2309 10 13 Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 498 €/t—
  7. 2309 10 15 Containing not less than 50 % but less than 75 % by weight of milk products 730 €/t—
  8. 2309 10 19 Containing not less than 75 % by weight of milk products 948 €/t—
  9. Containing more than 10 % but not more than 30 % by weight of starch:
  10. 2309 10 31 Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products Free—
  11. 2309 10 33 Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 530 €/t—
  12. 2309 10 39 Containing not less than 50 % by weight of milk products 888 €/t—
  13. Containing more than 30 % by weight of starch:
  14. 2309 10 51 Containing no milk products or containing less than 10 % by weight of such products 102 €/t—
  15. 2309 10 53 Containing not less than 10 % but less than 50 % by weight of milk products 577 €/t—
  16. 2309 10 59 Containing not less than 50 % by weight of milk products 730 €/t—
  17. 2309 10 70 Containing no starch, glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine or maltodextrine syrup but containing milk products 948 €/t—
  18. 2309 10 90 Other 9.6%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 2309.10 Kedi veya köpek maması (perakende satılacak hale getirilmiş) :
  2. Nişasta veya 1702.30.50.00, 1702.30.90.00, 1702.40.90.00, 1702.90.50.00 ve 2106.90.55.00 alt pozisyonlarında yer alan glikoz, glikoz şurubu, maltodekstrin , maltodekstrin şurubu veya süt ürünleri içerenler:
  3. Nişasta, glikoz, glikoz şurubu, maltodekstrin , maltodekstrin şurubu içerenler :
  4. Nişasta içermeyen yada ağırlık itibariyle % 10 veya daha az nişasta içerenler :
  5. 2309.10.11.00.00 Süt ürünleri içermeyen veya ağırlık itibariyle % 10'dan az süt ürünleri içerenler 10%
  6. 2309.10.13.00.00 Ağırlık itibariyle % 10 ve daha fazla fakat % 50'den az süt ürünleri içerenler 10%
  7. 2309.10.15.00.00 Ağırlık itibariyle % 50 ve daha fazla fakat % 75'den az süt ürünleri içerenler 10%
  8. 2309.10.19.00.00 Ağırlık itibariyle %75 ve daha fazla süt ürünleri içerenler 10%
  9. Ağırlık itibariyle %10'dan fazla fakat %30'dan fazla olmayan nişasta içerenler
  10. 2309.10.31.00.00 Süt ürünleri içermeyen veya ağırlık itibariyle % 10'dan az süt ürünleri içerenler 10%
  11. 2309.10.33.00.00 Ağırlık itibariyle % 10 ve daha fazla fakat % 50'den az süt ürünleri içerenler 10%
  12. 2309.10.39.00.00 Ağırlık itibariyle % 50 ve daha fazla süt ürünleri içerenler 10%
  13. Ağırlık itibariyle % 30'dan fazla nişasta içerenler :
  14. 2309.10.51.00.00 Süt ürünleri içermeyen veya ağırlık itibariyle % 10'dan az süt ürünleri içerenler 10%
  15. 2309.10.53.00.00 Ağırlık itibariyle % 10 ve daha fazla fakat % 50'den az süt ürünleri içerenler 10%
  16. 2309.10.59.00.00 Ağırlık itibariyle % 50 ve daha fazla süt ürünleri içerenler 10%
  17. 2309.10.70.00.00 Nişasta, glikoz, glikoz şurubu, maltodekstrin , maltodekstrin şurubu içermeyip süt ürünlerini içerenler 10%
  18. 2309.10.90.00.00 Diğerleri 10%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 2309.10.00 Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale Free
  2. 2309.10.00.10 In airtight containers kg
  3. 2309.10.00.90 Other kg

World trade in 2024

2309.10 · US$25.6bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$356.4kUS$356.4k+US$29.8m+US$300.3m+> US$2.2bn

Exports: 172
  1. Germany: US$3.2bn
  2. Thailand: US$2.7bn
  3. United States: US$2.5bn
  4. France: US$2.3bn
  5. Poland: US$2.2bn
  6. Netherlands: US$1.7bn
  7. China: US$1.4bn
  8. Czechia: US$1.1bn
  9. Hungary: US$1bn
  10. Spain: US$766.8m
  11. Canada: US$761.6m
  12. Italy: US$702.3m
  13. Austria: US$628.7m
  14. United Kingdom: US$394.6m
  15. Switzerland: US$341.8m
  16. Lithuania: US$325.5m
  17. Belgium: US$300.3m
  18. Ireland: US$282.2m
  19. Mexico: US$233.6m
  20. Denmark: US$203.4m
  21. New Zealand: US$203.2m
  22. Serbia: US$196.3m
  23. Australia: US$194.4m
  24. South Korea: US$169.7m
  25. Türkiye: US$147.3m
  26. Vietnam: US$141m
  27. Brazil: US$140.6m
  28. Argentina: US$135.9m
  29. Honduras: US$114.7m
  30. Sweden: US$99.1m
  31. Cambodia: US$95.8m
  32. Slovakia: US$79.8m
  33. Russia: US$60.5m
  34. Japan: US$60.2m
  35. South Africa: US$55.5m
  36. Portugal: US$54.7m
  37. Norway: US$54.5m
  38. India: US$53.5m
  39. Guatemala: US$52.5m
  40. Finland: US$33.8m
  41. Costa Rica: US$29.9m
  42. Romania: US$29.8m
  43. Paraguay: US$29.4m
  44. Latvia: US$27.9m
  45. Ukraine: US$26.8m
  46. Estonia: US$25.2m
  47. Nepal: US$23.6m
  48. Colombia: US$22.9m
  49. Taiwan: US$22.7m
  50. Greece: US$21.8m
  51. Malaysia: US$17.9m
  52. El Salvador: US$15.5m
  53. Bulgaria: US$13.2m
  54. Ecuador: US$12.3m
  55. Croatia: US$11.4m
  56. Slovenia: US$10.9m
  57. Chile: US$9.8m
  58. Indonesia: US$9.4m
  59. Singapore: US$5.6m
  60. San Marino: US$4.8m

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$3.2bn 12.4%
2 Thailand US$2.7bn 10.7%
3 United States US$2.5bn 9.9%
4 France US$2.3bn 8.9%
5 Poland US$2.2bn 8.6%
6 Netherlands US$1.7bn 6.6%
7 China US$1.4bn 5.6%
8 Czechia US$1.1bn 4.2%
9 Hungary US$1bn 3.9%
10 Spain US$766.8m 3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$2.6bn 10%
2 United States US$2.3bn 8.8%
3 United Kingdom US$1.7bn 6.7%
4 Poland US$1.6bn 6.3%
5 Canada US$1.3bn 5.2%
6 France US$1.2bn 4.6%
7 Italy US$1bn 3.9%
8 Netherlands US$794.5m 3.1%
9 Japan US$742m 2.9%
10 Belgium US$698.3m 2.7%

Legal notes

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:

  1. (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 %;

  2. (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.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for dog or cat food, put up for retail sale?

Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale fall under HS subheading 2309.10, part of heading 2309, in section IV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on dog or cat food, put up for retail sale in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2309.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on dog or cat food, put up for retail sale in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2309.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 9.6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most dog or cat food, put up for retail sale?

Germany, with US$3.2bn in 2024 (12.4% of world exports).