Subheading · Chapter 30 · Heading 3001

3001.20

3001.20: Extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions

Subheading 3001.20 belongs to heading 3001 (glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses, dried) in chapter 30.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 3001 20 00 00 Extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions
  2. 3001 20 10 00 Of human origin Free
  3. 3001 20 90 00 Other Free

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 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014

Import requirements 4

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
    Legal act
    2017/625
    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
    • 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).
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines
  • Import controlImport control - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2021 No. 54
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required " CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines
  • Import controlImport control on seal products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2018 No. 1034
    Documents
    • C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
    • C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
    • C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
    • Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines

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
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland 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–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico 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–Tunisia agreement Tunisia 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

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£18.7m+58.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£311.45 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.3mFeb 2024: £632kMar 2024: £1.2mApr 2024: £662kMay 2024: £603kJun 2024: £1.4mJul 2024: £1.4mAug 2024: £672kSept 2024: £611kOct 2024: £710kNov 2024: £666kDec 2024: £820kJan 2025: £1.7mFeb 2025: £704kMar 2025: £831kApr 2025: £1.9mMay 2025: £832kJun 2025: £1.1mJul 2025: £1.2mAug 2025: £799kSept 2025: £1.2mOct 2025: £878kNov 2025: £849kDec 2025: £4.7mJan 2026: £740kFeb 2026: £1.2mMar 2026: £1.2mApr 2026: £705kMay 2026: £2.4mJun 2026: £2.9mJul 2026: £1.3mAug 2026: £521k 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
United States £7.7m 41.5% +14.9%
Italy £6.7m 36% +260.4%
Denmark £1.2m 6.7% +40.8%
Brazil £1.1m 6.1% -5.9%
Germany £810k 4.3% +583.3%
France £227k 1.2% -8.4%
China £212k 1.1% +51.5%
Sweden £212k 1.1% -17.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

3001.20 · US$242m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4kUS$4k+US$185k+US$3m+> US$13m

Exports: 160
  1. United States: US$54m
  2. China: US$41m
  3. Denmark: US$26m
  4. Spain: US$17m
  5. Germany: US$13m
  6. Australia: US$12m
  7. Italy: US$11m
  8. United Kingdom: US$11m
  9. New Zealand: US$7m
  10. France: US$7m
  11. Belgium: US$7m
  12. Japan: US$6m
  13. Colombia: US$5m
  14. Netherlands: US$3m
  15. Brazil: US$3m
  16. Hungary: US$3m
  17. Poland: US$2m
  18. Austria: US$2m
  19. Canada: US$1m
  20. Singapore: US$1m
  21. India: US$785k
  22. Slovakia: US$757k
  23. Thailand: US$681k
  24. Sweden: US$615k
  25. Czechia: US$600k
  26. Cyprus: US$557k
  27. Argentina: US$519k
  28. South Korea: US$494k
  29. Switzerland: US$443k
  30. Bulgaria: US$437k
  31. Georgia: US$278k
  32. Romania: US$273k
  33. Ireland: US$253k
  34. Norway: US$242k
  35. Luxembourg: US$218k
  36. Hong Kong SAR China: US$185k
  37. Türkiye: US$163k
  38. Greece: US$150k
  39. Lithuania: US$142k
  40. Saudi Arabia: US$117k
  41. South Africa: US$105k
  42. Peru: US$104k
  43. Bahrain: US$100k
  44. Costa Rica: US$96k
  45. Russia: US$56k
  46. Mexico: US$51k
  47. Mongolia: US$48k
  48. Taiwan: US$43k
  49. Ukraine: US$42k
  50. United Arab Emirates: US$39k
  51. Israel: US$32k
  52. North Macedonia: US$30k
  53. Malaysia: US$28k
  54. Paraguay: US$28k
  55. Chile: US$19k
  56. Egypt: US$18k
  57. Malawi: US$16k
  58. Portugal: US$15k
  59. Nicaragua: US$13k
  60. Finland: US$13k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$54m 22.4%
2 China US$41m 17.1%
3 Denmark US$26m 10.5%
4 Spain US$17m 7%
5 Germany US$13m 5.5%
6 Australia US$12m 4.9%
7 Italy US$11m 4.7%
8 United Kingdom US$11m 4.7%
9 New Zealand US$7m 3%
10 France US$7m 2.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$27m 11.1%
2 United States US$26m 10.6%
3 Italy US$24m 10.1%
4 Japan US$21m 8.6%
5 South Korea US$17m 7.2%
6 United Kingdom US$15m 6.2%
7 China US$7m 3.1%
8 Hong Kong SAR China US$7m 2.9%
9 India US$6m 2.5%
10 Canada US$6m 2.5%

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. US Tariff change

    Guidance and Procedures for Implementing Tariff Adjustments for Specialty Pharmaceuticals and Associated Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States for Duties Imposed Under Proclamation 11020

    FR Doc. 2026-19498 · 91 FR 60360 · Source: federalregister.gov

  2. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

  3. US Tariff change

    Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3001.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 3001.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

156 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.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £18.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 58% on the year before); United States supplied 42%, followed by Italy.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$242m (−18.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was the United States (US$54m), followed by China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions?

Extracts of glands or other organs or of their secretions fall under HS subheading 3001.20, part of heading 3001, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on extracts of glands or other organs or of their… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3001.20 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 extracts of glands or other organs or of their… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3001.20 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 extracts of glands or other organs or of their…?

The United States, with US$54m in 2024 (22.4% of world exports).

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

156 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.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (42%), Italy (36%) and Denmark (7%), out of total imports of £18.7m.

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