Working Tariff Document of New Zealand · tariff item · HS 0511.99

0511.99.00.45

0511.99.00.45: Other animal products n.e.s.: EMBRYOS

Other animal products n.e.s.

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

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Importing into New Zealand

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

0511.99 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included: other, other

UK Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines EU Free – 5.1% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% Türkiye Free – 20% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 7.2% USA Free – 3% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 0.8% Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Mexico Free – 20% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 6.3% Brazil Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 2.9% Argentina Free – 7.2% General (MFN) 24 tariff lines · average 5.7% Peru Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Japan Free – 3.5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 0.8% Taiwan Free – 9% General (MFN) 19 tariff lines · average 1.1% GCC 5% General (MFN) 15 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty Norway Free General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

New Zealand lines: 0511.99

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N352937 U.S. CBP 17 September 2025 · 0511.99.40.70

    The tariff classification of Human Fecal Specimens from Various Countries

  • N347004 U.S. CBP 1 April 2025 · 0511.99.40.40

    The tariff classification, marking, and status under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of horse semen from Canada

  • N345805 U.S. CBP 27 February 2025 · 0511.99.40.70

    The tariff classification of Human Tissue Specimens from the United Kingdom

  • N342202 U.S. CBP 11 September 2024 · 0511.99.40.70

    The tariff classification of Human Buccal and Saliva from the United Kingdom

  • 600016257 HMRC 6 October 2026 – 5 October 2029 · 0511 99 85 90

    Poultry blood meal used for feeding pets, fur animals and aquaculture

  • 600014993 HMRC 24 February 2026 – 23 February 2029 · 0511 99 85 90

    Raw fresh chicken liver. The product is intended for pet food only and is not suitable for human consumption. The product is presented in slabs approx 1000mm x 500mm x 75mm. The slabs are stacked onto pallets, up to average weight of 1000kgs.The product is frozen.

  • 600014692 HMRC 6 January 2026 – 5 January 2029 · 0511 99 85 90

    The product is an insect meal produced from the larvae of black soldier flies. The larvae are reared, harvested and dried. The fat is then extracted from the larvae, which is then milled into a powder. After being turned in to a flour the larvae have lost the essential characteristics of their…

  • 600012876 HMRC 23 April 2025 – 22 April 2028 · 0511 99 85 90

    Dog Chew Beef bone that has been dried and Salmonella & Enterobacteriaceae tested, heated minimum 90°C. A mono-protein snack - measurements: 38 cm Packaged in clear film with an image of a dog label.

30 rulings in total for this code

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.

Chapter notes: Chapter 05 →

Tariff item 0511.99.00.45 is a line of the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand under HS subheading 0511.99 (animal products not elsewhere specified or included: other, other).

The normal tariff rate is free.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 0%–5.1%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–20%, the US duty is 0%–3%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–20%, the Brazil duty is 0%–7.2%, the Argentina duty is 0%–7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the Japan duty is 0%–3.5%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–9%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

New Zealand imported goods of subheading 0511.99 worth US$4m in 2024; the largest supplier was Australia.

Questions and answers

What is the New Zealand import duty for tariff item 0511.99.00.45?

The normal tariff rate in the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand is free. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does New Zealand import these goods from?

For subheading 0511.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Australia (US$3m).

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Typical products

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.