UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 0511.99
0511 99 85 10: Animal products not elsewhere specified or included: other, other, other, mammalian semen
Other animal products n.e.s.
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0511 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption
- Other
- 0511 99 00 00 Other
- 0511 99 85 00 Other
- 0511 99 85 10 Mammalian semen
What you pay
Importing into UK
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 5
- 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))
- 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).
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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–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 |
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 0511.99
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £15.2m | 21.4% | +18.8% |
 China | £12.9m | 18.2% | -2.2% |
 Netherlands | £12.4m | 17.4% | -36.2% |
 France | £8.5m | 11.9% | +478.9% |
 United States | £4.2m | 5.9% | -14.5% |
 Germany | £2.8m | 4% | -9.8% |
 Belgium | £2.4m | 3.4% | +316.5% |
 Spain | £2.2m | 3% | +38.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
0511.99 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included: other, other
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 Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 20% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Brazil Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 2.9% 
Argentina Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 24 tariff lines · average 5.7% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 3.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 0.8% 
Taiwan Free – 9% Third-country duty 19 tariff lines · average 1.1% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 0511.99
- 0511 99 10 00Sinews or tendons; parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins
- 0511 99 31 00Natural sponges of animal origin: raw
- 0511 99 39 00Natural sponges of animal origin: other
- 0511 99 85 10Animal products not elsewhere specified or included: other, other, other, mammalian semen
- 0511 99 85 20Mammalian ova and mammalian embryos
- 0511 99 85 90Animal products not elsewhere specified or included: other, other, other, other
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
The tariff classification of Human Fecal Specimens from Various Countries
- N347004 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, marking, and status under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of horse semen from Canada
- N345805 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Human Tissue Specimens from the United Kingdom
- N342202 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Human Buccal and Saliva from the United Kingdom
- 600016257 HMRC
Poultry blood meal used for feeding pets, fur animals and aquaculture
- 600014993 HMRC
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
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
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:
(a) edible products (other than guts, bladders and stomachs of animals, whole and pieces thereof, and animal blood, liquid or dried);
(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);
(c) animal textile materials, other than horsehair and horsehair waste (Section XI); or
(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.
Commodity code 0511 99 85 10 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 0511.99 (animal products not elsewhere specified or included: other, other).
The third-country duty is free.
155 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 other animal products n.e.s. (HS 0511.99) into the UK came to £71m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); Ireland supplied 21%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, 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 New Zealand 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%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 0511.99 worth US$89m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 0511 99 85 10?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 0511 99 85 10?
155 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 155 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and CARIFORUM and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 0511 99 85 10?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 0511.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Netherlands (US$24m), followed by Ireland.
Typical products
- animals, dead (unfit for human consumption)
- cochineal
- dog chews (beef tails)
- dog treat, trachea, buffalo wrapped
- dried dog food (rabbit skin)
- embryos animal
- sinews
- skins - waste
- sponges, natural
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.