Code 0408 99 · Heading 0408

Shellless bird eggs, not dried or yolks, fresh, cooked, shaped, frozen or otherwise preserved

This covers shellless bird eggs other than yolks that are fresh, cooked in water or steam, shaped, frozen or otherwise preserved, including products with added sugar or other sweeteners. They must not be dried.

For example

Frozen shellless whole bird eggs, not dried
Shellless whole bird eggs cooked in water, not dried

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Official tariff text

Birds' eggs, not in shell, fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not sweetened (excl. dried)

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Step 1 · Section I Live animals; animal products
Is it a live animal; meat or edible offal; a fish, crustacean, mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate; milk, a dairy product, bird egg, natural honey or another edible animal-origin product; or another product of animal origin?
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Step 2 · Chapter 04 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible p… 4 of 5 chapters in section I
Is it milk or cream, whey or other natural milk constituents, butter or milk fat, cheese or curd, bird eggs, natural honey, or another named edible animal product?
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Step 3 · Heading 0408 Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dr… 8 of 10 headings under chapter 04
Is it a dried egg yolk, another dried shellless bird egg, a non-dried egg yolk, or another non-dried shellless bird egg?
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Step 4 · Subheading 0408 99 Birds' eggs, not in shell, fresh, cooked by steamin… 4 of 4 subheadings under heading 0408
Are the shellless bird eggs suitable for human consumption?

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0408 11 Dried egg yolks, whether or not sweetened 0.0%
0408 19 Egg yolks, fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not sweetened (excl. dried) 0.0%
0408 91 Dried birds' eggs, not in shell, whether or not sweetened (excl. egg yolks) 0.0%
0408 99 Birds' eggs, not in shell, fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not sweetened (excl. dried) you are here 0.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

18,75 NOK per kg

Their lines1 Norwegian line

04.08.9900 Other

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines2 British lines

0408 99 20 00 Unfit for human consumption

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

9.7¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0408.99.00.00 Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

04.08.9900

Other

Ordinary duty

18,75 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

0408 99 20 00

Unfit for human consumption

Ordinary duty

Duty free
0408 99 80 00

Other

Ordinary duty

29 GBP / 100 kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 1 US line

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

0408.99.00.00

Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, molded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, Other

General rate

9.7¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 9.7¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.