Norway
The rate depends on the line.
- Their lines12 Norwegian lines
05.11.9911 For feed purpose
Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
Customs code · HS subheading 0511 99
Final code reached
Other dead animals, unfit for human food, excluding aquatic animals
This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU, pick a 10-digit line below.
This code covers animal products not otherwise specified and dead animals that are unfit for human food. It excludes fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, as well as the specifically named products covered by neighbouring codes.
For example
- Dead bird, unfit for human food, not a fish, crustacean, mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate
- Dead mammal, unfit for human food, not a tendon or nerve and not a raw hide or skin trimming
See the official tariff text
Official tariff text
Animal products, n.e.s.; dead animals, unfit for human consumption (excl. fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates)
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Your answer for export
The full EU export code is 0511 99 85.
You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.
8 digits, ready
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.
Great Britain
Duty free*
- Their lines3 British lines
0511 99 85 10 Mammalian semen
Northern Ireland follows other rules.
UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
United States
From 0.0% to 10.0%†
Estimated from published US measures
- Their lines10 US lines
- Entry dateSept. 17, 2026
0511.99.20.00 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit
The US importer of record files the entry.
US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.
See the 12 Norwegian lines
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.
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05.11.9911
For feed purpose
- Ordinary duty
- 3,53 NOK per kg*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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05.11.9921
Other
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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05.11.9930
For feed purpose
- Ordinary duty
- 3,53 NOK per kg*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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05.11.9940
Other
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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05.11.9950
Natural sponges of animal origin
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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05.11.9980
For feed purpose
- Ordinary duty
- 3,53 NOK per kg*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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05.11.9991
Semen of sheep or goats
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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05.11.9992
Semen of swine
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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05.11.9993
Semen of other animals, except of bovine animals
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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05.11.9994
Embryos of bovine animals
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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05.11.9995
Embryos of other animals
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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05.11.9998
Other
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
See the 3 British lines
Selling to Great Britain
What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.
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All 3 UK lines under this code
They all have the same duty rates shown here.
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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 10 US lines
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.
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0511.99.20.00
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins; glue stock not elsewhere specified or included
- General rate
- Free
- From the EU
- 10.0%† Estimated from published US measures 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
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0511.99.30.30
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Products chiefly used as food for animals or as ingredients in such food, Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba)
- General rate
- Free
- From the EU
- 0.0%† Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
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0511.99.30.60
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Products chiefly used as food for animals or as ingredients in such food, Other
- General rate
- Free
- From the EU
- 0.0%† Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
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0511.99.33.00
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material
- General rate
- Free
- From the EU
- 10.0%† Estimated from published US measures 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
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0511.99.36.00
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Natural sponges of animal origin
- General rate
- 3%
- From the EU
- 10.0%† Estimated from published US measures 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
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0511.99.40.24
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Cattle embryos, Dairy cattle
- General rate
- 1.1%
- From the EU
- 10.0%† Estimated from published US measures 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
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0511.99.40.28
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Cattle embryos, Other cattle
- General rate
- 1.1%
- From the EU
- 10.0%† Estimated from published US measures 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
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0511.99.40.30
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Dried blood
- General rate
- 1.1%
- From the EU
- 10.0%† Estimated from published US measures 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
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0511.99.40.40
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other, Other animal semen
- General rate
- 1.1%
- From the EU
- 10.0%† Estimated from published US measures 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
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0511.99.40.70
Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption, Other
- General rate
- 1.1%
- From the EU
- 10.0%† Estimated from published US measures 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
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.
Before you use the code
Check the facts that sit outside the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
- The product and its form Check that your product really matches this description, including what it is made of and the form it arrives in.
- Country of origin Trade agreements, sanctions and extra measures can change the treatment of the very same code.
- Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.
On an EU import declaration
Pick the 10-digit line that matches the goods.
3 import lines
When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration needs a 10-digit code. Under 0511 99 85 the EU tariff has 3 lines, each with its own wording.
You or your customs agent pick the line whose wording fits the goods; the last line, "Other", covers what none of the specific wordings describe.
The standard duty rate is the same on every line.
- Match the whole wording A line is its own wording plus the grouping text above it. Read both before you settle on one.
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0511 99 85 10
Mammalian semen
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0511 99 85 20
Mammalian ova and mammalian embryos
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0511 99 85 90
Other
No import line matches that search.
Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.
EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.
This is the catch-all under 0511 99: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.
Within its parent group, this is for the remaining dead animals unfit for human food that are not fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates and are not covered by a specifically named neighbouring class.
Rates, origin and documents
Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Data of Sept. 1, 2026
Lower duty for goods from some countries
Possible
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:
- San Marino
- Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
- Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
- Western Sahara
- Andorra
- Ivory Coast
- Chile
- Cameroon
- +13 origins
These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories).
Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC database
Restrictions and paperwork
Important
Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:
- Ukraine
- any country
- any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
- any country except Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland
- European Union
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.
Proof of origin 2 conditions
If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Movement certificate EUR.1
Sanctions and restricted regions 2 conditions
Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
Product controls and permits 18 conditions
Depending on the exact product, customs may ask for a licence, a permit or a control certificate before the goods are released.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- 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))
- Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with EU origin coming from outermost regions, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Lichtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation
Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 4 conditions
Some conditions are statements that a rule does not cover the goods, for example that the product is not on a controlled list.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
- 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).
- 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
- The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
Other conditions 3 conditions
These conditions match none of the groups above. Whether customs asks for one depends on the goods, where they come from and the customs procedure.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
- Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
One last classification check
Check the path and the nearest alternatives.
Use this view if you are still unsure the code describes the product precisely.
Show the steps
Compare with the codes next to it.
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
Classification decides the rate here: from duty free to 5.1%.
- another option 0511 99 10 Sinews or tendons of animal origin, parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins Duty free*
- another option 0511 99 31 Raw natural sponges of animal origin Duty free*
- another option 0511 99 39 Natural sponges of animal origin (excl. raw) 5.1%*
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you are here 0511 99 85 Animal products, n.e.s.; dead animals, unfit for human consumption (excl. fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates) Duty free*
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
Similar products elsewhere in the tariff
- 0106 90 00 Live animals (excl. mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates and cultures of micro-organisms, etc.) Duty free*
- 0106 20 00 Live reptiles "e.g. snakes, turtles, alligators, caymans, iguanas, gavials and lizards" Duty free*
- 0106 39 10 Live pigeons 6.4%*
- 0106 39 80 Live birds (excl. birds of prey, psittaciformes, parrots, parrakeets, macaws, cockatoos, ostriches, emus and pigeons) Duty free*
- 0106 19 00 Live mammals (excl. primates, whales, dolphins and porpoises, manatees and dugongs, seals, sea lions and walruses, camels and other camelids, rabbits and hares, horses, asses, mules, hinnies, bovines, pigs, sheep and goats) Duty free*
Often confused with
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0106 19 00
Live mammals (excl. primates, whales, dolphins and porpoises, manatees and dugongs, seals, sea lions and walruses, camels and other camelids, rabbits and hares, horses, asses, mules, hinnies, bovines, pigs, sheep and goats)
Duty free*
That code concerns live mammals not otherwise specified; this code concerns dead animals unfit for human food.
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0511 99 10
Sinews or tendons of animal origin, parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins
Duty free*
That code specifically names animal tendons and nerves and trimmings or similar waste from raw hides and skins; this code does not.
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0511 99 31
Raw natural sponges of animal origin
Duty free*
That code covers raw natural animal washing sponges; this code covers the remaining specified scope.
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.
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