II 
(Non-legislative acts) 
REGUL ATIONS 
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2019/2007 
of 18 November 2019 
laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by- 
products and derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts 
and amending Decision 2007/275/EC 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Havi ng regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles govern ing the orga nisation 
of veteri nary chec ks on products entering the Community from third countr ies (1), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof, 
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official 
controls and other official activities perf ormed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and 
welf are, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) 
No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council 
Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) 
No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 
89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Offici al 
Controls Regulation) (2), and in particular point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 47(2) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 establishes rules on the performa nce of official controls by the compet ent author ities of 
the Member States on animals and goods entering the Union in order to verify the compliance with Union agri-food 
chain legislation. 
(2) Commission Deleg ated Regulation (EU) 2019/478 (3) amended Regulation (EU) 2017/625 by adding hay and straw 
and foodstuffs containing both products of plant origin and processed products of animal origin (‘composit e 
products’) to the catego ries of goods in point (b) of Article 47(1) of that Regulation. 
(3) In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625, certain cate gories of animals and goods from third countr ies should 
alwa ys be present ed at a border control post for official controls to be performe d prior to their entr y into the Union. 
In addition to animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products, hay and straw and 
compo site products are among the catego ries that should alwa ys be present ed for official controls at border control 
posts. 
(4) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 requires the Commission to establish lists of the diffe rent animals and products of animal 
origin, germinal products, animal by-pro ducts, hay and straw and composit e products to be presented for official 
controls at border control posts with the indication of their respective Combined Nomenclature (CN) code provided 
for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (4). 
(5) As derived products are a sub-categor y of animal by-pro ducts, they should be included in the lists and their CN codes 
should be indicated according ly. 
(1)OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. 
(2)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1. 
(3)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/478 of 14 Januar y 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards the categories of consignments to be subjected to official controls at border control posts (OJ 
L 82, 25.3.2019, p. 4). 
(4)Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Cust oms Tariff 
(OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                           L 312/1   (6) Commission Decision 2007/275/EC (5) lays down provis ions concer ning animals and products, including compo site 
products, subject to veter inar y checks at border inspection posts in accordance with Council Directives 91/496/EEC 
(6) and 97/78/EC. New conditions for the entr y into the Union of composit e products will apply from 21 Apr il 2021 
in accordance with Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/625 (7). It is theref ore appropr iate that until then 
the current rules laid down in Decision 2007/275/EC concer ning compo site products subject to official controls at 
border control posts continue to apply and that this Regulation does not apply to composit e products. In order to 
avoid overlapping of legal provisions, this Regulation should amend Decision 2007/275/EC by limiting its scope of 
application to compo site products. 
(7) In order to facilitate official controls by the compet ent author ities at border control posts in accordance with 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the list established in this Regulation should descr ibe, in detail, the animals, products of 
animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to such 
official controls. 
(8) In addition, for certain CN codes, this Regulation lists only part of the animals and products that fall under the 
relevant heading or subheading. In such cases, this Regulation should give additional details about the relevant 
animals and products which are subject to official controls at border control posts. 
(9) As the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 governing the matters covered by this Regulation apply from 
14 December 2019, this Regulation should apply from the same date. 
(10) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committ ee on 
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 
1. This Regulation establishes the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and 
derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts in accordance with point (a) of the 
first subparagraph of Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. 
2. This Regulation shall not apply to compo site products. 
Article 2 
Def initions 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the followi ng definitions shall apply: 
(1) ‘products of animal origin’ means products of animal origin as defined in point 8.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) 
No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8); 
(2) ‘untreate d pig bristles’ means untreated pig bristles as defined in point 33 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 (9); 
(5)Commission Decision 2007/275/EC of 17 Apr il 2007 concer ning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border 
inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC (OJ L 116, 4.5.2007, p. 9). 
(6)Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organiza tion of veterin ary chec ks on animals 
entering the Community from third countr ies and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (OJ L 268, 
24.9.1991, p. 56). 
(7)Commission Delegat ed Regulation (EU) 2019/625 of 4 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council with regar d to requirements for the entr y into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods 
inten ded for human consump tion (OJ L 131, 17.5.2019, p. 18). 
(8)Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 Apr il 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for 
food of animal origin (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55). 
(9)Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 Febr uary 2011 impl ementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regar ds animal by-products and derived products not intended for human 
consump tion and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exem pt from veterinar y chec ks at 
the border under that Directive (OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/2                                                                                                                                           3.12.2019   (3) ‘untreate d feathers and parts of feathers ’ means untreat ed feathers and parts of feathers as defined in point 30 of Annex 
I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011; 
(4) ‘untreate d hair ’ means untreated hair as defined in point 32 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011; 
(5) ‘intermediate product’ means interm ediate product as defined in point 35 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011; 
(6) ‘treat ed hides and skins ’ means treated hides and skins as defined in point 28 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011; 
(7) ‘untreate d wool’ means untreat ed wool as defined in point 31 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
Article 3 
Official controls of animals and goods listed in Annex I 
The animals and goods listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be subject to official controls at border control posts in 
accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625. 
Article 4 
Amendments to Decision 2007/275/EC 
Decision 2007/275/EC is amended as follows: 
(1) the title is replaced by the following: 
‘Commission Decision of 17 Apr il 2007 concer ning lists of composite products to be subject to controls at 
border control posts ’; 
(2) Article 1 is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘Article 1 
Subject matter 
This Decision lays down rules rega rding the compo site products to be subjected to official controls at border control 
posts upon entr y into the Union.’; 
(3) Article 3 is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘Article 3 
Official controls of composite products listed in Annex I 
1. The compo site products listed in Annex I to this Decision shall be subjected to official controls at border control 
posts in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*). 
2. Initial selection of compo site products for official controls made on the basis of the Combined Nomenclature in 
Column (1) of Annex I shall be qualified by reference to the specifi c text or legislation cited in Column (3) of Annex I. 
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(*)  Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls 
and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and 
welfare, plant health and plant prot ection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, 
(EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 
2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) 
No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and 
repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 
Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and 
Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1).’; EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                           L 312/3   (4) Article 4 is amended as follows: 
(a) the title is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘Composite products subject to official controls’; 
(b) the introduct ory phrase is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘The followi ng compo site products shall be subject to official controls:’; 
(5) Article 6 is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘Article 6 
Derogation for certain composite products 
1. By way of derogation from Article 3, the followi ng compo site products, not containing any meat products, shall 
not be subject to offici al controls: 
(a) compo site products containing less than half of their substance of any other processed product provid ed such 
products are: 
(i) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or have clearly undergone in their manufacture a complet e cooking or 
heat treatment process throughout their substance, so that any raw product is denatured; 
(ii) clearly identif ied as intended for human consump tion; 
(iii) securely packag ed or sealed in clean containers; 
(iv) accompan ied by a commercial document and labelled in an official language of a Member State, so that that 
document and labelling together give information on the nature, quantity and number of packag es of the 
compo site products, the countr y of origin, the manufacturer , and the ingredient ; 
(b) compo site products listed in Annex II. 
2. However , any milk product included in any compo site products shall only be derived from countr ies listed in 
Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 (*), and treated as indicated in that Annex. 
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(*)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 of 2 July 2010 laying down animal and public health and veteri nary 
certificat ion conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk, dair y products, colostr um and 
colostr um-based products intended for human consump tion (OJ L 175, 10.7.2010, p. 1).’; 
(6) Annex es I and II are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. 
Article 5 
Entr y into force and application 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
It shall apply from 14 December 2019. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 18 November 2019.  
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER     EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/4                                                                                                                                           3.12.2019   ANNEX I 
LIST OF ANIMALS, PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN , GERMINAL PRODUCTS, ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND 
DERIVED PRODUCTS AND HAY AND STRA W SUBJECT TO OFFICIAL CONTR OLS AT BORDER CONTR OL 
POSTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 
Notes: 
1. General remarks 
General remarks are added to certain Chapt ers to clarify, whic h animals or goods are covered in the relevant chapt er. In 
addition, where necessar y, reference is made to specific requirements laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 (1). 
2. Note to Chapter 
The lists in this Annex are structured in Chapt ers which correspond to the relevant Chapt ers in the Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) as laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2). 
The Chapt er notes are explanations, where necessar y extracted, from the Notes to the individual Chapt ers of the CN. 
3. Extract from the Explanat ory Notes and the Classif ication Opinions of the Har monized System 
Additional information on the differ ent Chapt ers has been extracted, where necessar y, from the Explanat ory Notes and 
the Classification Opinions of the Harmonized System of the World Cust oms Org anisation. 
Tables: 
4. Column (1) — CN code 
This column indicates the CN code. The CN, established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, is based on the International 
Conv ention on Harmonized Commodity Descr iption and Coding System (HS) drawn up by the Cust oms Cooperation 
Council, now the World Cust oms Org anisation (WCO), adopt ed by the Intern ational Conv ention, concluded in Brussels 
on 14 June 1983 and approved on behalf of the European Economic Community by Council 
Decision 87/369/EEC (3) (‘the HS Conv ention’). The CN reproduces the headings and subheadings of the HS to six 
digits, with only the seventh and eighth figures creating further subheadings which are specifi c to it. 
Where a four digit code is used: Unless other wise specified, all products pref ixed with or covered by these four digits 
shall be submitted to official controls at border control posts. In most of these cases, the relevant CN codes included in 
the Traces system set up by Commission Decision 2004/292/EC (4), are broke n down to the six or eight digit code. 
Where only certain specifi ed products under any four, six or eight digit code are required to be submitte d to official 
controls and no specifi c subdivision under this code exists in the CN, the code is mark ed ‘Ex’. In that case, the animals 
and products covered by this Regulation are determi ned by the scope of the CN code and by that of the corresponding 
descr iption in column (2) and the qualifi cation and explanation in column (3). 
5. Column (2) — Descr iption 
The descr iption of the goods is as laid down in the descr iption column of the CN. 
Without prejudice to the rules for the interpretat ion of the CN, the wording for the descr iption of animals and products 
in column (2) is considered to be of indicative value only , since the goods covered by this Regulation are determi ned by 
CN codes. 
(1)Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 Febr uary 2011 impl ementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regar ds animal by-products and derived products not intended for human 
consump tion and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exem pt from veterinar y chec ks at 
the border under that Directive (OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1). 
(2)Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Cust oms Tariff 
(OJ L 256 7.9.1987, p. 1). 
(3)Council Decision 87/369/EEC of 7 Apr il 1987 concer ning the conclusion of the Intern ational Conv ention on the Harmonized 
Commodity Descr iption and Coding System and of the Protocol of Amendment thereto (OJ L 198, 20.7.1987, p. 1). 
(4)Commission Decision 2004/292/EC of 30 March 2004 on the introduction of the Traces system and amending Decision 92/486/EEC 
(OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 63). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                           L 312/5   6. Column (3) — Qualif ication and explanation 
This column gives details of the animals or goods covered. Further information on the animals or goods covered in the 
differ ent Chapt ers of the CN can be found in the Explanat ory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European 
Union (5). 
Products derived from animal by-products covered by Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 (6) of the European Parliament 
and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 are not specifi cally identif ied in Union law. Offi cial controls shall 
be carried out on products that are partly processed but remain raw products to be further processed in an approved or 
register ed establishment at destination. Offi cial inspector s at border control posts shall assess and specify , when 
necessar y, if a derived product is sufficiently processed to not require further official controls provided for in Union law. 
CHA PTER 1 
Live animals 
Note to Chapter 1 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter covers all live animals, excep t: 
(a) fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebr ates, of heading 0301, 0306, 0307 or 0308; 
(b) cultures of micro-organis ms and other products of heading 3002 and 
(c) animals of heading 9508.’ 
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
‘Heading 0106 includes, inter alia, the followi ng domestic or wild animals: 
(A) Mammals 
(1) Primates. 
(2) Whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order 
Sirenia); seals, sea lions and walr uses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia). 
(3) Other (such as reindeer , cats, dogs, lions, tigers, bears, elephants, camels (including dromedar ies), zebras, rabbits, 
hares, deer , antelope (other than those of the sub-family Bovinae), chamois, foxes, mink s, and other animals for fur 
farms). 
(B) Reptiles (including snakes and turtles) 
(C) Birds 
(1) Birds of prey . 
(2) Psittacif ormes (including parrots, parakeets, macaws and cock atoos). 
(3) Other (such as partridges, pheasants, quail, woodcoc ks, snipe, pigeons, grouse, ortolan, wild ducks, wild geese, 
thrushes, blac kbirds, larks, finches, tits, humming birds, peacocks, swans, and other birds not specified in heading 
0105). 
(D) Insects, such as bees (whether or not travelling in boxes or cages or hives). 
(E) Other , e.g. frogs. 
This heading excludes animals forming part of circuses, menage ries or other similar travelling animal shows (heading 
95.08).’ 
(5)Explanato ry Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (OJ C 76, 4.3.2015, p. 1), as subsequently amended. 
(6)Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards 
animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consump tion and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal 
by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/6                                                                                                                                           3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualification and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
0101 Live horses, asses, mules and hin­
nies All 
0102 Live bovine animals All 
0103 Live swine All 
0104 Live sheep and goats All 
0105 Live poultr y, that is to say, fowls of 
the species Gallus domesticus, 
ducks, geese, turke ys and guinea 
fowls All 
0106 Other live animals All, covers all animals from the followi ng subheadings: 
0106 11 00 (primates) 
0106 12 00 (whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order 
Cetacea); manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); 
seals, sea lions and walr uses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia) 
0106 13 00 (camels and other camelids (Camelidae)) 
0106 14 (rabbits and hares) 
0106 19 00 (other): mammals other than those of heading 0101, 
0102, 0103, 0104, 0106 11, 0106 12, 0106 13 and 0106 14; covers 
dogs and cats 
0106 20 00 (reptiles, including snakes and turtles) 
0106 31 00 (birds: birds of prey) 
0106 32 00 (birds: psittacif ormes, including parrots, parakeets, 
maca ws and cockat oos) 
0106 33 00 (ostr iches; emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) 
0106 39 (other): covers birds, other than those of heading 0105, 
0106 31, 0106 32 and 0106 33, including pigeon s. 
0106 41 00 (bees) 
0106 49 00 (other insects than bees) 
0106 90 00 (other): all other live animals not covered elsewhere, other 
than mammals, reptiles, birds and insects. Live frogs whether for 
vivar ia to be kept alive, or to be killed for human consump tion, are 
covered by this heading.   
CHA PTER 2 
Meat and edible meat offal 
Note to Chapter 2 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter does not cover: 
(a) Products of the kinds descr ibed in headings 0201 to 0208 or 0210 unfit or unsuitable for human consum ption; 
(b) guts, bladders or stomac hs of animals (heading 0504) or animal blood (heading 0511 or 3002); or 
(c) animal fat, other than the products of heading 0209 (Chap ter 15). 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or 
chilled All. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
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(1) (2) (3) 
0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen All. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code. 
0203 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or 
frozen All. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code. 
0204 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, 
chilled or frozen All. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code. 
0205 00 Meat of horses, asses, mules or 
hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen All. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code. 
0206 Edible offal of bovi ne animals, 
swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, 
mules or hinnies, fresh, chill ed or 
frozen All. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code. 
0207 Meat and edible offal, of the 
poultr y of heading 0105, fresh, 
chilled or frozen All. However , raw mate rial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code. 
0208 Other meat and edible meat offal, 
fresh, chilled or frozen All. However , raw material not intended or suitable for human 
consum ption is not covered in this code. 
This covers other raw mater ial for the production of gelat ine or 
collagen for human consum ption. Cover s all meat and edible meat 
offal from the follo wing subheadings: 
0208 10 (of rabbits or hares) 
0208 30 00 (of primat es) 
0208 40 (of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order 
Cetacea); of manate es and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of 
seals, sea lions and walr uses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia)) 
0208 50 00 (of reptiles, including snakes and turtles) 
0208 60 00 (of camels and other camelids (Camelidae)) 
0208 90 (other: of domestic pigeons; of game other than of rabbits or 
hares; etc.): covers meat of quails, reindeer or any other mammal 
species. Cover s frogs' legs under CN code 0208 90 70. 
0209 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and 
poultr y fat, not rendered or 
other wise extract ed, fresh, chilled 
frozen, salted, in brine, dried or 
smoked All, covers both fat and processed fat as descr ibed in column (2), even if 
suitable only for industr ial use (not fit for human consump tion). 
0210 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, 
in brine, dried or smoked; edible 
flours and meals of meat or meat 
offal All, covers meat, meat products and other products of animal origin. 
However , raw mater ial not intended or suitable for human 
consump tion is not covered in this code. 
Cover s processed animal prot ein and dried pigs ears for human 
consump tion. Even when such dried pig ears are used as animal feed, 
the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1125/2006 (1) clarifies 
that they may be covered in 0210 99 49. However , dried offal and pigs 
ears unfit for human consum ption are in 0511 99 85. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/8                                                                                                                                           3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
Bones for human consump tion are covered under heading 0506. 
Sausages are covered under heading 1601. 
Extracts and juices of meat are covered under heading 1603. 
Greav es are covered under heading 2301. 
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1125/2006 of 21 July 2006 concer ning the classif ication of certain goods in the Combined 
Nomenclature (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 3).   
CHA PTER 3 
Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 
General remarks 
This chap ter covers both live fish for breeding and reproduction, live ornamental fish, and live fish or live crustaceans 
transpor ted alive but impor ted for human consump tion. 
All products in this chapt er are subject to official controls. 
Notes to Chapter 3 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter does not cover: 
(a) mammals of heading 0106; 
(b) meat of mammals of heading 0106 (heading 0208 or 0210); 
(c) fish (including livers, roes and milt thereof) or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrates, dead and unfit 
or unsuitable for human consump tion by reason of either their species or their condition (Chapt er 5); flours, meals 
or pellets of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates unfit for human consump tion (heading 
2301); or 
(d) caviar or caviar substitutes prepared from fish eggs (heading 1604). 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
0301 Live fish All: covers trout, eels, carp, or any other species or any fish imp orted 
for breeding or reproduction. 
Live fish imported for immediate human consump tion are treated for 
official controls purposes as if they were products. 
Cover s ornamental fish in subheadings 0301 11 00 and 0301 19 00. 
0302 Fish, fresh or chilled, excl uding 
fish fillets and other fish meat of 
heading 0304 All; covers livers, milt and roes, fresh or chilled, in CN code 
0302 91 00. 
0303 Fish, frozen, excl uding fish fillets 
and other fish meat of heading 
0304 All; covers livers, milt and roes, frozen, in subheading 0303 91. 
0304 Fish fillets and other fish meat 
(whether or not minced), fresh, 
chilled or frozen All 
0305 Fish, dried, salted or in brine; 
smoked fish, whether or not 
cook ed before or during the 
smoking process; flours, meals 
and pellets of fish, fit for human 
consump tion. All, covers other fisher y products such as flours, meals and pellets fit 
for human consum ption made from fish; covers fish heads, tails and 
maws and other fisher y products. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                           L 312/9   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
0306 Crustaceans, whether in shell or 
not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, 
dried, salted or in brine; smoked 
crustaceans, whether in shell or 
not, whether or not cook ed before 
or during the smoking process; 
crustaceans, in shell, cook ed by 
steam ing or by boiling in water , 
whether or not chilled, frozen, 
dried, salted or in brine; flours, 
meals and pellets of crustaceans, 
fit for human consum ption All: live crustaceans imported for immediate human consump tion are 
considered and treated for official controls purposes as if they were 
products. 
Cover s ornamental sea monke ys and their cysts for use as pet animals; 
and all live ornamental crustaceans as provided for by Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 (1). 
0307 Molluscs, whether in shell or not, 
live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, 
salted or in brine; smoked mol­
luscs, whether in shell or not, 
whether or not cook ed before or 
during the smoking process; 
flours, meals and pellets of mol­
luscs, fit for human consum ption This covers molluscs that may have been cook ed and then smoked. 
Other cook ed molluscs are covered in heading 1605. 
Cover s live ornamental molluscs as provided for by Regulation (EC) 
No 1251/2008. 
Live molluscs imported for immediate human consump tion are 
considered and treated for official controls purposes as if they were 
products. 
Cover s all from the subheadings 0307 11 to 0307 99, such as the 
followi ng examp les: 
0307 60 (snails other than sea snails): covers terrestrial gastropods of 
the species Helix pomatia, Helix aspersa, Helix lucor um and species of 
the family Achatinidae. Covers live snails (including fresh water snails) 
for immediate human consum ption and also snail meat for human 
consump tion. Covers blanc hed or pre-processed snails. Further 
processed products are covered in heading 1605. 
0307 91 00 (live, fresh, or chilled other molluscs, i.e. other than 
oysters, scallops, mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), cuttle fish, squid, 
octopus, sea snails, clams, cockles, ark shells, abalones (Haliotis spp.) 
and stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.): covers meat of sea water snail 
species, whether in shell or not. 
0307 99 (other molluscs, other than live, fresh, chilled, or frozen, i.e. 
other than oysters, scallops, mussels (Mytilus spp., Perna spp.), cuttle 
fish, squid, octopus, sea snails, clams, cockles, ark shells, abalones 
(Haliotis spp.) and stromboid conc hs (Strombus spp.); also including 
flours, meals and pellets thereof, fit for human consum ption) . 
0308 Aquati c inve rtebrat es other than 
crustaceans and molluscs, live, 
fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted 
or in brine; smoked aquatic in­
vertebr ates other than crustaceans 
and molluscs, whether or not 
cook ed before or during the 
smoking process; flours, meals 
and pellets of aquatic inve rte­
brat es other than crustaceans and 
molluscs, fit for human con­
sump tion All 
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 of 12 December 2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regar ds conditions 
and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the impor t into the Community of aquaculture animals and products 
thereof and laying down a list of vector species (OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 41).   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/10                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CHA PTER 4 
Dair y produce; birds ’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specif ied or included 
Notes to Chapter 4 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. The expression ‘milk’ means full-cream milk or partially or compl etely skimmed milk. 
2. For the purposes of heading 0405: 
(a) the term ‘butter ’ means natural butter , whey butter or recombined butter (fresh, salte d or rancid, including canned 
butter) derived exclusively from milk, with a milkfat content of 80 % or more but not more than 95 % by weight, a 
maximum milk solids-not-fat content of 2 % by weight and a maximum water content of 16 % by weight. Butter 
does not contain added emulsif iers, but may contain sodium chloride, food colours, neutralising salts and cultures of 
harmless lactic-acid-producing bacter ia; 
(b) the expression ‘dair y spreads’ means a spreadable emulsion of the wate r-in-oil type, containing milkfat as the only 
fat in the product, with a milkfat cont ent of 39 % or more but less than 80 % by weight. 
3. Products obtained by the concentration of whey and with the addition of milk or milkfat are to be classified as cheese in 
heading 0406 provid ed that they have the three follo wing charact eristics: 
(a) a milkfa t conte nt, by weight of the dry matter , of 5 % or more; 
(b) a dry matt er content, by weight, of at least 70 % but not exceed ing 85 %; and 
(c) they are moulded or capable of being moulded. 
4. This chap ter does not cover: 
(a) products obtained from whey , containing by weight more than 95 % lactose, expressed as anhydrous lacto se 
calculated on the dry matt er (heading 1702); 
(b) products obtained from milk by replacing one or more of its natural constituents (for exam ple, butyr ic fats) by 
another substance (for examp le, oleic fats) (heading 1901 or 2106); or 
(c) albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey prot eins, containing by weight more than 80 % whe y 
proteins, calculat ed on the dry matte r) (heading 3502) or globulins (heading 3504). 
…’ 
Extracts from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
‘Heading 0408 covers whole eggs not in shell, and egg yolks of all birds. The products of this heading may be fresh, dried, 
cook ed by steaming or by boiling in wate r, moulded (e.g. cylindr ical ‘long eggs’ ), frozen or other wise preser ved. All these 
fall in the heading whether or not containing added suga r or other sweet ening matter and whether for use as food or for 
industr ial purposes (e.g., in tanning). 
This heading does not cover: 
(a) Oil of egg yolk (heading 1506). 
(b) Egg preparations containing seasoning, spices or other additives (heading 2106). 
(c) Lecithin (heading 2923). 
(d) Separate egg white (egg albumin) (heading 3502). 
… 
Heading 0409 covers hone y produced by bees (Apis mellife ra) or by other insects, centr ifuged or in the comb or containing 
comb chunks, provided that neither sugar nor other substance has been added. Such honey may be designated by floral 
source, origin or colour . 
Heading 0409 excl udes artificial hone y and mixtures of natural and artificial hone y (heading 1702). 
… 
Heading 0410 covers products of animal origin suitable for human consump tion, not specifi ed or included elsewhere in the 
Combined Nomenclature. This includes: EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/11   (a) Turtles eggs. These are eggs laid by river or mar ine turtles; they may be fresh, dried or other wise preser ved. 
Turtle‐egg oil is excl uded (heading 15.06). 
(b) Salanganes’ nests (‘birds nests ’). These consist of a substance secrete d by the bird whic h solidifies rapidly on exposure to 
air. 
The nests may be presented untreated, or they may have been cleaned to remove feathers, down , dust and other imp urities 
in order to render them suitable for consump tion. They are general ly in the form of whitish strips or threads. 
Salang anes ’ nests have a high prot ein cont ent and are used almost excl usively to make soups or other food preparations. 
Heading 0410 excludes animal blood, edible or not, liquid or dried (heading 0511 or 3002).’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
0401 Milk and cream, not concentrat ed nor 
containing added sugar or other sweet ening 
matte r All. 
Milk for animal feed is covered under this heading, 
whereas animal feed containing milk is covered in head­
ing 2309. 
Milk for therapeutic/proph ylactic uses is covered in head­
ing 3001. 
0402 Milk and cream, concentrat ed or contain­
ing added suga r or other sweetening matt er All. 
0403 Butter milk, curdled milk and cream, yo­
gurt, kephir and other fermented or acidi­
fied milk and cream, whether or not con­
centrate d or containing added sugar or 
other sweet ening matter or flavour ed or 
containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa All, covers cream, flavour ed or containing fruits, frozen 
and fermented milk, for human consum ption. 
Ice cream is covered in heading 2105. 
Beverages containing milk flavoured with cocoa or other 
substances are covered in heading 2202. 
0404 Whey , whether or not concentrat ed or 
containing added sugar or other sweet ening 
matte r; products consisting of natural milk 
constituents, whether or not containing 
added sugar or other sweet ening matter , 
not elsewhere specifi ed or included All, covers milk products for infants. 
Cover s in CN code 0404 10 48 bovine colostr um, in li­
quid form, defat ted and de-caseinate d, for human con­
sump tion, and in CN code 0404 90 21 spra y-dr ied, re­
duced-fat colostr um powder which has not been de- 
caseinat ed, for human consum ption. 
0405 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; 
dairy spreads All. 
0406 Cheese and curd All 
0407 Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preser ved or 
cook ed All, covers hatching eggs and specifi ed pathogen free eggs 
(SPF), fertilised eggs for incubation (0407 11 and 
0407 19). 
Covers fresh eggs (0407 21 to 0407 29) and other eggs 
(0407 90), not fit and fit for human consum ption. 
Cover s ‘100 year old eggs’. 
Egg albumin not fit and fit for human consump tion is 
covered in heading 3502. 
0408 Birds’ eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks , fresh, 
dried, cook ed by steaming or by boiling in 
water , moulded, frozen or other wise pre­
served, whether or not containing added 
suga r or other sweet ening matter All: this heading covers egg products whether or not heat 
treated and products not fit for human consump tion. 
0409 00 00 Natural hone y All EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/12                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
0410 00 00 Edible products of animal origin, not else­
where specified or included All 
This heading covers ‘royal jelly’ and propolis (used in 
manufact ure for phar maceutical products and food sup­
plements) and other animal derived mat erial for human 
consump tion, excep t bones (which are covered in 0506). 
Insects or insect eggs for human consum ption are cov­
ered in this CN code.   
CHA PTER 5 
Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specif ied or included 
General remarks 
Specific requirements for certain products in this chapt er are laid down in Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to 
Regulation (EU) No 142/2011: 
Row 7: pig bristles 
Row 8: untreat ed wool and hair produced from animals other than those of the porcine species 
Row 9: treate d feathers, parts of feathers and down . 
Notes to Chapter 5 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter 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 (Chap ter 41 or 43); 
(c) animal textile mater ials, other than horsehair and horsehair waste (Section XI); or 
(d) prepared knots or tufts for broom or brush making (heading 9603). 
… 
3. Throughout the nomenclature, elephant, hippopotamus, walr us, narwhal and wild boar tusk s, 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 
suppor ting mate rial.’ 
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
‘Heading 0505 covers 
(1) Skins and other parts of birds (e.g., heads, wings) with their feathers or down , and 
(2) Feathers and parts of feathers (whether or not with trimmed edges), and down , 
provided they are either unw orke d, or merely cleaned, disinf ected or treated for preser vation but not other wise worked or 
mount ed. 
Heading 0505 also covers powder , meal and waste of feathers or parts of feathers.’ EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/13   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
0502 10 00 Pigs ’, hogs’ or boars’ bristles and hair and 
waste thereof All, treated and untreat ed. 
0504 00 00 Guts, bladders and stomac hs of animals 
(other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, 
fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried 
or smoked All, covers stom achs, bladders and intestin es cleaned 
salted dried or heat ed of bovine , porcine, ovine, capr ine, 
or of poultr y origin. 
ex 0505 Skins and other parts of birds, with their 
feathers or down , feathers and parts of 
feathers (whether or not with trimmed 
edges) and down , not further worked than 
cleaned, disinf ected or treated for preser­
vation; powder and waste of feathers or 
parts of feathers All, including game trophies of birds, but excluding trea­
ted decorative feathers, treated feathers carried by travel­
lers for their private use or consignments of treated feath­
ers sent to private individuals for non-industr ial 
purposes. 
Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 prohi­
bits the impor tation into and transit through the Union 
of untreate d feathers and parts of feathers and down . 
Offi cial controls are applicable for feathers independent 
from their treatment as refer red to in point C of Chapt er 
VII of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
Further specific requirements for game trophies are laid 
down in Section 5 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regula­
tion (EU) No 142/2011. 
Section 6 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 covers feathers used for stuffing, down , 
raw or other feathers. 
0506 Bones and horn-cores, un-work ed, de­
fatted, simply prepared (but not cut to 
shape), treated with acid or de-gelati nised; 
powder and wast e of these products Cover s bones used as dog chews and bones for the pro­
duction of gelatine or of collagen, if derived from car­
casses that have been slaughtered for human consump­
tion. 
Bone flour for human consump tion is covered under 
heading 0410. 
Specifi c requirements for such products not intended for 
human consump tion are laid down in Row 6 (game tro­
phies), in Row 11 (bones and bone products (excluding 
bone meal), horns and horn products (excluding horn 
meal) and hoov es and hoof products (excluding hoof 
meal) for uses other than as feed mat erial, organic fertili­
ser or soil improver) and in Row 12 (dog chews) of Table 2 
in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011. 
0507 Ivory , tortoise -shell, whalebone and wha­
lebone hair, horns, antlers, hoove s, nails, 
claws and beak s, un-wor ked or simply 
prepared but not cut to shape; powder and 
waste of these products Cover s treated gam e trophies from birds and ungulates 
being solely bones, horns, hoove s, claws, antlers, teeth, 
hides or skins from third countr ies. 
Specifi c requirements for game trophies are laid down in 
Row 6 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV 
to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
ex 0508 00 00 Coral and similar mat erials, unw orked or 
simply prepared but not other wise work ed; 
shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echi no­
derms and cuttle-bone, unwork ed or sim­
ply prepared but not cut to shape, powder 
and wast e thereof Emp ty shells for food use and use as raw mat erial for 
glucosamine. 
In addition, shells, including cuttle-bones, containing soft 
tissue and flesh as referred to in point (k)(i) of Article 10 
of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 are covered. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/14                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 0510 00 00 Ambergr is, castor eum, civet and musk, 
canthar ides, bile, whether or not dried; 
glands and other animal products used in 
the preparation of phar maceutical pro­
ducts, fresh, chilled, frozen or other wise 
provisiona lly preser ved Ambergr is and canthar ides are excl uded. 
Glands, other animal products and bile are covered by 
this code. 
Dried glands and products are covered by heading 3001. 
Specifi c requirements may be laid down in Row 14 of 
Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Reg­
ulation (EU) No 142/2011 for animal by-products for the 
manufact ure of pet food other than raw pet food and of 
derived products for uses outside the feed chain (for phar­
maceuticals and other technical products). 
ex 0511 Animal products not elsewhere specified or 
included; dead animals of Chapt er 1 or 3, 
unfit for human consump tion All. 
Cover s genetic mater ial (semen and embr yos of animal 
origin such as of the bovin e, ovine, capr ine, equine and 
porcine species) and animal by-products of Categor ies 1 
and 2 mate rials as refer red to in Articles 8 and 9 of Reg­
ulation (EC) No 1069/2009. 
The followi ng are examples of animal products falling 
within subheadings 0511 10 to 0511 99 : 
0511 10 00 (bovine semen). 
0511 91 (products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or 
other aquatic inver tebrat es): all, covers fish eggs for 
hatching, dead animals, animal by-products for the man­
ufacture of pet food and for phar maceuticals and other 
technical products. Cover s dead animals refer red to in 
Chapt er 3, inedible or classed unfit for human consump­
tion, for example, daphnids, kno wn as wate r fleas, and 
other ostracoda or phyllopods, dried, for feeding aqua­
rium fish; covers fish bait. 
ex 0511 99 10 (sinews or tendons; parings and similar 
waste of raw hides and skins). 
Offi cial controls are necessar y for hides and skins not 
treated as refer red to in point C 2 of Chapt er V of Annex 
XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, if in compl iance 
with Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. 
ex 0511 99 31 (raw natural sponges of animal origin): all, 
if for human consum ption; if not for human consump­
tion, only those intended for pet food. Specific require­
ments for non-human consum ption are set out in Row 
12 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to 
Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
ex 0511 99 39 (other than raw natural sponges of animal 
origin): all, if for human consum ption; if not for human 
consump tion, only those intende d for pet food. Specifi c 
requirements for non-human consump tion are set out in 
Row 12 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV 
to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/15   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 0511 99 85 (other animal products not elsewhere spe­
cified or included; dead animals of Chapt er 1, unfit for 
human consum ption) : Covers embr yos, ova, semen and 
genetic mater ial not covered in 0511 10 and of species 
other than bovine fall under this heading. Cover s animal 
by-products for the manufacture of pet food or other 
technical products. 
Cover s untreat ed horsehair , apiculture products other 
than wax es for apiculture or technical use, sper maceti 
for technical use, dead animals refer red to in Chapt er 1 
which are inedible or not for human consum ption (for 
example: dogs, cats, insects), animal mater ial where the 
essential charact eristics have not been chang ed, and ed­
ible animal blood not derived from fish, for human con­
sump tion.   
CHA PTER 6 
Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage 
General remarks 
This chapt er covers mushroom spawn in a compo st of sterilised manure of animal origin. 
Extract from the Explanatory Notes to the CN 
‘0602 90 10 Mushroom spawn: 
Mushroom spawn is the term given to a net of fragile threads (Thallus or Myceliu m), often found underground, which lives 
and grows on the surface of decompos ing animal or veget able matt er and develops in the tissues themselves and produces 
mushrooms. 
This subheading also includes a product consisting of mushroom spawn , not fully developed, placed in microscopic 
amounts on a layer of cereal grains enclosed in a compost of steril ized horse manure (a mixture of straw and horse dung).’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 0602 90 10 Mushroom spawn Only if containing processed manure of animal origin 
and specific rules are set out in Row 1 of Table 2 in Sec­
tion 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011.   
CHAPTER 12 
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; indust rial or medicinal plants; straw and 
fodder                                                                
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 1212 99 95 Other vege table products of a kind used 
primar ily for human consum ption, not 
elsewhere specifi ed or included Bee pollen EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/16                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 1213 00 00 Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, 
whether or not chopped, ground, pressed 
or in the form of pellets Only straw 
ex 1214 90 Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lu­
cerne (alfa lfa), clover, sainf oin, forag e kale, 
lupines, vetc hes and similar forage products 
whether or not in form of pallets: other 
than lucer ne (alfalfa) meal and pellets Only hay   
CHAPTER 15 
Animal or vegetabl e fats and oils and their cleav age products; prepared edible fats; animal or veget able wax es 
General remarks 
All animal derived fats and oils. Specifi c requirements for the followi ng products are set out in Annex XIV to Regulation 
(EU) No 142/2011: 
1. rendered fats and fish oils in Row 3 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I; 
2. rendered fats from Categor y 2 mate rials for certain purposes outside the feed chain for farmed animals (for example 
oleo chemical purposes) in Row 17 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II; 
3. fat derivatives in Row 18 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II. 
Fat derivatives include first stage products derived from fats and oils when in their pure state produced by a method set out 
in point 1 of Chapt er XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
Derivatives mixed with other mate rials are subjected to official controls. 
Notes to Chapter 15 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter does not cover: 
(a) pig fat or poultr y fat on heading 0209; 
(b) cocoa butter , fat and oil (heading 1804); 
(c) edible preparations containing by weight more than 15 % of the products of heading 0405 (gener ally Chapt er 21); 
(d) greaves (heading 2301) or residues of headings 2304 to 2306; 
… 
3. Heading 1518 does not cover fats or oils or their fractions, merely denatured, whic h are classifie d in the heading 
appropr iate to the corresponding undenatured fats and oils and their fractions. 
4. Soap stoc ks, oil foots and dregs, stear in pitch, glycerol pitch and wool grease residues fall in heading 1522.’ 
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
‘Heading 1516 covers animal and vegetable fats and oils, which have undergone a specific chemical transf ormation of a 
kind mentioned below , but have not been further prepared. 
The heading also covers similarly treated fractions of animal or vegetable fats and oils. 
Hydrogenatio n, whic h is effected by bringing the products into contact with pure hydrogen at a suitable temperature and 
pressure in the presence of a catalyst (usually finely divided nick el), raises the melting points of fats and increases the 
consistency of oils by transf orming unsaturated glycerides (e.g. of oleic, linoleic, etc. acids) into saturated glycerides of 
higher melting points (e.g. of palmitic, stear ic, etc. acids). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/17   Heading 1518 covers inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegeta ble fats or oils or of fractions of differ ent fats or 
oils of the Chapt er, not elsewhere specified or included. 
This part covers, inter alia, used deep-fr ying oil containing, for exam ple, rape oil, soya-bean oil and a small quantity of 
animal fat, for use in the preparation of animal feeds. 
The heading also includes hydrogenat ed, inter-esterified, re‐esterif ied or elaidinised fats and oils or their fractions, where 
modifi cation involves more than one fat or oil.’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualification and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
1501 Pig fat (including lard) and poultr y fat, other 
than that of heading 0209 or 1503 All 
1502 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, 
other than those of heading 1503 All 
1503 00 Lard stearin, lard oil, oleoste arin, oleo-oil 
and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixe d or 
other wise prepared All 
1504 Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish or 
mar ine mammals, whether or not refined , 
but not chemically modifi ed All, fish oils and oils from fisher y products and mar ine 
mammals. 
Miscellaneous edible preparations are covered in general 
under heading 1517 or Chapt er 21. 
1505 00 Wool grease and fatty substances derived 
therefrom (including lanolin) All, wool grease imported as rendered fat as set out in 
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, or lanolin 
imported as interm ediate product. 
1506 00 00 Other animal fats and oils and their frac­
tions, whether or not refined, but not che­
mically modifi ed All 
Unsplit fats or oils, and also their initial fractions pro­
duced by a method set out in point 1 of Chapt er XI of 
Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
1516 10 Animal fats and oils and their fractions, 
partly or wholly hydrog enated , inter-ester­
ified, re-este rified or elaidinised, whether or 
not refined, but not further prepared All: animal fats and oils. 
For official controls fat derivatives include first stage pro­
ducts derived from animal fats and oils when in their pure 
state produced by a method set out in point 1 of Chapt er 
XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
ex 1517 Margarine, edible mixtures or preparations 
of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of 
fractions of diffe rent fats or oils of this 
chapt er, other than edible fats or oils or 
their fractions of heading 1516 Products of animal origin only . 
ex 1518 00 91 Animal or vege table fats and oils and their 
fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrat ed, sul­
phur ised, blown, polymer ised by heat in 
vacuum or in iner t gas or other wise che­
mically modifi ed, excluding those of head­
ing 1516 Animal origin only . 
Fat derivatives produced by a method set out in point 1 of 
Chapt er XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011. 
Specific requirements are set out in Row 17 (rendered 
fats) and Row 18 (fat derivatives) of Table 2 in Section 1 
of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011. 
ex 1518 00 95 Inedible mixtures or preparations of animal 
or of animal and vegetable fats and oils and 
their fractions Only fats and oil preparations, rendered fats and derivates 
derived from animals; including used cooking oil, in­
tended to be used within the scope of Regulation (EC) 
No 1069/2009. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/18                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualification and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
Fat derivatives produced by a method set out in point 1 of 
Chapt er XI of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011. 
ex 1518 00 99 Other Only if containing fat from animal origin. 
ex 1520 00 00 Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and gly­
cerol lyes Animal origin only . 
1521 90 91 Raw beeswax and other insect wax es All, covers wax es in natural combs, raw beeswax for api­
culture or technical purposes. 
Article 25(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 prohi­
bits the importation into and transit through the Union 
of beeswax in the form of honey comb. 
Specific requirements for apiculture by-products are set 
out in Row 10 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of 
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
1521 90 99 Beeswax and other insect wax es, whether 
or not refined or coloured, other than raw All, covers waxes, processed or refined, whether or not 
bleac hed or coloured, for apiculture or technical purposes. 
Specific requirements for apiculture by-products are set 
out in Row 10 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of 
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
Apiculture by-products other than beeswaxes shall be sub­
mitt ed for official controls under CN code 0511 99 85 
‘Other ’. 
ex 1522 00 Degras; residues resulting from the treat­
ment of fatty substances or animal or ve­
getable wax es Animal origin only . 
Specific requirements are set out in Row 18 (fat derivatives) 
of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Reg­
ulation (EU) No 142/2011.   
CHAPTER 16 
Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 
Notes to Chapter 16 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chapt er does not cover meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebr ates prepared or 
preser ved by the process specifi ed in Chapt er 2 or 3 or heading 0504. 
2. Food preparations fall in this chapt er provided that they contain more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, 
blood, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrates, or any combination thereof. In cases where the 
preparation contains two or more of the products mentioned above, it is classified in the heading of Chapt er 16 
corresponding to the compo nent or compo nents which predominate by weight. These provisions do not apply to the 
stuffed products of heading 1902 or to the preparations of heading 2103 or 2104. 
For preparations containing liver, the provisio ns of the second sentence shall not apply in deter mining the subheadings within 
heading 1601 or 1602. 
…’ EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/19   CN code Descr iption Qualification and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
1601 00 Sausage s and similar products, of meat, meat offal 
or blood; food preparations based on these pro­
ducts All, covers preser ved meat in various forms. 
ex 1602 Other prepared or preser ved meat, meat offal or 
blood Products of animal origin only . 
ex 1603 00 Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrates Products of animal origin only . 
Covers meat extracts and meat concentrates, fish 
prot ein in gel form whether chilled or frozen, and 
also shark cartilage . 
ex 1604 Prepared or preser ved fish; caviar and caviar 
substitut es prepared from fish eggs Products of animal origin only , cook ed or pre- 
cook ed culinar y preparations containing or mixed 
with fish or fisher y products. 
Covers preparations of surimi in CN code 
1604 20 05. 
Covers canned fish and canned caviar in airtight 
containers, and also sushi (prov ided that they are 
not to be classif ied in a CN code referred to in Chap­
ter 19). 
So-called fish skewers (raw fish meat or raw 
shrimps with vegetables present ed on a wooden 
stick) are classified in CN code 1604 19 97. 
ex 1605 Crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic inve rte­
brat es, prepared or preser ved Products of animal origin only . 
Covers fully prepared or pre-prepared snails, 
canned crustaceans, or other aquatic inver tebrates 
as well as mussel powder .   
CHAPTER 17 
Sugars and sugar confecti oner y 
Notes to Chapter 17 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter does not cover: 
… 
(b) chemically pure sugars (other than sucrose, lacto se, maltose , glucose and fructo se) or other products of heading 
2940; 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualification and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 1702 Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, 
malt ose, glucose and fructo se, in solid form; sugar 
syrups not containing added flavouring or col­
ouring matt er; artificial hone y, whether or not 
mixed with natural honey Lact ose. 
Sugars and artifici al hone y, where mixe d with nat­
ural hone y.   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/20                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CHAPTER 18 
Cocoa and cocoa preparations 
Notes to Chapter 18 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter does not cover the preparations of heading 0403, 1901, 1904, 1905, 2105, 2202, 2208, 3003 or 3004. 
2. Heading 1806 includes suga r confecti oner y containing cocoa and, subject to Note 1 to this Chapt er, other food 
preparations containing cocoa. 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing 
cocoa Products of animal origin only , for example dair y 
products.   
CHAPTER 19 
Preparations of cereals, flour , starch or milk; pastr y cooks ’ products 
Notes to Chapter 19 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter does not cover: 
(a) excep t in the case of stuff ed products of heading 1902, food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of 
sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, fish, or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrat es, or any combination 
thereof (Chap ter 16); 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 1901 Food preparations of flour , groats, meal, starch or 
malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing 
less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculat ed on a 
totally defatt ed basis, not elsewhere specifi ed or 
included; food preparations of goods of head­
ings 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or con­
taining less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculat ed 
on a totally defatt ed basis, not elsewhere specifi ed 
or included Products of animal origin only . 
Cover s uncooked foodstuffs (e.g. pizzas) contain­
ing products of animal origin. 
Culinar y preparations are covered by Chapt ers 16 
and 21. 
1902 11 00 Uncook ed pasta, not stuffed or other wise prepared, 
containing eggs All 
ex 1902 20 10 Stuff ed pasta, whether or not cook ed or other wise 
prepared containing more than 20 % by weight of 
fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver­
tebr ates Products of animal origin only . 
ex 1902 20 30 Stuff ed pasta, whether or not cook ed or other wise 
prepared containing more than 20 % by weight of 
sausages and the like, of meat and meat offal of any 
kind, including fats of any kind or origin Products of animal origin only . 
ex 1902 20 91 Cooke d stuff ed pasta Products of animal origin only . EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/21   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 1902 20 99 Other [other stuff ed pasta, not cook ed] Products of animal origin only . 
ex 1902 30 Other pasta than pasta of subheadings 1902 11, 
1902 19 and 1902 20 Products of animal origin only . 
ex 1902 40 Couscous Products of animal origin only . 
ex 1904 10 10 Prepared food obtained by the swelling or roasting 
of maize Products of animal origin only . 
ex 1904 90 10 Prepared food obtained from rice Products of animal origin only , for exam ple, sushi 
(prov ided they are not to be classifie d in Chapt er 
16). 
ex 1905 Pastries Products of animal origin only .   
CHAPTER 20 
Preparations of veget ables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants 
Notes to Chapter 20 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter does not cover: 
… 
(b) food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, fish or crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic inve rtebrat es, or any combination thereof (Chap ter 16). 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 2001 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts or plants, 
prepared or preser ved by vinega r or acetic acid Products of animal origin only . 
ex 2004 Other vege tables prepared or preser ved other wise than 
by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of 
heading 2006 Products of animal origin only . 
ex 2005 Other vege tables prepared or preser ved other wise than 
by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products 
of heading 2006 Products of animal origin only .   
CHAPTER 21 
Miscellaneous edible preparations 
Notes to Chapter 21 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter does not cover: 
… 
(e) food preparations, other than the products descr ibed in 2103 or 2104, containing more than 20 % by weight of 
sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic inver tebrates, or any other 
combinations thereof (Chap ter 16). 
… EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/22                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   3. For the purposes of heading 2104, the expression ‘homogeni sed compo site food preparations’ means preparations 
consisting of a finely homogenised mixture of two or more basic ingredients such as meat, fish, vegetables, fruits or 
nuts, put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 
250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may 
be added to the mixture for seasoning, preser vation or other purposes. Such preparations may contain a small quantity 
of visible pieces of ingredients. 
Additional notes 
… 
5. Other food preparations presented in measured doses, such as capsules, tablets, pastilles and pills, and whic h are 
intende d for use as food supplements are to be classified under heading 2106, unless elsewhere specified or included. 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 2103 90 90 Sauces and preparations theref or; mixed condi­
ments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and 
meal and prepared mustard. — Other Products of animal origin only . 
ex 2104 Soups and broths and preparations theref ore; 
homog enised compo site food preparations Products of animal origin only . including infan t food 
in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 
250 g. 
ex 2105 00 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not 
containing cocoa Products of animal origin only . 
ex 2106 10 Protein concentrat es and textured prot ein sub­
stances Products of animal origin only ; excl uding food 
supplements packag ed for the final consumer , 
containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) 
of processed animal products (including glucosa­
mine, chondroitin and/or chitosan) other than 
meat products. 
ex 2106 90 51 Lact ose syrup Products of animal origin only ; excl uding food 
supplements packag ed for the final consumer , 
containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) 
of processed animal products (including glucosa­
mine, chondroitin and/or chitosan) other than 
meat products. 
ex 2106 90 92 Other food preparations not elsewhere specified 
or included, containing no milk fats, sucrose, 
isog lucose, glucose or starch or containing, by 
weight, less than 1,5 % milkfat , 5 % sucrose or 
isog lucose, 5 % glucose or starch Products of animal origin only ; excl uding food 
supplements packag ed for the final consumer , 
containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) 
of processed animal products (including glucosa­
mine, chondroitin and/or chitosan) other than 
meat products. 
ex 2106 90 98 Other food preparations not elsewhere specified 
or included Products of animal origin only ; excl uding food 
supplements packag ed for the final consumer , 
containing small amounts (in total less than 20 %) 
of processed animal products (including glucosa­
mine, chondroitin and/or chitosan) other than 
meat products.   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/23   CHAPTER 22 
Bev erages, Spir its and Vinegar 
Notes to Chapter 22 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘… 
3. For the purposes of heading 2202, the term ‘non-alcoholic beverages’ means beverages of an alcoholic strength by 
volume not exceed ing 0.5 % vol. Alcoholic beverages are classifie d in headings 2203 to 2206 or heading 2208 as 
appropr iate. 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 2202 99 99 Other non-alcoholic beverage s, not including 
fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009 and 
containing 2 % or more by weight of fat obtained 
from the products of heading 0401 to 0404 Milk and dair y products only .   
CHAPTER 23 
Residues and waste from the food industr ies; prepared animal fodder 
Note to Chapter 23 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. Heading 2309 includes products of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included, obtained by 
processing vegetable or animal mater ials to such an extent that they have lost the essential character istics of the original 
mater ial, other than vegetable waste, vegeta ble residues and by-products of such processing. 
…’ 
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
‘Grea ves, the membraneous tissues remaining after pig or other animal fats have been rendered. They are used mainly in the 
preparation of animal foods (e.g., dog biscuits), but they remain in heading 2301 even if suitable for human consum ption.’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
2301 Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat 
offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or 
other aquatic inve rtebr ates, unfit for hu­
man consum ption; greav es All, covers processed animal protein not for human con­
sump tion, meat meal not for human consump tion, and 
greav es, whether or not for human consum ption. 
Feather meal is covered in heading 0505. 
Specifi c requirements for processed animal prote in are set 
out in Row 1 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex 
XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
ex 2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal 
feeding All, if containing products of animal origin, excep t sub­
headings 2309 90 20 and 2309 90 91. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/24                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
Cover s, among other things, dog or cat food, put up for 
retail sale (subheading 2309 10), containing animal pro­
ducts and fish or mar ine mammal solubles (CN code 
2309 90 10). Products for animal feeding purposes, in­
cluding mixtures of meals (suc h as hoof and horn). 
This heading covers liquid milk, colostr um and products 
containing milk products, colostr um, or carbohydrat es, all 
not fit for human consum ption but for animal feeding. 
Cover s pet food, dog chews and mixtures of meals, mix­
tures can include dead insects. 
Specifi c requirements for pet food including dog chews are 
set out in Row 12 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of 
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
Cover s egg products not for human consump tion and 
other processed products of animal origin not for human 
consump tion. 
Specifi c requirements for egg products are set out in Row 9 
of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Reg­
ulation (EU) No 142/2011.   
CHAPTER 28 
Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-ear th metals , of radioactiv e 
elements or of isotopes                                                                
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 2835 25 00 Calcium hydrog enor thophosphate (‘di­
calcium phosphate’) Animal origin only . 
Specifi c requirements for dicalcium phosphat e are set out 
in Row 6 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV 
to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
ex 2835 26 00 Other phosphat es of calcium Tricalcium phosphate of animal origin only . 
Specifi c requirements for tricalcium phosphat e are set out 
in Row 7 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV 
to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.   
CHAPTER 29 
Organic chemicals                                                                
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 2922 49 Other Amino-acids, other than those containing 
more than one kind of oxyge n function, and their 
esters; salts thereof Animal origin only . EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/25   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 2925 29 00 Other imines and their derivatives than Chlordi­
meform (ISO); salts thereof Creatine of animal origin. 
ex 2930 Org ano-sulphur compo unds Amino-acids of animal origin such as: 
— ex 2930 90 13 Cysteine and cystine; 
—ex 2930 90 16 Derivates of cyst eine or cy­
stine. 
ex 2932 99 00 Other heterocy clic compo unds with oxygen het­
ero-atom(s) only Animal origin only , for example glucosamine, 
glucosamine-6-phosphat e and their sulphates. 
ex 2942 00 00 Other organic compounds Animal origin only .   
CHAPTER 30 
Phar maceutical products 
General remarks 
Finished medicinal products, whic h are not covered by Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EU) No 142/2011, are 
excl uded from the list. Interm ediate products are included. 
In heading 3001 (glands and other organs for organo-therapeutic uses, dried, whether or not powdered; extracts of glands 
or other organs or of their secretions for organo-therapeutic uses; hepar in and its salts; other human or animal substances 
prepared for therapeutic or prophylacti c uses, not elsewhere specifi ed or included) only animal derived products of 
subheadings 3001 20 and 3001 90 are relevant for official controls. Refer to the followi ng specifi c requirements in Annex 
XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011: 
1. Row 2 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II for blood products for technical products excl uding from equidae, and 
2. Row 3 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II for blood and blood products from equidae, and 
3. Row 14 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II for animal by-pro ducts for the manuf acture of pet food other than raw pet 
food and of derived products for uses outside the feed chain. 
In heading 3002 (human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other 
blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modifi ed or obtained by means of biot echn ological 
processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products) only subheadings 
3002 12 and 3002 90 are relevant for official controls. Human blood of 3002 90 10 and vaccines of subheadings 
3002 20 and 3002 30 do not need to be subjected to official controls.                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
3001 20 90 Extracts of glands or other organs or of their se­
cretions, other than of human origin All; covers a product acting as a replacement for 
mater nal colostr um and used in the feeding of 
calves. 
ex 3001 90 91 Animal substances prepared for therapeutic or 
prophylacti c uses: hepar in and its salts All animal products, which are destined for further 
processing, in accordance with Article 34(1) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, for the manufac­
ture of the derived products refer red to in points (a) 
to (f) of Article 33 of that Regulation. 
3001 90 98 Other animal substances than hepar in and its 
salts prepared for therapeutic or proph ylactic 
uses, not elsewhere specifi ed or included All. 
In addition to the glands and other organs men­
tioned in the Harmonized Syste m Explanat ory 
Notes to heading 3001, (A), this subheading covers 
the hypoph ysis, the suprarenal capsules and the 
thyroi d gland; excep t those specifi ed in Article 33 
of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/26                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 3002 12 00 Antisera and other blood fractions Animal derived products only . 
Excludes finished medicinal products for the final 
consumer . 
Excludes antibodies and DNA . 
Unde r heading 3002, specifi c requirements are set 
out for animal by-products covered by Table 2 in 
Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation 
(EU) No 142/2011 and specified in the followi ng 
Rows: 
Row 2: blood products other than from equidae; 
Row 3: blood and blood products from equidae. 
3002 90 30 Animal blood prepared for therapeutic, proph y­
lactic or diagnostic uses All 
ex 3002 90 50 Cultures of micro organisms Only pathogen s and cultures of pathogen s for an­
imals. 
ex 3002 90 90 Other Only pathogen s and cultures of pathogen s for an­
imals. 
ex 3006 92 00 Waste phar maceuticals Animal derived products only . 
Phar maceutical wast e, phar maceutical products, 
which are unfit for their original intended purpose.   
CHAPTER 31 
Fertilisers 
Notes to Chapter 31 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter does not cover: 
(a) animal blood of heading 0511; 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 3101 00 00 Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not 
mixe d together or chemically treate d; fertilisers 
produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of 
animal or vege table products Only animal derived products in an un-adult erated 
form. 
Cover s guano excluding mineralised guano. 
Cover s manure mixe d with processed animal pro­
tein, if used as fertiliser; but manure–c hemical mix­
tures used as fertilisers are excluded (see heading 
3105, whic h covers only mineral or chemical fer­
tilisers). 
Specifi c requirements for processed manure, de­
rived products from processed manure and guano 
from bats are set out in Row 1 of Table 2 in Section 1 
of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011. 
ex 3105 10 00 Goods of this chapt er in tablets or similar forms 
or in packag es of a gross weight not excee ding 
10 kg Only fertilisers containing animal derived pro­
ducts. 
Specifi c requirements for processed manure, de­
rived products from processed manure and guano 
from bats are set out in Row 1 of Table 2 in Section 1 
of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011.   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/27   CHAPTER 32 
Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivativ es; dyes, pigments and other colour ing matter ; paints and 
varnishes; putty and other mas tics; inks 
Notes to Chapter 32 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘… 
3. Headings 3203, 3204, 3205 and 3206 apply also to preparations based on colour ing matt er (including, in the case of 
heading 3206, colour ing pigments of heading 2530 or Chapt er 28, metal flakes and metal powders), of a kind used for 
colour ing any mater ial or used as ingredients in the manufacture of colour ing preparations. The headings do not apply , 
however , to pigments dispersed in non- aqueous media, in liquid or past e form, of a kind used in the manuf acture of 
paints, including enamels (heading 3212), or to other preparations of headings 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 3213 
or 3215. 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 3203 Colour ing matt er of animal origin (including 
dyei ng extracts but excluding animal blac k), 
whether or not chemically defined, preparations 
as specifi ed in note 3 to this chapt er based on 
colour ing matt er of animal origin Only colour dispersions in milk fat base, used in the 
food or feed production. 
ex 3204 Synthetic organic colour ing matter , whether or 
not chemically defined; preparations as specified 
in note 3 to this chapt er based on synthetic or­
ganic colour ing matt er; synthetic organic pro­
ducts of a kind used as fluorescent brighteni ng 
agents or as luminophores, whether or not che­
mically defined Only colour dispersions in milk fat base, used in the 
food or feed production.   
CHAPTER 33 
Essential oils and resinoids; perf umer y, cosmetic or toilet preparations                                                                
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 3302 Mixtures of odor iferous substances and mixtures 
(including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one 
or more of these substances, of a kind used as raw 
mater ials in industr y; other preparations based 
on odor iferous substances, of a kind used for the 
manufact ure of beverages Only flavouri ngs in a milk fat base used for food or 
feed production.   
CHAPTER 35 
Albuminoidal subst ances; modif ied starches; glues; enzymes                                                                
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; 
casein glues Casein for human consump tion, animal feeding or 
technical purposes. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/28                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
Specifi c requirements for milk, milk -based pro­
ducts and colostr um not for human consump tion 
are set out in Row 4 of Table 1 in Section 1 of 
Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011. 
ex 3502 Albumins (including concentrates of two or more 
whey prot eins, containing by weight more than 
80 % whey prote ins, calculat ed on the dry matt er), 
albuminate s and other albumin derivatives Covers products derived from eggs and derived from milk 
whether for human consump tion or not for human con­
sump tion (including animal feed purposes). 
Specifi c requirements for milk, milk -based pro­
ducts and colostr ums not for human consum ption 
are set out in Row 4 of Table 1 in Section 1 of 
Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 and for egg products not for human 
consump tion in Row 9 of Table 1 in Section 1 of 
Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011. 
3503 00 Gelatine (including gelatine in rectangular (in­
cluding square) sheets, whether or not surface- 
worked or coloured) and gelatine derivatives; 
ising lass; other glues of animal origin excluding 
casein glues of heading 3501 Cover s gelatine for human consump tion, for ani­
mal feed and technical use. 
Gelatine classifie d in heading 3913 (hardened pro­
teins) and in 9602 (worked, unhardened gelatine 
and articles of unhardened gelatine), for exam ple, 
emp ty capsules if not for food or animal consump­
tion are excluded from official controls. 
Specifi c requirements are set out in Row 5 of Table 1 
in Section 1 of Chapt er I of Annex XIV to Regula­
tion (EU) No 142/2011 for gelatine and hydrolysed 
prote in not for human consump tion and in Sec­
tion 11 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to that Regula­
tion for photo gelatine. 
ex 3504 00 Peptones and their derivatives; other prot ein 
substances and their derivatives, not elsewhere 
specifi ed or included; hide powder whether or 
not chromed Cover s collagen and hydrolysed prot eins for hu­
man consump tion, for animal feed and technical 
use. 
Cover s protein based collage n products derived 
from hides, skins and tendons of animals, including 
bones in the case of pigs, poultr y and fish. 
Cover s hydrolysed prot eins consisting of polypep­
tides, peptides or amino acids, and mixtures there­
of, obtained by the hydrolysis of animal by-pro­
ducts. They are excl uded from official controls 
when they are used as additives in food prepara­
tions (heading 2106). 
Cover s any milk by-products for human consump­
tion in case they are not covered in heading 0404. 
Specifi c requirements for collagen are set out in 
Row 8 and for gelatine and hydrolysed protein in 
Row 5 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of An­
nex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
ex 3507 10 00 Rennet and concentrates thereof Rennet and concentrates for human consum ption, 
deriving from animal products only . EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/29   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 3507 90 90 Other enzymes than rennet and concentrat es 
thereof or lipoprot ein lipase or aspergillus alka­
line protease Animal origin only .   
CHAPTER 38 
Miscellaneous chemical products 
Notes to Chapter 38 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘… 
4. Throughout the nomenclature, ‘municipal waste’ means waste of a kind collect ed from households, hote ls, restaurants, 
hospitals, shops, office, etc., road and pavement sweepings, as well as constr uction and demolition waste . Municipal 
waste generally contains a large variety of mater ial as such as plastics, rubber , wood, paper , textil es, glass, metals, food 
mate rials, broken furniture and other damaged or discarded articles. 
...’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 3822 00 00 Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backi ng, 
prepared diagnostic or laboratory reage nts 
whether or not on a backing, other than those of 
heading 3002 or 3006; certified reference mat e­
rials Animal derived products only , excep t medical de­
vices as defined in Article 1(2)(a) of Council Di­
rective 93/42/EEC (1) and in vitro diagnostic med­
ical devices as defined in Article 1(2)(b) of 
Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament 
and of the Council (2). 
ex 3825 10 00 Municipal waste Only catering wast e containing animal products, if 
it falls within the scope of point (g) of Article 2(2) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, excep t cate ring 
waste originating directly from means of transpor t 
operating internati onally and disposed in line with 
Article 12 (d) of that Regulation. 
Used cooking oil intended to be used within the 
scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, for exam­
ple, for organic fertiliser or biogas, can be covered 
by this CN code. 
(1) Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concer ning medical devices (OJ L 169, 12.7.1993, p. 1). 
(2) Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (OJ L 
331, 7.12.1998, p. 1).   
CHAPTER 39 
Plastics and articles thereof                                                                
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 3913 90 00 Other natural polymers (except alginic acid, its 
salts and esters) and modifi ed natural polymers 
(for example, hardened proteins, chemical deri­
vatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified 
or included, in primar y forms Animal derived products only , for example, chon­
droitin sulphate, chitosan, hardened gelatine. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/30                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 3917 10 10 Artificial guts (sausag e casings) of hardened pro­
tein or of cellulosic mater ials Animal derived products only . 
ex 3926 90 92 Other articles of plastics and articles of other 
mater ials of headings 3901 to 3914 made from 
sheet Emp ty capsules of hardened gelatine for animal 
consump tion; specific requirements are set out in 
Row 5 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of An­
nex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
ex 3926 90 97 Other articles of plastics and articles of other 
mater ials of headings 3901 to 3914 made from 
other than sheet Emp ty capsules of hardened gelatine for animal 
consump tion; specific requirements are set out in 
Row 5 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of An­
nex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.   
CHAPTER 41 
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 
General remarks 
Only hides and skins of ungulates covered in headings 4101, 4102, 4103 are to be subjected to official controls. 
Specifi c requirements for hides and skins of ungulates are laid down in Row 4 and 5 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of 
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
Notes to Chapter 41 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. This chap ter does not cover: 
(a) parings or similar wast e, of raw hides or skins (heading 0511); 
(b) birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down, of heading 0505 or 6701; or 
(c) hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, raw, tanned or dressed (Chap ter 43); the following are, however , to be 
classif ied in Chapt er 41, namely , raw hides and skins with the hair or wool on, of bovine animals (including 
buffalo), of equine animals, of sheep or lambs (except Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian or similar lambs, 
Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambs), of goats and kids (excep t Yemen, Mongolian or Tibetan goats and 
kids), of swine (including peccar y), of chamois, of gazelle, of camels (including dromedar ies), of reindeer , of elk, of 
deer , of roebucks or of dogs. 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 4101 Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buff alo) 
or equine animals (fresh, or salted , dried, limed, 
pickle d or other wise preser ved, but not tanned, 
parchm ent-dressed or further prepared), whether 
or not dehaired or split Only fresh, chilled or treated hides and skins, in­
cluding dried, dry-salt ed, wet-salte d, or preser ved 
by a process other than by tanning or an equivalent 
process. 
Imp ort without restr ictions may be possible for 
treated hides and skins as refer red to in point C 2 
of Chapt er V of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011, if in compl iance with Article 41(3) 
of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, in particular for 
ex 4101 20 80 and ex 4101 50 90. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/31   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 4102 Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, or salte d, 
dried, limed, pickled or other wise preser ved, but 
not tanned, parchment-dressed or further pre­
pared), whether or not with wool on or split, 
other than those excluded by Note 1 (c) to this 
Chapt er Only fresh, chilled or treated hides and skins, in­
cluding dried, dry-salt ed, wet-salte d, or preser ved 
by a process other than by tanning or an equivalent 
process. 
Imp ort without restr ictions may be possible for 
treated hides and skins as refer red to in point C 2 
of Chapt er V of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011, if in compl iance with Article 41(3) 
of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, in particular for 
ex 4102 21 00 and ex 4102 29 00. 
ex 4103 Other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted , dried, 
limed, pickled or other wise preser ved, but not 
tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), 
whether or not dehaired or split, other than those 
excl uded by Note 1 (b) or 1 (c) to this Chapt er Only fresh, chilled or treated hides and skins, in­
cluding dried, dry-salt ed, wet-salte d, or preser ved 
by a process other than by tanning or an equivalent 
process. 
Imp ort without restr ictions may be possible for 
treated hides and skins as refer red to in point C 2 
of Chapt er V of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011, if in compl iance with Article 41(3) 
of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, in particular for 
ex 4103 90 00.   
CHAPTER 42 
Articles of leather ; saddler y and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar cont ainers; articles of animal gut 
(other than silkw orm gut) 
Notes to Chapter 42 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘… 
2. This chapt er does not cover (amongst other products) the followi ng of official interest: 
(a) steri le surgical catgut or similar steri le suture mate rials (heading 3006); 
… 
(ij) strings, skins for drums or the like, or other parts of musical instr uments (heading 9209). 
…’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 4205 00 90 Other articles of leather or of compo sition leather Cover s dog chews and mat erial for manufacture of 
dog chews. 
ex 4206 00 00 Articles of gut (other than silkw orm gut) of 
goldbeater ’s skin, of bladders or of tendons Cover s dog chews and mat erial for manufacture of 
dog chews.   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/32                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CHAPTER 43 
Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof 
Notes to Chapter 43 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. Throughout the nomenclature, referen ces to ‘furskins ’, other than raw furskins of heading 4301, apply to hides and 
skins of all animals whic h have been tanned or dressed with the wool on. 
2. This chap ter does not cover: 
(a) bird skins or parts of bird skins, with their feathers or down (heading 0505 or 6701); 
(b) raw hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, of Chapt er 41 (see note 1(c) to that chapt er); 
…’ 
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
‘Heading 4301: Furskins are regar ded as raw and falling in this heading not only when in the natural state, but also if 
cleaned and preser ved from deter ioration, e.g., by drying or salting (wet or dry).’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 4301 Raw furskins (including heads, tails, paws and 
other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers’ use), 
other than raw hides and skins of headings 4101, 
4102 or 4103 All, excl uding furskins treated in accordance with 
Chapt er VIII of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011, if in compl iance with Article 41(3) 
of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. 
Cover s the follo wing subheadings: 
—ex 4301 10 00 (of mink , whole, with or with­
out head, tail or paws): specifi c requirements 
for derived products for uses outside the feed 
chain (fur) are set out in Row 14 of Table 2 in 
Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regula­
tion (EU) No 142/2011. 
—ex 4301 30 00 (of lamb, the followi ng: Astra­
khan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar 
lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian, or Tibetan 
lamb, whole, with or without head, tail, or 
paws ): specif ic requirements for hides and skins 
of ungulates are set out in Row 5 of Table 2 in 
Section 1 of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regula­
tion (EU) No 142/2011. 
— ex 4301 60 00 (of fox, whole, with or without 
head, tail or paws): specific requirements for 
derived products for uses outside the feed chain 
(fur) are set out in Row 14 of Table 2 in Section 1 
of Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011. 
— ex 4301 80 00 (other furskins, whole, with or 
without head, tail or paws): other than ungu­
lates, for example mar mots, wild felines, seals, 
nutr ia. Specifi c requirements for derived pro­
ducts for uses outside the feed chain (fur) are 
set out in Row 14 of Table 2 in Section 1 of 
Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/33   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
— ex 4301 90 00 (heads, tails, paws and other 
pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers’ use): 
specific requirements for derived products for 
uses outside the feed chain (fur) are set out in 
Row 14 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of 
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.   
CHAPTER 51 
Wool, fine or coarse animal hair ; horsehair yarn and woven fabr ic 
General remarks 
For headings 5101 to 5103 specific requirements for untreated wool and hair are set out in Row 8 of Table 2 in Section 1 of 
Chapt er II of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. 
Note to Chapter 51 (extract from the Notes to this Chapter of the CN) 
‘1. Throughout the nomenclature: 
(a) ‘Wool’ means the natural fibre grown by sheep or lambs. 
(b) ‘Fine animal hair ’ means the hair of alpaca, llama, vicuna, camel (including dromedar y), yak, angora, Tibetan, 
Kashmir or similar goats (but not common goats), rabbit, (including angora rabbit), hare, beaver, nutr ia or muskrat. 
(c) ‘Coarse animal hair ’ means the hair of animals not mentioned above, excluding brush-making hair and bristles 
(heading 0502) and horsehair (heading 0511).’ 
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
‘Throughout the Nomenclature the term ‘coarse animal hair ’ means all other animal hair than ‘fine animal hair ’ excep t wool 
(heading 5101), hair of the manes or tails of equine or bovine animals (classifie d as ‘horsehair ’ heading 0511), pigs’, hogs’ or 
boars’ bristles or hair and badger hair or other brush‐making hair (heading 0502) (see Note 1(c)).’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 5101 Wool, not carded or combed Untr eated wool. 
ex 5102 Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed Untr eated hair, including coarse hair from the 
flanks of bovine or equine animals. 
ex 5103 Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, 
including yarn waste but excluding garnetted 
stoc k Untr eated wool or hair.   
CHAPTER 67 
Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair 
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
‘Heading 6701 covers: 
(A) Skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down , feathers and down , and parts of feathers, whic h though not 
yet constituting made up articles, have undergone a process other than a simple treatment of cleaning, disinf ection or 
preser vation (see Explanat ory Note to heading 0505); the goods of this heading may, for example, be bleached, dyed, 
curled or wav ed. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/34                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   (B) Articles made of skins or of other parts of birds with their feathers or down, articles made of feathers, of down or of 
parts of feathers, even if the feathers or down, etc., are unwork ed or merely cleaned, but not including articles made of 
scapes or quills. The heading theref ore includes: 
(1) Sing le feathers the quills of which have been wired or bound for use as, for example , milliner y mounts, and also 
sing le compo site feathers assembled from differ ent elements. 
(2) Feathers assembled in the form of clusters , and feathers or down assembled by glueing or fixing on textil e fabric or 
other base. 
(3) Trimmings made of birds, parts of birds, of feathers or down , for hats, boas, collars, capes or other articles of 
apparel or clothing accessor ies. 
(4) Fans made of ornamental feathers, with frames of any mate rial. However , fans with frames or precious metal are 
classifie d in heading 7113.’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 6701 00 00 Skins and other parts of birds with their feathers 
or down, feathers, parts of feathers, down and 
articles thereof (other than goods of heading 
0505 and worked quills and scapes) Only skins and other parts of birds with their feath­
ers or down , feathers and down, and parts of feath­
ers. 
Articles of unw orked or merely cleaned skins, 
feathers or down , and parts of feathers. 
Excluding treated decorative feathers, treate d feath­
ers carried by traveller s for their private use or con­
signments of treated feathers sent to private indivi­
duals for non- industr ial purposes. 
Specifi c requirements for feathers are set out in 
Row 9 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of An­
nex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.   
CHAPTER 71 
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and 
articles thereof; imit ation jew eller y; coin 
Har monized Syst em Classif ication Opinion 7101.21/1 
‘Oyst ers unfit for human consump tion, containing one or more cultured pearls, preser ved in brine and put up in airtight 
metal containers.’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 7101 21 00 Unworked cultured pearls Includes oysters unfit for human consum ption, 
containing one or more cultured pearls, preser ved 
in brine or by different methods, packag ed in air­
tight containers. 
Unworked cultured pearls as set out in Section 2 of 
Chapt er IV of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 unless they are excl uded from the 
scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 as pro­
vided for in point (f) of Article 2(2) of that Regula­
tion.   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/35   CHAPTER 95 
Toys, games and spor ts requisites; parts and accessor ies thereof 
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
‘Fairground amusements, travelling circuses, travelli ng menage ries and travelling theatres fall in heading 9508 provid ed 
they comprise all the essential units required for their normal operation. The heading also includes items of auxiliar y 
equipment provided they are presented with, and as compo nents of, these various amusements, notwithstanding that 
when presented separately such items (e.g., tents, animals, musical instr uments, power plants, motor s, lighting fittings, 
seats and arms and ammunition) would fall in other headings of the Nomenclature.’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 9508 10 00 Travelling circuses and travelling menager ies Live animals only . 
ex 9508 90 00 Other : fairground amusements, travelling theatres Live animals only .   
CHAPTER 96 
Miscellaneous manufactured articles 
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
For the purposes of this heading, the expression “worked” refers to mater ials which have undergone processes exte nding 
beyond the simple preparations permitted in the heading for the raw mater ial in question (see the Explanat ory Notes to 
headings 05.05 to 05.08). The heading theref ore covers pieces of ivory , rods, etc., cut to shape (including square or 
rectangular) or polished or other wise work ed by grinding, drilling, milling, turning, etc. However , pieces whic h are 
identifiable as parts of articles are excl uded from this heading if such parts are covered by another heading of the 
Nomenclature. Thus, piano-ke y plates and plates for inser tion in butts of firear ms fall in headings 92.09 and 93.05 
respectively . Howe ver, worked mate rials not identif iable as parts of articles remain classif ied in this heading (e.g., simple 
discs, plate s or strips for inlaying, etc., or for subsequent use in the manufact ure of piano-ke ys). 
Heading 9602 includes sheets of unhardened gelatine cut to shape other than square or rectangular . Sheets cut to 
rectangular (including square) shape, whether or not surface worked, fall in heading 35.03 or in Chapt er 49 (e.g., 
postcards)(see the Explanat ory Note to heading 35.03). Articles of unhardened gelatine include, for example: 
(i) Small discs for sticking billiard cue tips. 
(ii) Capsules for phar maceutical products and for mec hanical lighte r fuel.'                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 9602 00 00 Worke d, unhardened gelatine (excep t gelat ine of 
heading 3503) and articles of unhardened gela­
tine Emp ty capsules of unhardened gelatine for food or 
animal consum ption; specif ic requirements are set 
out in Row 5 of Table 1 in Section 1 of Chapt er I of 
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 for 
animal consump tion.   
CHAPTER 97 
Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques 
Extract from the Har monized Syst em Explanatory Notes 
‘(A) The heading includes collections and collector s’ pieces of zoological, botanical, mineralogical or anato mical 
interes t, such as: 
(1) Dead animals of any species, preser ved dry or in liquid; stuffed animals for collections. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/36                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   (2) Blown or suck ed eggs; insects in boxes, frames, etc. (other than mounted articles constituting imitation jeweller y or 
trinke ts); emp ty shells, other than those of a kind suitable for industr ial use. 
(3) Seeds or plants, dried or preser ved in liquid; herbar iums. 
(4) Specimens of minerals (not being precious or semi-precious stones falling in Chapt er 71); specimens of 
petr ification. 
(5) Osteological specimens (skelet ons, skulls, bones). 
(6) Anat omical and pathological specimens.’                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 9705 00 00 Collections and collect ors’ pieces of zoological, 
botanical, mineralogical, anat omical, histo rical, 
archae ological, palaeont ological, ethnographic or 
numismatic interest Animal derived products only . 
Excludes game trophies and other preparations of 
any animal species having undergone a compl ete 
taxider my treatment ensur ing their preser vation at 
ambient temperatures. 
Excludes game trophies and other preparations 
from other species than ungulates and birds 
(whether treated or untreat ed). 
Specifi c requirements for game trophies are set out 
in Row 6 of Table 2 in Section 1 of Chapt er II of 
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.   
CHAPTER 99 
Special CN codes 
Statistical codes for certain specif ic movements of goods 
General remarks 
This chapt er covers goods originating from third countr ies and delivered to vessels and aircraf ts within the European 
Union under custom s transit procedure (T1).                                                              
CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 9930 24 00 Goods of CN Chapt ers 1 to 24 delivered to vessels 
and aircraf t Products of animal origin destined for ship supply 
as provided for in Article 77 (1) (c) of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council  (1). 
ex 9930 99 00 Goods classified elsewhere delivered to vessels 
and aircraf t Products of animal origin destined for ship supply 
as provided for in Article 77 (1) (c) of Regulation 
(EU) 2017/625. 
(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official 
activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welf are, plant health and plant 
protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 
1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council 
Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 
2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 
Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 
92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1).   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/37   ANNEX II 
Annex es I and II to Decision 2007/275/EC are amended as follows: 
(1) Annex I is amended as follows: 
(a) the title is replaced by the follo wing: 
‘List of composite products subject to official controls as refer red to in Article 3’; 
(b) the first sentence is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘This list sets out composit e products according to the goods nomenclature in use in the Union to determine the 
selection of consignments that must be submitted to official controls at a border control post.’; 
(c) in the notes to the table, point (1) is deleted; 
(d) in the notes to the table, in point (4), the second paragraph is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘Where a four digit code is used: unless other wise specified, all products prefixed with or covered by these four 
digits must be submitted to offici al controls at a border control post. In most of these cases, the relevant CN codes 
included in the Traces system refer red to in Article 133(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 are broke n down to the six 
or eight digit code.’; 
(e) in the notes to the table, point (6) is replaced by the follo wing: 
‘6. Column (3) — Qualif ication and explanation 
This column gives details of the products covered. Further information on the composit e products covered in 
the differ ent Chapt ers of the CN can be found in the Explanator y Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the 
European Union (*). 
_____________ 
(*)  Explanat ory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (OJ C 119, 29.3.2019, p. 1), as 
subsequently amended.’; 
(f) Chapt ers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 51, 67, 71, 95, 96 and 97 are 
delet ed; 
(g) in Chapt ers 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, all entr ies in Column (3) — Qualif ication and explanation in the 
tables are replaced by the followi ng: 
‘Composi te products only (see Articles 4 and 6 of this Decision). 
For products other than compo site products, see Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
2019/2007 (*). 
_____________ 
(*)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 of 18 November 2019 laying down rules for the 
application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regar ds the lists of 
animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and 
straw subject to offici al controls at border control posts and amending Decision 2007/275/EC (OJ L 312, 
29.11.2019, p. 1).’; 
(h) Chapt er 99 is replaced by the following: 
‘CHAPTER 99 
Special combined nomenclature codes 
Sub-chapter II 
Statistical codes for certain specif ic movements of goods 
General remarks 
This chapt er covers compo site products originating from third countr ies and delivered to vessels and aircraf t within the 
European Union under customs transit procedure (T1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 312/38                                                                                                                                         3.12.2019   CN code Descr iption Qualifi cation and explanation 
(1) (2) (3) 
ex 9930 24 00 Goods of CN Chapt ers 1 to 24 delivered to vessels 
and aircraf t. Comp osite products destined for ship supply as 
provid ed for in point (c) of Article 77(1) of Regu­
lation (EU) 2017/625. 
ex 9930 99 00 Goods classified elsewhere delivered to vessels 
and aircraf t. Comp osite products destined for ship supply as 
provid ed for in point (c) of Article 77(1) of Regu­
lation (EU) 2017/625.’;   
(2) Annex II is amended as follows: 
(a) the title is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘List of composite products not subject to official controls as refer red to in point (b) of Article 6(1)’; 
(b) the first sentence is replaced by the followi ng: 
‘This list sets out compo site products according to the goods nomenclature in use in the Union that do not need to 
be submitted to official controls at a border control post.’; 
(c) in the notes relating to the table, in the entr y ‘Column (1) — CN code’, the second paragraph is replaced by the 
follo wing: 
‘Where a four digit code is used: unless other wise specifi ed, all composit e products pref ixed with or covered by 
these four digits are not required to be submitte d to official controls at a border control post.’; 
(d) in the notes relating to the table, the entr y ‘Column (2) — Explanation’ is replaced by the following: 
‘Column (2) — Explanation 
This column gives details of the composit e products covered by the derogation from official controls at border 
control posts. When necessar y, official staff at border control posts must assess the ingredients of a composit e 
product and specify , if the animal product contained in the compo site product is suffi ciently processed so as to 
not require the official chec ks provided for in Union legislation.’.   EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 3.12.2019                                                                                                                                         L 312/39   