# Customs tariff code 05: PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED

> Customs tariff code 05 covers PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED. TARIC holds no third-country duty rate of its own for this code; the rate follows from the declarable commodity code beneath it.

- Source: https://www.zolltarif-finder.de/en/customs-code/05
- Reference data as at: 2026-07-01
- Customs code: 05
- Third-country duty: none at this level
- Declarable: no

## Duty rates and preferences

| Origin | Rate | Basis |
| --- | --- | --- |
| San Marino | 0 % | Customs Union Duty |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries… | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| United Kingdom | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Chile | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Lebanon | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Egypt | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Andorra | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Mexico | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Kenya | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Morocco | 0 % | Tariff preference |
| Ivory Coast | 0 % | Tariff preference |

## Notes that govern this classification

### Kapitel 05

1. Zu Kapitel 5 gehören nicht: a) genießbare Waren (ausgenommen flüssiges oder getrocknetes Tierblut und ganze oder zerteilte Därme, Blasen und Mägen von Tieren) (RV E0501A00); b) Häute, Felle und Pelzfelle, ausgenommen Waren der Position 0505 und Schnitzel und ähnliche Abfälle roher Häute oder Felle der Position 0511 (Kapitel 41 oder 43) (RV E0501B00); c) Spinnstoffe tierischen Ursprungs, ausgenommen Rosshaar und Rosshaarabfälle (Abschnitt XI) (RV E0501C00); d) Pinselköpfe (Position 9603) (RV E0501D00). 2. Menschenhaare, nach Längen ausgehechelt, nicht gleichgerichtet, gelten als roh (Position 0501) (RV E0502000). 3. In der Nomenklatur gelten als „Elfenbein" Stoffe aus den Stoßzähnen, Hörnern oder Hauern der Elefanten, des Nilpferdes, des Walrosses, des Narwals, des Nashorns und des Wildschweines sowie alle Tierzähne (RV E0503000). 4. …

### Abschnitt I

1. Soweit nichts anderes bestimmt ist, gilt in diesem Abschnitt jede Bezugnahme auf eine bestimmte Tiergattung oder Tierart auch für Jungtiere dieser Gattung oder Art (RV C0101000). 2. Soweit nichts anderes bestimmt ist, gilt in der Nomenklatur jede Bezugnahme auf getrocknete Waren auch für entwässerte, eingedampfte oder gefriergetrocknete Waren (RV C0102000).

## Subdivisions of this code

- 0501 Human hair, unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair
- 0502 Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; badger hair and other brush making hair; waste of such bristles or hair
- 0504 Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
- 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, disinfected or treated for preservation; powder and waste of feathers or parts of feathers
- 0506 Bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised; powder and waste of these products
- 0507 Ivory, tortoiseshell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape; powder and waste of these products
- 0508 Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof
- 0510 Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved
- 0511 Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption

## Frequently asked questions

### What does customs tariff code 05 cover?

Code 05 covers PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED. Classification turns on the material, function, and intended use of the goods, not on their trade name.

### What is the duty rate for 05?

TARIC holds no third-country rate of its own for 05. The rate follows from the declarable commodity code beneath it.

### How many digits does 05 have?

05 has two digits and identifies a Harmonised System chapter. A German import declaration requires the eleven-digit commodity code.

### Is there binding tariff information for 05?

The EBTI database currently holds no valid decisions on 05. Comparable cases are found through the parent heading instead.

### What happens if the customs tariff code is wrong?

An incorrect code leads to post-clearance recovery of duty and import VAT, delays at clearance, and a penalty where it repeats. A classification with documented reasoning can be defended in an audit.

### Does customs tariff code 05 change?

05 is currently valid. The Combined Nomenclature is amended every 1 January, so master data should be checked against the current tariff annually.

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