HS Section I — Live animals and animal products

Live animals, meat, fish, dairy, eggs, honey and other animal products.

Each HS section groups thematically related product families. The precise classification (6-digit HS, 8-digit CN, 10-digit TARIC) determines duty rates, trade measures and often licences.

Heavily regulated under EU Reg 2017/625 and IPPC/OIE. Typically subject to veterinary border controls.

Systematically check: are authorisations, origin proofs or additional documents required? Are there trade measures (anti-dumping, safeguard, CBAM)? Which sampling quotas apply?

Classification follows the General Interpretative Rules (GRI 1–6) of the Combined Nomenclature. When in doubt, request a binding tariff information (BTI in the EU, vZTA in Germany) — binding for three years on customs authorities.