Code 0408 19 20 · Subheading 0408 19
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This covers egg yolks that are not suitable for human food and are fresh, cooked in water or steam, shaped, frozen or otherwise preserved. They may contain added sugar or other sweeteners, but dried egg yolks are excluded.
For example
Official tariff text
Egg yolks, fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, unsuitable for human consumption (excl. dried)
Classification complete
0408 19 20
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 04081920.
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Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in San Marino; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; Western Sahara; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); Andorra; Ivory Coast; 18 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in any country except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland; Ukraine; any country except Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland; European Union; Faroe Islands; Greenland; Japan.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
04.08.1900
Other
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
0408 19 20 00
Unfit for human consumption
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
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The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
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Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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