Code 0511 99 39 · Subheading 0511 99

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Processed natural animal washing sponges

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This code covers natural animal washing sponges that have been processed. Raw natural animal washing sponges are listed separately.

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Processed natural animal washing sponge
Processed natural animal bath sponge

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Natural sponges of animal origin (excl. raw)

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Step 5 of 5 · Complete

Step 1 · Section I Live animals; animal products
Is it a live animal; meat or edible offal; a fish, crustacean, mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate; milk, a dairy product, bird egg, natural honey or another edible animal-origin product; or another product of animal origin?
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Step 2 · Chapter 05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified … 5 of 5 chapters in section I
What kind of animal-origin product is it: human hair; brush-making bristles or hair; animal intestines, bladders or stomachs; bird skins, feathers or down; bones or horn cores; ivory, shells, horns, hooves, claws or beaks; corals or mollusc, crustacean or echinoderm shells; ambergris, glands or other products used to make pharmaceutical products; or another animal product, including a dead animal unfit for human consumption?
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Step 3 · Heading 0511 Animal products n.e.s.; dead animals of all types, … 9 of 9 headings under chapter 05
Is it bull semen; a product of, or a dead, not-human-consumption aquatic animal; or another animal product or dead animal not fit for human consumption?
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Step 4 · Subheading 0511 99 Products of animal origin, n.e.s., dead animals, un… 3 of 3 subheadings under heading 0511
Is it bull semen; a product from fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or a dead aquatic animal; tendons or nerves of animals or scraps and similar waste of raw hides and skins; a raw or processed natural animal sponge; or none of these?
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Step 5 · Full code 0511 99 39 Natural sponges of animal origin (excl. raw) 3 of 4 codes under subheading 0511 99

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0511 99 39

Processed natural animal washing sponges

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 05119939.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 5.1%.

another option 0511 99 10 Sinews or tendons of animal origin, parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins Duty free
another option 0511 99 31 Raw natural sponges of animal origin Duty free
you are here 0511 99 39 Natural sponges of animal origin (excl. raw) 5.1%
another option 0511 99 85 Animal products, n.e.s.; dead animals, unfit for human consumption (excl. fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates) Duty free

Trade measures to be aware of

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.

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in San Marino; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; 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); 51 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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Restrictions and paperwork

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine; any country except Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino and Switzerland; European Union; Faroe Islands; Greenland.

Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Movement certificate EUR.1
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
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- Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- Goods with third country origin coming from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Liechtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with third country origin coming from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation.
- Goods with EU origin returning from Norway, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin coming from outermost regions, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from San Marino, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Iceland, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Lichtenstein, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Andorra, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Goods with EU origin returning from Switzerland, according to the relevant EU legislation
- Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

05.11.9911

For feed purpose

Ordinary duty

3,53 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9921

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9930

For feed purpose

Ordinary duty

3,53 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9940

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9950

Natural sponges of animal origin

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9980

For feed purpose

Ordinary duty

3,53 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9991

Semen of sheep or goats

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9992

Semen of swine

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9993

Semen of other animals, except of bovine animals

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9994

Embryos of bovine animals

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9995

Embryos of other animals

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
05.11.9998

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

0511 99 39 00

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Often confused with

0511 99 10 Sinews or tendons of animal origin, parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins Duty free
That code is for animal tendons and nerves and certain waste from raw hides and skins, not processed natural animal washing sponges.
0511 99 31 Raw natural sponges of animal origin Duty free
That code is for raw natural animal washing sponges, while this code is for processed ones.
0511 99 85 Animal products, n.e.s.; dead animals, unfit for human consumption (excl. fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates) Duty free
That code covers other unspecified animal products and dead animals unsuitable for human consumption, while this code specifically names processed natural animal washing sponges.

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.

Processed natural animal washing sponges

Processed natural animal washing sponges

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Trade measures to be aware of

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Restrictions and paperwork

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Export to the United Kingdom

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