Goods of animal origin

Various product groups are referred to as goods of animal origin in goods science. These were established internationally in 1988 by the United Nations in the Harmonized System for the Designation and Coding of Goods . In the European Union , this was broken down legally in more detail in the Combined Nomenclature . In the list of goods for foreign trade statistics , it is binding for both manufacturers and retailers.

Living animals

In principle, living animals are not goods of animal origin. They are defined separately in Chapter 1. Edible fish , crustaceans , molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates are excluded from this .

Animals that are part of circuses , animal shows and similar businesses are not regarded as individual animals. Likewise, cultures of microorganisms are not treated as animals or goods of animal origin.

Meat and edible meat offal

These include the edible meat and edible offal of all animals except fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates. This does not include the intestines, bladders and stomach or animal blood.

Fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates

These include edible fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates. However, this does not include preparations from the animals mentioned (e.g. caviar).

Other edible goods

• Milk and milk products
• Bird eggs
• natural honey
• Turtle eggs, but not turtle oil as a preparation
• Salangan nests , also incorrectly referred to as "swallow nests"
• Intestines, bladders, and stomach, and animal blood.

Inedible goods

Other goods of animal origin are defined separately (unprocessed also includes cleaned and slightly processed):

• Animal skin , fur , fur (Chapters 41 and 43)
• Textiles of animal origin, horsehair (Section XI) (e.g. silk )
• Pig bristles , badger hair, animal hair for making brushes , brooms and paint brushes . This also includes brush heads of item 9603.
• unprocessed bird skins , feathers , down and other bird parts
• Animal bones and horn cones
• Ivory , tortoiseshell , whalebone
• unworked horns, antlers, hooves, claws, claws and beaks
• unprocessed corals
• Shells and carapaces of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms
• Schulp of octopuses
• Gray ambergris , Bibergeil , civet and musk
• Cantharids
• bile
• Glands and other animal substances used in the manufacture of medicinal products
• Kochille and similar insects (e.g. kermess scallop )
• animal semen, in particular bovine semen
• Waste and inedible parts that are intended for further use (e.g. animal feed)

Likewise, human hair is defined as a product of animal origin in goods science , e.g. B. as raw material for wigs , filter cloths and hair nets.

source

• List of goods for the foreign trade statistics 2015 with notes and explanations on the Harmonized System and the Combined Nomenclature, ISBN 978-3-8246-1027-3