Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish); whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked

HS v2017 Code: 0504

About guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish); whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked

HS code 0504 covers the trade of animal guts, bladders, and stomachs, excluding those from fish. These animal by-products have a wide range of industrial and commercial applications, making them an important part of the global agricultural and food processing industries. The trade in these products is significant, with many countries both importing and exporting them to meet domestic and international demand.

Production process

The production of goods under HS code 0504 typically involves the collection, cleaning, and processing of animal guts, bladders, and stomachs. This may include steps such as washing, salting, drying, or smoking the raw materials to preserve them. In some cases, further processing, such as cutting or shaping, may be carried out to prepare the products for specific end-uses.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of goods under HS code 0504 are the raw animal by-products themselves, which are typically sourced from livestock slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities. Additionally, producers may require access to specialized equipment, such as drying or smoking chambers, as well as salts, preservatives, and other processing aids, depending on the final product.

Production outputs

The outputs of the industry covered by HS code 0504 include a variety of processed animal guts, bladders, and stomachs, which may be used in the production of 1601 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood or 2106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, among other applications. These products may also be used in the manufacture of 3501 Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues, 3502 (Albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more than 80% whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter)) and 4101 (Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split).

Family tree for guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish); whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/05'>05: Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0504'>0504: Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish); whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0501'>0501: Human hair; unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0502'>0502: Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; and waste thereof</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0505'>0505: Skins and other parts of birds with feathers, down; feathers, down and parts thereof; not further worked than cleaned, disinfected, treated for preservation; powder, waste and parts of feathers</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0506'>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</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0507'>0507: Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks unworked or simply prepared, not cut to shape; waste and powder of these products</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0508'>0508: Coral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared, shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, not cut to shape powder and waste thereof</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0510'>0510: Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, dried or not glands, other animal products used in preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0511'>0511: Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption</a>"]

    B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/050400'>050400: Animal products; guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked</a>"]


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