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

HS v2022 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 guts, bladders, and stomachs of animals (excluding 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 sectors. The trade in these products is crucial for maximizing the utilization of livestock and ensuring efficient resource management within the broader meat industry.

Production process

The production of goods under HS code 0504 typically involves the collection, cleaning, and processing of animal offal. This may include steps such as slaughtering, evisceration, washing, trimming, and either freezing, drying, or curing the raw materials. Advanced techniques like chemical treatment or sterilization may also be employed to ensure the safety and quality of the final products.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of goods under HS code 0504 are the raw animal by-products, primarily sourced from the meat processing industry. This includes guts, bladders, and stomachs from livestock such as 0101 horses, 0102 bovine animals, 0103 swine, and 0104 sheep and goats. Additionally, specialized equipment for handling, cleaning, and processing these materials is necessary, along with utilities like water, energy, and labor.

Production outputs

The outputs of the industry covered by HS code 0504 include a variety of processed animal by-products, such as sausage casings, pharmaceutical ingredients, and pet food additives. These products may be further consumed by industries covered under codes like 1601 sausages and similar products, 3001 glands and other organs, and 2309 preparations of a kind used in animal feeding.

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/v2022/05'>05: Animal originated products; not elsewhere specified or included</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0504'>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/v2022/0501'>0501: Human hair; unworked, whether or not washed or scoured; waste of human hair</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0502'>0502: Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair; and waste thereof</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/0505'>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/v2022/0506'>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/v2022/0507'>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/v2022/0508'>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/v2022/0510'>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/v2022/0511'>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/v2022/050400'>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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