[Nhcoll-l] [EXTERN] Harmonized System codes for avian tissues/blood/DNA

[Dirk Neumann]

Hi Mary,

9705 is exclusively for preserved Natural History Specimens. For fresh, unpreserved material, you need to use either 0511.99 for unpreserved fresh material (unfit for human consumption) or 3002.90.00, however, chapter 30 is reserved pharmaceutical products, like prepared albumin blood preparations or blood-grouping reagents (3002.90.30. is for Animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses - 'prepared' here does not mean 'preserved', but fresh and prepared for therapeutic uses).

Hope this helps
Dirk



Am 07.07.2026 um 18:16 schrieb Mary Margaret Laura Ferraro:
Hey folks,

I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for which HS codes to use for shipping avian tissue/blood/DNA for non-commercial genetic research.
I have exclusively used codes in the 9705 group for importing and exporting specimens, however we have recently run into an issue with an exporting country requiring a broker for anything in this group. It does look like there are other HS codes that may apply to these types of samples like 0511.99 or 3002.90.00. Does anyone have experience with this?

Thank you!

Mary Margaret



Mary Margaret Ferraro

Bird and Mammal Collections Manager

Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates

159 Sapsucker Woods Road

Ithaca, NY 14850

mmferraro at cornell.edu<mailto:mmferraro at cornell.edu>




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