# HS code 0511.10: Bovine semen

> HS code 0511.10 covers bovine semen. It sits in heading 05.11 (animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption) in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included). Other goods of heading 05.11 are classified under 0511.91 (other, products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3) and 0511.99 (other, other).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/051110
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 0511.10
- Covers: Bovine semen
- Heading: [05.11: Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0511)
- Chapter: [05: Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/05)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 0511.10 covers bovine semen.

The legal text of the subheading is “Bovine semen”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 05.11 are classified under 0511.91 (other, products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3) and 0511.99 (other, other).

- [0511.91](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/051191) Other: Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3
- [0511.99](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/051199) Other: Other

## How it is structured

0511.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 05, are the chapter; the first four, 0511, are heading 05.11; the last two, 10, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 05: Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
- Heading 05.11: Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption
- Subheading 0511.10: Bovine semen

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 0511.10 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 0511.10 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [0510.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/051000) Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, whether or not dried; glands and other animal products used in the preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved
- Next subheading: [0511.91](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/051191) Other: Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 0511.10 cover?

HS code 0511.10 covers bovine semen.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 0511.10 in?

HS code 0511.10 is in heading 05.11 (animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption) in chapter 05 (products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included).

### Where are goods of heading 05.11 classified when 0511.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 05.11 are classified under 0511.91 (other, products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3) and 0511.99 (other, other).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/051110.json