01/2024/TT-BNNPTNTAppendix I, Section 15In force · from 2024-03-20

Chemicals and biologicals prohibited for use in animal feed

Goods in Appendix I, Section 15 of 01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT: Do not use in animal feed (Article 12, Livestock Law). Import for other purposes remains lawful — 32.04 vat dyes for textiles, pharmaceuticals for the drug industry. 25 goods lines, transcribed verbatim from the appendix. 01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT has been in force since 2024-03-20.

Promulgating HS-code tables for goods under the state management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and for goods subject to specialised inspection on export and import in agriculture and rural development. Issued by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in force from 2024-03-20.

Reviewed 2026-08-0625/25 lines carry an HS codeView the source instrumentAll lists
Lines in appendix
2525 carry an HS code
Effective from
2024-03-20In force
Obligation
Banned in animal feed

In short

What to do if your goods fall in Appendix I, Section 15

Do not use in animal feed (Article 12, Livestock Law). Import for other purposes remains lawful — 32.04 vat dyes for textiles, pharmaceuticals for the drug industry.

This is not an import-prohibition list

The list prohibits USE in animal feed, not import. The five 32.04 rows are vat dyes imported lawfully for textiles; Chloramphenicol and Metronidazole are pharmaceuticals. A code match against this table does not mean the shipment is barred from import.

Never permitted in animal feed

Article 12 of the Livestock Law 32/2018/QH14 strictly prohibits using these substances in producing, trading and using animal feed. Melamine alone is prohibited only above 2.5 mg/kg in the feed.

The appendix prints no code-level principles. The list is keyed on the SUBSTANCE NAME, not the HS code — codes repeat across rows and one code can carry both prohibited and unprohibited substances. A code appearing in the table does NOT mean every good under that code is barred from use.

HS code list

25 lines of Appendix I, Section 15, transcribed verbatim

Grouped by tariff chapter. An 8-digit code applies to that code alone; a line covering a whole heading is marked separately. A line with no code is a heading row of the appendix — this page does not assign codes. Select a code to open the full HS lookup.

25 codes · 25 lines · 2 chapters
29Organic chemicals20 codes
29 Organic chemicals
2924.21.90Carbuterol
2926.90.00Cimaterol
2922.19.90Clenbuterol
2941.40.00Chloramphenicol
2907.29.90Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
2933.29.00Dimetridazole
2922.50.90Fenoterol
2934.99.90Furazolidon và các dẫn xuất nhóm Nitrofuran
2922.50.90Isoxuprin
2937.29.00Methyl-testosterone
2933.29.00Metronidazole
2937.29.0019 Nor-testosterone
2922.50.90Salbutamol
2922.50.90Terbutaline
2921.59.00Stilbenes
2933.61.00Melamine (Với hàm lượng Melamin trong thức ăn chăn nuôi lớn hơn 2,5 mg/kg)
2941.90.00Bacitracin Zn
2933.99.90Carbadox
2933.99.90Olaquidox
2930.90.90Cysteamin
32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks5 codes
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
3204Whole 4-digit groupVat Yellow 1 (tên gọi khác: flavanthrone, flavanthrene, sandothrene); công thức phân tử: C28H12N2O2; danh pháp: benzo[h]benz[5,6]acridino[2,1,9,8-klmna]acridine-8,16-dione.
3204Whole 4-digit groupVat Yellow 2 (tên gọi khác: Indanthrene); công thức phân tử: C28H14N2O2S2; danh pháp: 2,8-diphenylanthra[2,1-d:6,5-d']bisthiazole-6,12-dione.
3204Whole 4-digit groupVat Yellow 3 (tên gọi khác: Mikethrene); công thức phân tử: C28H18N2O4; danh pháp: N,N'-1,5-Anthraquinonylenebisbenzamide.
3204Whole 4-digit groupVat Yellow 4 (tên gọi khác: Dibenzochrysenedione, Dibenzpyrenequinone); công thức phân tử: C24H12O2; danh pháp: 7,14-Dibenzpyrenequinone.
3204Whole 4-digit groupAuramine (tên gọi khác: yellow pyoctanine; glauramine); công thức phân tử: C17H21N3; danh pháp: 4,4’-Carbonimidoylbis[N,N-dimethylbenzenamine] và các dẫn xuất của Auramine.

Source: Appendix I, Section 15, 01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT. Reviewed 2026-08-06. View the source instrument

Scope & how to read the table

What decides whether your goods are in it

The obligation is a prohibition on USE in animal feed under Article 12 of the Livestock Law 32/2018/QH14; the underlying list is Appendix V of Circular 21/2019/TT-BNNPTNT. The list is keyed on the SUBSTANCE NAME, not the HS code: codes repeat across rows (2922.50.90 appears four times, 32.04 five times) and one code can carry both prohibited and unprohibited substances. A matching HS code is therefore NOT conclusive — the five 32.04 rows are vat dyes imported lawfully for textiles and are prohibited only when used in animal feed. Melamine is prohibited only above 2.5 mg/kg in the feed. The appendix prints no code-level principles and no closing note.

What being absent from this list does not mean

This appendix is one of many specialised-management lists. Goods absent from it may still fall under another ministry's list, or be controlled on other conditions. This page does not replace a full check before filing.

Validity & transition

Validity milestones for this list

  1. 2024-03-20

    01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT takes effect

    The list starts to apply on this date.

Amended by

  • 18/2024/TT-BNNPTNT Effective 2025-01-13 — amends only "item 5, part B of the HS-code table for veterinary medicine materials in Section 18, Appendix I". Section 15 is untouched.
Responsible authorityDepartment of Livestock Production and Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) — the animal-feed regulator

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Appendix I, Section 15 01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT

Which goods does Appendix I, Section 15 of 01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT cover?
Section 15 of Appendix I — the HS-code table for chemicals, biological products and micro-organisms prohibited for use in animal feed, 25 lines: beta-agonist growth promoters (Carbuterol, Cimaterol, Clenbuterol, Fenoterol, Salbutamol, Terbutaline, Isoxuprine), banned antibiotics and antibacterials (Chloramphenicol, Furazolidone and nitrofuran derivatives, Dimetridazole, Metronidazole, Carbadox, Olaquindox, Bacitracin Zn), hormones (Diethylstilbestrol, Methyltestosterone, 19-nortestosterone, stilbenes), melamine, cysteamine, and five vat dyes — Vat Yellow 1–4 and Auramine. This is a USE-PROHIBITION list, not an import-prohibition list.
How do I tell whether my goods fall in Appendix I, Section 15 of 01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT?
The obligation is a prohibition on USE in animal feed under Article 12 of the Livestock Law 32/2018/QH14; the underlying list is Appendix V of Circular 21/2019/TT-BNNPTNT. The list is keyed on the SUBSTANCE NAME, not the HS code: codes repeat across rows (2922.50.90 appears four times, 32.04 five times) and one code can carry both prohibited and unprohibited substances. A matching HS code is therefore NOT conclusive — the five 32.04 rows are vat dyes imported lawfully for textiles and are prohibited only when used in animal feed. Melamine is prohibited only above 2.5 mg/kg in the feed. The appendix prints no code-level principles and no closing note.
What does prohibited for use in animal feed involve?
1. Do not use the listed substances in producing, trading or using animal feed (Article 12 of the Livestock Law 32/2018/QH14). The list does NOT prohibit importing these substances for other purposes — vat dyes under 32.04 for textiles, or pharmaceuticals for the drug industry — but the rules of the relevant sector still apply. — Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) — the animal-feed regulator
When did 01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT take effect, and has it been amended?
Effective from 2024-03-20. Amended by: 18/2024/TT-BNNPTNT (Effective 2025-01-13 — amends only "item 5, part B of the HS-code table for veterinary medicine materials in Section 18, Appendix I". Section 15 is untouched.). Data on this page reviewed 2026-08-06.
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This page summarises and quotes Appendix I, Section 15 of 01/2024/TT-BNNPTNT, reviewed 2026-08-06. The HS table is transcribed verbatim from the appendix — not normalised, and no codes are inferred. This is not legal advice: for a specific consignment, check against the original text and the view of the customs office handling it.

Banned in animal feed
from 2024-03-20