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Case: Egg and egg products Effective 18 Dec 2024

This case contains a number of different import scenarios with associated import conditions. You can refine the import scenarios by answering the questions below.

Which of the following best describes the goods?

"Egg" means egg of a bird.
For whole eggs from avian species other than chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus), refer to the BICON case Retorted goods as they must be retorted.
For egg or egg products containing greater than 10% egg (by dry weight) from species other than chickens, refer to the BICON case for Retorted goods as they must be retorted.
For baked products (including mooncakes), refer to the BICON case Cooked items (biscuits, breads, pastries, cakes), mooncakes, egg waffles and uncooked cheesecakes.
For canned or retorted egg products, refer to the BICON case Retorted goods.

Calculating the percentage of egg in a product
Egg must be calculated by dry weight of the product. Any added water must be removed prior to calculating the percentage of egg in the product.
Formula for calculating dry weight of egg in product
Egg by dry weight = (% Egg x 100) / (100 – % Water)
Example calculation
Product contains the following ingredients (totalling 100%):
Egg 40%
Chocolate 25%
Sugar 15%
Butter 5%
Water 15%
Remove added water from product
(100-15) = 85
Egg by dry weight = (40 x 100) / 85
The percentage of egg by dry weight in the product is 47.06%