4104 · Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared
See notes 2(A) and 2(B) to this chapter.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 4104.41
4104 41 11
4104 41 11: East India kip, whole or with the head and legs removed, each of a net weight of not more than 4,5 kg, not further prepared than vegetable tanned, whether or not having undergone certain treatments, but obviously unsuitable for immediate use for the manufacture of leather articles
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 4104 Tanned or crust hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared:
- In the dry state (crust):
- 4104 41 Full grains, unsplit; grain splits:
- Whole bovine (including buffalo) hides and skins, of a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square feet (2,6 m2):
- 4104 41 11 East India kip, whole or with the head and legs removed, each of a net weight of not more than 4,5 kg, not further prepared than vegetable tanned, whether or not having undergone certain treatments, but obviously unsuitable for immediate use for the manufacture of leather articles
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 3 VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
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Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 4
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 2658/87
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 3
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 0966/23
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Export measures 1
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
| Export measures | Destination | Legal act | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export control - CITES | All third countries | Regulation 0966/23 | 20 May 2023 |
TARIC data as of 25 October 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
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Austria 20% -
Belgium 21% -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 19% -
Czechia 21% -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 25.5% -
France 20% -
Germany 19% -
Greece 24% -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 22% -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 17% -
Malta 18% -
Netherlands 21% -
Poland 23% -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 21% -
Slovakia 23% -
Slovenia 22% -
Spain 21% -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 25 October 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 4104.41
last 12 months€84.7m-19.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price€13.23 per kg
Preferential rate33%
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | €34.5m | 40.8% | -22.4% |
 Brazil | €25m | 29.5% | -26.1% |
 Bangladesh | €7.5m | 8.8% | -16.6% |
 South Africa | €4.9m | 5.8% | +2,526.2% |
 Egypt | €4.7m | 5.6% | -4.5% |
 Morocco | €2.7m | 3.2% | -42.7% |
 New Zealand | €1.2m | 1.4% | +95.4% |
 Türkiye | €1m | 1.2% | +68.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
4104.41 Full grains, unsplit; grain splits
UK Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Türkiye Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
USA Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 2.6% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Brazil 7.2% – 9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 8.6% Argentina 7.2% – 9% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 8.4% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 3% 
Japan Free – 30% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 19.3% 
Taiwan Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 2% – 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4.4% 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU lines: 4104.41
- 4104 41 11East India kip, whole or with the head and legs removed, each of a net weight of not more than 4,5 kg, not further prepared than vegetable tanned, whether or not having undergone certain treatments, but obviously unsuitable for immediate use for the manufacture of leather articles
- 4104 41 19Whole bovine: other
- 4104 41 51Whole hides and skins, of a unit surface area exceeding 28 square feet (2,6 m2)
- 4104 41 59Of bovine (including buffalo) animals: other
- 4104 41 90Full grains, unsplit; grain splits: other, other
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) parings or similar waste, of raw hides or skins (heading 0511);
(b) birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down, of heading 0505 or 6701; or
(c) hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, raw, tanned or dressed (Chapter 43); the following are, however, to be classified in Chapter 41, namely, raw hides and skins with the hair or wool on, of bovine animals (including buffalo), of equine animals, of sheep or lambs (except Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian or similar lambs, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambs), of goats or kids (except Yemen, Mongolian or Tibetan goats and kids), of swine (including peccary), of chamois, of gazelle, of camels (including dromedaries), of reindeer, of elk, of deer, of roebucks or of dogs.
2.
(A) Headings 4104 to 4106 do not cover hides and skins which have undergone a tanning (including pre-tanning) process which is reversible (headings 4101 to 4103, as the case may be).
(B) For the purposes of headings 4104 to 4106, the term ‘crust’ includes hides and skins that have been retanned, coloured or fat-liquored (stuffed) prior to drying.
3. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘composition leather’ means only substances of the kind referred to in heading 4115.
CN Explanatory Notes
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
4104 41 11 to 4104 49 90 · In the dry state (crust)
See note 2(B) to this chapter and the HS General Explanatory Note to Chapter 41, (II), third paragraph.
4104 41 11 to 4104 41 90 · Full grains, unsplit; grain splits
See the explanatory note to subheadings 4104 11 10 to 4104 11 90.
4104 41 11 · East India kip, whole, whether or not the heads and legs have been removed, each of a net weight of not more than 4,5 kg, not further prepared than vegetable tanned, whether or not having undergone certain treatments, but obviously unsuitable for immediate use for the manufacture of leather articles
This subheading covers kip (calf) skins simply tanned using vegetable substances which may have undergone preservative treatment to facilitate their transport over long distances, for example, with vegetable oil.
These skins are characterised by a firm and compact structure and a light biscuit colour due to the vegetable tanning. The hair side of the skin is smooth and evenly glazed and the flesh side is generally well cleaned by scraping. Before they can be used in the manufacture of leather articles, skins of this type must be completely reworked (detanned, in effect) and can thus be regarded as pre-tanned.
These skins (known as Madras skins or East India (EI) skins) are imported mainly from India or Pakistan. They are usually packed, in sixes, in pressed bales wrapped in straw matting and jute sacking.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
This line in earlier years
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East India kip, whole or with the head and legs removed, each of a net weight of not more than 4,5 kg, not further prepared than vegetable tanned, whether or not having undergone certain treatments, but obviously unsuitable for immediate use for the manufacture of leather articles | Free | p/st |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2020 | East India kip, whole or with the head and legs removed, each of a net weight of not more than 4,5 kg, not further prepared than vegetable tanned, whether or not having undergone certain treatments, but obviously unsuitable for immediate use for the manufacture of leather articles | Free | p/st |
| 2019 | East India kip, whole, whether or not the heads and legs have been removed, each of a net weight of not more than 4,5 kg, not further prepared than vegetable tanned, whether or not having undergone certain treatments, but obviously unsuitable for immediate use for the manufacture of leather articles | Free | p/st |
CN code 4104 41 11 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 4104.41 (full grains, unsplit; grain splits).
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in p/st.
Imports of goods of subheading 4104.41 into the EU came to €84.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 20% on the year before); Argentina supplied 41%, followed by Brazil.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–6.5%, the US duty is 0%–5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 7.2%–9%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%–9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 0%–30%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–2.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 4104.41 worth US$182m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 4104 41 11?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 4104.41 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Brazil (US$49m), followed by Argentina.