4303 10 10 and 4303 10 90 · Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
See note 4 to this chapter.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 4303.10
4303 10 10
4303 10 10: Of furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal or of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 4303 Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin:
- 4303 10 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories:
- 4303 10 10 Of furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal or of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs)
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty 3.7% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 4 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 4
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 2062/17
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
- Import controlImport control on seal products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 1850/15
- Documents
- C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
- C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
- C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
- 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 2
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
| Export measures | Destination | Legal act | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export control on luxury goodsSanctions regime: Russia | Russia | Regulation 0833/14 | 24 June 2023 |
| Export control on luxury goodsSanctions regime: North Korea | North Korea | Regulation 2062/17 | 28 June 2018 |
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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 3.7% |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 moreAntarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna | Free |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 7 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) | Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 moreBolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia | Free |
| EEA - European Economic Area | Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| EU–Andorra customs union | Andorra | Free |
| EU–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Free |
| EU–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| EU–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| EU–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| EU–Algeria agreement | Algeria | Free |
| EU–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| EU–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. | Western Sahara | Free |
| EU–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| EU–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| EU–United Kingdom agreement | United Kingdom | Free |
| EU–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| EU–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| EU–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| EU–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| EU–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| EU–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| EU–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| EU–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| EU–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| EU–Montenegro agreement | Montenegro | Free |
| EU–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| EU–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| EU–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| EU–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| EU–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| EU–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| EU–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| EU–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| EU–San Marino customs union | San Marino | Free |
| EU–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| EU–Türkiye customs union | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–United States agreement | United States | Free |
| EU–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| EU–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
EU: imports by month · HS 4303.10
last 12 months€89.8m+2.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price€234.56 per kg
Preferential rate36%
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | €29m | 32.3% | +5.3% |
 China | €21m | 23.4% | -8.7% |
 United Kingdom | €8.1m | 9% | +19.3% |
 United Arab Emirates | €5.4m | 6% | +115.6% |
 Switzerland | €5m | 5.5% | -5.1% |
 United States | €4.6m | 5.1% | -2.9% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | €4.5m | 5% | +59.2% |
 Philippines | €3.5m | 3.9% | -39.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
4303.10 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
UK 2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines USA 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 8% – 15.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 11.4% 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Japan 20% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU lines: 4303.10
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N277695 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of shearling coat from India
Legal notes
Notes
1. Throughout the nomenclature, references to ‘furskins’, other than to raw furskins of heading 4301, apply to hides or skins of all animals which have been tanned or dressed with the hair or wool on.
2. This chapter does not cover:
(a) birdskins or parts of birdskins, with their feathers or down (heading 0505 or 6701);
(b) raw hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, of Chapter 41 (see note 1(c) to that chapter);
(c) gloves, mittens and mitts consisting of leather and furskin or of leather and artificial fur (heading 4203);
(d) articles of Chapter 64;
(e) headgear or parts thereof of Chapter 65; or
(f) articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports requisites).
3. Heading 4303 includes furskins and parts thereof, assembled with the addition of other materials, and furskins and parts thereof, sewn together in the form of garments or parts or accessories of garments or in the form of other articles.
4. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (except those excluded by note 2) lined with furskin or artificial fur or to which furskin or artificial fur is attached on the outside except as mere trimming are to be classified in heading 4303 or 4304, as the case may be.
5. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression ‘artificial fur’ means any imitation of furskin consisting of wool, hair or other fibres gummed or sewn on to leather, woven fabric or other materials, but does not include imitation furskins obtained by weaving or knitting (generally, heading 5801 or 6001).
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.
4303 10 10 · Of furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal or of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs)
This subheading covers articles of apparel and clothing accessories made of skins of subheading 4302 19 41 or 4302 30 51.
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 | Of furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal or of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs) | 3.7% | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | 3.7% | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | 3.7% | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | 3.7% | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | 3.7% | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | Of furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal or of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs) | 3.7% | — |
CN code 4303 10 10 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 4303.10 (articles of apparel and clothing accessories).
The third-country duty is 3.7%, and quantities are declared in —.
153 countries pay no duty in the EU thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as GSP-EBA and CARIFORUM, against a standard rate of 3.7%.
Imports of goods of subheading 4303.10 into the EU came to €89.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 3% on the year before); Türkiye supplied 32%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the Türkiye duty is 3.7%, the US duty is 4%, the Canada duty is 8%–15.5%, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 20%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 4303.10 worth US$240m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Türkiye, and the United Kingdom ranked 4th with US$7m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 4303 10 10?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 3.7%; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 4303 10 10?
153 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 153 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 4303.10 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Türkiye (US$31m), followed by China.