Subheading · Chapter 01 · Heading 0102

0102.29

0102.29: Live bovine animals, cattle, other

Live cattle (other)

Official description Other

0102.29 is the HS subheading for live cattle (other), under heading 0102 in chapter 01.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free · specific or compound duty standard rate · across 42 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0102 29 00 00 Other p/st
  2. 0102 29 05 00 Of the sub-genus bibos or of the sub-genus poephagus Freep/st
  3. Other p/st
  4. 0102 29 10 00 Of a weight not exceeding 80 kg 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  5. 0102 29 10 10 Young male bovine animals, intended for fattening 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  6. 0102 29 10 20 Heifers of the grey, brown or yellow mountain breeds and spotted pinzgau breed, other than for slaughter 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  7. 0102 29 10 30 Heifers of the schwyz and fribourg breeds, other than for slaughter 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  8. 0102 29 10 40 Heifers of the spotted simmental breed, other than for slaughter 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  9. 0102 29 10 50 Bulls of the schwyz, fribourg and spotted simmental breeds, other than for slaughter 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  10. 0102 29 10 90 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  11. Of a weight exceeding 80 kg but not exceeding 160 kg p/st
  12. 0102 29 21 00 For slaughter 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  13. 0102 29 29 00 Other 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  14. 0102 29 29 10 Young male bovine animals, intended for fattening 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  15. 0102 29 29 20 Heifers of the grey, brown or yellow mountain breeds and spotted pinzgau breed 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  16. 0102 29 29 30 Heifers of the schwyz and fribourg breeds 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  17. 0102 29 29 40 Heifers of the spotted simmental breed 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  18. 0102 29 29 50 Bulls of the schwyz, fribourg and spotted simmental breeds 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  19. 0102 29 29 90 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  20. Of a weight exceeding 160 kg but not exceeding 300 kg p/st
  21. 0102 29 41 00 For slaughter 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  22. 0102 29 49 00 Other 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  23. 0102 29 49 10 Young male bovine animals, intended for fattening 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  24. 0102 29 49 20 Heifers and cows of the grey, brown or yellow mountain breeds and spotted pinzgau breed 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  25. 0102 29 49 30 Heifers and cows of the schwyz and fribourg breeds 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  26. 0102 29 49 40 Heifers and cows of the spotted simmental breed 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  27. 0102 29 49 50 Bulls of the schwyz, fribourg and spotted simmental breeds 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  28. 0102 29 49 90 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  29. Of a weight exceeding 300 kg p/st
  30. Heifers (female bovines that have never calved) p/st
  31. 0102 29 51 00 For slaughter 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  32. 0102 29 51 10 Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of not less than 320 kg but not more than 470 kg 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  33. 0102 29 51 90 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  34. 0102 29 59 00 Other 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  35. Heifers of the grey, brown or yellow mountain breeds and spotted pinzgau breed 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  36. 0102 29 59 11 Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of not less than 320 kg but not more than 470 kg 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  37. 0102 29 59 19 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  38. Of the schwyz and fribourg breeds 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  39. 0102 29 59 21 Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of not less than 320 kg but not more than 470 kg 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  40. 0102 29 59 29 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  41. Of the spotted simmental breed 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  42. 0102 29 59 31 Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of not less than 320 kg but not more than 470 kg 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  43. 0102 29 59 39 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  44. Other 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  45. 0102 29 59 91 Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of not less than 320 kg but not more than 470 kg 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  46. 0102 29 59 99 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  47. Cows p/st
  48. 0102 29 61 00 For slaughter 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  49. 0102 29 69 00 Other 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  50. 0102 29 69 10 Heifers of the grey, brown or yellow mountain breeds and spotted pinzgau breed 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  51. 0102 29 69 20 Of the schwyz and fribourg breeds 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  52. 0102 29 69 30 Of the spotted simmental breed 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  53. 0102 29 69 90 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  54. Other p/st
  55. 0102 29 91 00 For slaughter 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  56. 0102 29 91 10 Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of not less than 350 kg but not more than 500 kg 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  57. 0102 29 91 90 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  58. 0102 29 99 00 Other 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  59. Bulls of the schwyz, fribourg and spotted simmental breeds 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  60. 0102 29 99 21 Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of not less than 350 kg but not more than 500 kg 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  61. 0102 29 99 29 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  62. Other 10.00 % + 77.00 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  63. 0102 29 99 91 Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of not less than 350 kg but not more than 500 kg 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st
  64. 0102 29 99 99 Other 10 % + 77 GBP / 100 kgp/st

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 3

  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2017/625
    Documents
    • C640 Common Health Entry Document for Animals (CHED-A) (as set out in Part 2, Section A of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/693
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code " EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
CPTPP Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Switzerland agreementQuota Switzerland Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreementQuota Liechtenstein Free
UK–North Macedonia agreementQuota North Macedonia 2% + 15 GBP / 100 kg
UK–Serbia agreementQuota Serbia 2% + 15.4 GBP / 100 kg
UK–Kosovo agreementQuota Kosovo 2% + 15 GBP / 100 kg

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£41.8m+4.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.88 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.3mFeb 2024: £2.9mMar 2024: £2.3mApr 2024: £3.1mMay 2024: £3.2mJun 2024: £2mJul 2024: £3mAug 2024: £4.2mSept 2024: £5.7mOct 2024: £5.9mNov 2024: £2.9mDec 2024: £3.8mJan 2025: £2.8mFeb 2025: £3.5mMar 2025: £3.4mApr 2025: £3.7mMay 2025: £2.2mJun 2025: £1.8mJul 2025: £2mAug 2025: £2.6mSept 2025: £4.8mOct 2025: £3.4mNov 2025: £3.3mDec 2025: £2.9mJan 2026: £3.3mFeb 2026: £5.2mMar 2026: £5.5mApr 2026: £2.7mMay 2026: £2.5mJun 2026: £3mJul 2026: £2.2mAug 2026: £2.9m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Ireland £41.8m 100% +4.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0102.29 · US$10bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$7mUS$7m+US$58m+US$235m+> US$1bn

Exports: 88
  1. Canada: US$2bn
  2. France: US$1bn
  3. Mexico: US$1bn
  4. Brazil: US$796m
  5. Australia: US$749m
  6. United States: US$456m
  7. Czechia: US$274m
  8. Colombia: US$260m
  9. Uruguay: US$235m
  10. Spain: US$233m
  11. Hungary: US$228m
  12. Ireland: US$216m
  13. Germany: US$209m
  14. Netherlands: US$207m
  15. Romania: US$192m
  16. Belgium: US$174m
  17. Croatia: US$139m
  18. Portugal: US$108m
  19. Slovenia: US$86m
  20. Slovakia: US$79m
  21. Thailand: US$66m
  22. Latvia: US$58m
  23. Lithuania: US$49m
  24. Poland: US$48m
  25. Russia: US$43m
  26. Ukraine: US$39m
  27. Botswana: US$39m
  28. Estonia: US$35m
  29. Austria: US$32m
  30. Serbia: US$31m
  31. Armenia: US$28m
  32. Togo: US$27m
  33. Luxembourg: US$24m
  34. Kyrgyzstan: US$24m
  35. Kazakhstan: US$22m
  36. Bulgaria: US$20m
  37. South Africa: US$20m
  38. Italy: US$18m
  39. Moldova: US$15m
  40. Denmark: US$12m
  41. Georgia: US$12m
  42. Somalia: US$10m
  43. Saudi Arabia: US$9m
  44. Syria: US$7m
  45. Djibouti: US$6m
  46. Belize: US$6m
  47. Guatemala: US$4m
  48. Oman: US$4m
  49. Burkina Faso: US$4m
  50. China: US$4m
  51. Nicaragua: US$3m
  52. Tanzania: US$3m
  53. Greece: US$3m
  54. North Macedonia: US$3m
  55. Niger: US$2m
  56. Cyprus: US$2m
  57. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
  58. Ghana: US$1m
  59. Kenya: US$896k
  60. United Arab Emirates: US$698k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Canada US$2bn 16.2%
2 France US$1bn 15.2%
3 Mexico US$1bn 12.9%
4 Brazil US$796m 8.2%
5 Australia US$749m 7.7%
6 United States US$456m 4.7%
7 Czechia US$274m 2.8%
8 Colombia US$260m 2.7%
9 Uruguay US$235m 2.4%
10 Spain US$233m 2.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$3bn 29.1%
2 Italy US$1bn 14.6%
3 Indonesia US$489m 5%
4 Iraq US$466m 4.8%
5 Türkiye US$450m 4.6%
6 Canada US$417m 4.3%
7 Spain US$364m 3.7%
8 Netherlands US$306m 3.1%
9 Egypt US$274m 2.8%
10 Israel US$271m 2.8%

Import duty on this product around the world 160

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 5%median duty
  • 51number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 200%highest: Morocco, Liechtenstein, Norway

160

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 9.2% 0% – 10% 2023
Algeria 25% 5% – 30% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Argentina 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 14% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahrain 0% 2023
Bangladesh 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 13% 0% – 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 13% 0% – 40% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 0% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 2023
Colombia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 9% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 13% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 10% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 0% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 10% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 6% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 6.7% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 10% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 13% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 10% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 13% 0% – 40% 2023
Japan 38%* 29% – 48% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 99%* 8.8% – 187% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 0% – 20% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 10% 2023
Mauritania 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 5% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 6.3% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 13% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 200% 2023
Mozambique 11% 2.5% – 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 10% 2023
Niger 10% 2023
Nigeria 10% 2023
North Macedonia 9.6% 0% – 15% 2023
Norway 97%* 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 3% 0% – 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 5% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 0% 2023
Senegal 10% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 10% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 27% 0% – 40% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 13% 0% – 40% 2023
St Lucia 13% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 13% 0% – 40% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Switzerland 79%* 7% – 149% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 5% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 13% 0% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 13% 0% – 26% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 5.8% 5% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 5% 2023
Venezuela 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 5% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 5% 2023
Zimbabwe 0% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
00119 Bovine animals, live, other than pure-bred breeding stock
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
CPC 2.1 product
02111 Cattle
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0141 Raising of cattle and buffaloes

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170102.29unchanged
20120102.29unchanged
20070102.90changed
20020102.90changed
19960102.90changed
19920102.90changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)

Products of these commodities may only be placed on the EU market or exported if they are deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due diligence statement.

  • Cattle applies from 30 December 2026

Live cattle

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0102.29 into 42 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free. 41 lines have a specific or compound duty.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0102.29 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free. 11 lines have a specific or compound duty.

143 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

Imports of live cattle (other) into the UK came to £41.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 4% on the year before); Ireland supplied 100%.

In 2024, countries exported live cattle (other) worth US$10bn (+6.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was Canada (US$2bn), followed by France.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for live bovine animals, cattle, other?

Live bovine animals, cattle, other fall under HS subheading 0102.29, part of heading 0102, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on live bovine animals, cattle, other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0102.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on live bovine animals, cattle, other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0102.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most live bovine animals, cattle, other?

Canada, with US$2bn in 2024 (16.2% of world exports).

Which countries can export live cattle (other) to the UK duty-free?

143 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import live cattle (other) from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (100%), out of total imports of £41.8m.

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