Subheading · Chapter 01 · Heading 0103
0103.91: Weighing less than 50 kg
Live pigs under 50 kg
0103.91 is the HS subheading for live pigs under 50 kg, under heading 0103 in chapter 01.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0103 91 00 00 Weighing less than 50 kg p/st
- 0103 91 10 00 Domestic species 34 GBP / 100 kgp/st
- 0103 91 90 00 Other Freep/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 4
- 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
- Import controlImport control - CITES
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, 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") | 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, 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 |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | 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–Iceland agreement | Iceland | 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–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | 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–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £6.3m | 74.8% | -15.5% |
 Denmark | £2m | 23.4% | +15.2% |
 Germany | £155k | 1.8% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 76.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 9% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 14.5% 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan 8.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$819kUS$819k+US$18m+US$118m+> US$574m
Exports: 39
- Denmark: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$574m
- Canada: US$204m
- Germany: US$118m
- Belgium: US$52m
- Hungary: US$41m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Portugal: US$20m
- Slovakia: US$18m
- Latvia: US$18m
- Luxembourg: US$11m
- Spain: US$11m
- Ireland: US$10m
- France: US$6m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Poland: US$2m
- United States: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Thailand: US$891k
- Austria: US$819k
- Bulgaria: US$544k
- South Africa: US$266k
- Estonia: US$186k
- Taiwan: US$101k
- Italy: US$97k
- Serbia: US$85k
- Norway: US$73k
- Slovenia: US$53k
- Greece: US$26k
- China: US$16k
- United Kingdom: US$12k
- Angola: US$8k
- Sweden: US$7k
- India: US$6k
- Nigeria: US$4k
- Switzerland: US$3k
- St Barthélemy: US$800
- Brazil: US$400
- Zambia: US$200
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$392kUS$392k+US$7m+US$66m+> US$325m
Imports: 73
- Germany: US$906m
- Poland: US$741m
- Spain: US$325m
- United States: US$204m
- Italy: US$100m
- Romania: US$81m
- Netherlands: US$70m
- Hungary: US$66m
- Croatia: US$53m
- Serbia: US$27m
- Belgium: US$24m
- Austria: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$10m
- Luxembourg: US$10m
- Czechia: US$9m
- France: US$9m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Moldova: US$4m
- North Macedonia: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Albania: US$954k
- Greece: US$928k
- Sweden: US$807k
- Laos: US$738k
- Mexico: US$726k
- Latvia: US$626k
- Canada: US$616k
- Malaysia: US$597k
- Japan: US$498k
- India: US$494k
- Ireland: US$419k
- Montenegro: US$392k
- Bulgaria: US$315k
- Finland: US$301k
- Estonia: US$264k
- Israel: US$260k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$154k
- Angola: US$144k
- Cyprus: US$123k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$117k
- South Korea: US$113k
- Ukraine: US$96k
- Iceland: US$73k
- Uganda: US$62k
- China: US$61k
- Peru: US$56k
- Mauritius: US$55k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$54k
- Switzerland: US$44k
- Cameroon: US$32k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$30k
- Malta: US$27k
- Thailand: US$26k
- Brazil: US$24k
- Kenya: US$19k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | US$2bn | 58.9% |
| 2 |  Netherlands | US$574m | 21.1% |
| 3 | Canada | US$204m | 7.5% |
| 4 | Germany | US$118m | 4.3% |
| 5 |  Belgium | US$52m | 1.9% |
| 6 |  Hungary | US$41m | 1.5% |
| 7 |  Czechia | US$21m | 0.8% |
| 8 |  Portugal | US$20m | 0.8% |
| 9 |  Slovakia | US$18m | 0.7% |
| 10 |  Latvia | US$18m | 0.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$906m | 33.4% |
| 2 |  Poland | US$741m | 27.3% |
| 3 |  Spain | US$325m | 12% |
| 4 | United States | US$204m | 7.5% |
| 5 |  Italy | US$100m | 3.7% |
| 6 |  Romania | US$81m | 3% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$70m | 2.6% |
| 8 | Hungary | US$66m | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Croatia | US$53m | 2% |
| 10 |  Serbia | US$27m | 1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 155
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.
- 10%median duty
- 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 877%highest: Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Norway
155
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 1.3% | 0% – 2% | 2023 |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 21%* | 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 | |
 Cayman Islands | 17% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 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 | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 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 | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 15% | 0% – 30% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
| Japan | 8.5% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 877%* | 62% – 2,453% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 35% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 9% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 49% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 99%* | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 15% | 0% – 30% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 35% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 18% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 791%* | 56% – 2,211% | 2023 |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 77% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 5% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Zambia | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 00139 Swine, live, other than pure-bred breeding animals
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 02140 Swine / pigs
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0145 Raising of swine/pigs
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0103.91 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0103.91 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0103.91 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0103.91 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0103.91 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0103.91 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0103.91 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0103.91 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
148 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 pigs under 50 kg into the UK came to £8.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 8% on the year before); Ireland supplied 75%, followed by Denmark.
In 2024, countries exported live pigs under 50 kg worth US$3bn (+2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Denmark (US$2bn), followed by the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for weighing less than 50 kg?
Weighing less than 50 kg fall under HS subheading 0103.91, part of heading 0103, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on weighing less than 50 kg in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0103.91 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 weighing less than 50 kg in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0103.91 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 weighing less than 50 kg?
Denmark, with US$2bn in 2024 (58.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export live pigs under 50 kg to the UK duty-free?
148 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 pigs under 50 kg from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (75%), Denmark (23%) and Germany (2%), out of total imports of £8.4m.