Subheading · Chapter 01 · Heading 0105
0105.94: Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus
Live chickens (over 185 g)
0105.94 is the HS subheading for live chickens (over 185 g), under heading 0105 in chapter 01.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0105 94 00 00 Fowls of the species gallus domesticus 17 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 17 GBP / 100 kg |
| 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | 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: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £1.6m | 53% | +34.9% |
 France | £711k | 23.6% | +26.3% |
 Germany | £705k | 23.4% | +35.3% |
 Netherlands | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free – 49% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 36.8% 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada specific or compound duty General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% – 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 15% 
Brazil 3.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 3.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2% 
GCC Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$932kUS$932k+US$8m+US$41m+> US$153m
Exports: 73
- Germany: US$484m
- Belgium: US$164m
- France: US$153m
- Malaysia: US$148m
- Netherlands: US$108m
- Denmark: US$48m
- Romania: US$44m
- Lithuania: US$41m
- Slovakia: US$36m
- Czechia: US$34m
- Türkiye: US$26m
- Thailand: US$20m
- Hungary: US$13m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Austria: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- United States: US$8m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Poland: US$7m
- Spain: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Greece: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$999k
- Brazil: US$932k
- Canada: US$774k
- Zambia: US$392k
- China: US$216k
- Tanzania: US$208k
- Bulgaria: US$197k
- Kuwait: US$123k
- Georgia: US$105k
- Eswatini: US$104k
- United Arab Emirates: US$83k
- Montenegro: US$67k
- Russia: US$52k
- Estonia: US$48k
- Rwanda: US$41k
- Tunisia: US$39k
- Indonesia: US$28k
- Kenya: US$25k
- Philippines: US$22k
- Tajikistan: US$19k
- Benin: US$14k
- Fiji: US$14k
- Mauritius: US$14k
- New Zealand: US$12k
- Uganda: US$12k
- India: US$11k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$196kUS$196k+US$2m+US$11m+> US$148m
Imports: 101
- Netherlands: US$622m
- Belgium: US$182m
- Singapore: US$148m
- Poland: US$123m
- Germany: US$95m
- Hungary: US$64m
- Austria: US$25m
- Syria: US$20m
- Slovakia: US$11m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Laos: US$10m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Spain: US$9m
- Cambodia: US$8m
- Dominican Republic: US$7m
- Uganda: US$7m
- Latvia: US$6m
- Portugal: US$5m
- France: US$5m
- Iraq: US$5m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Georgia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Afghanistan: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$969k
- Italy: US$878k
- Malta: US$831k
- Tajikistan: US$776k
- Denmark: US$672k
- Bulgaria: US$611k
- Kuwait: US$576k
- Luxembourg: US$425k
- United States: US$355k
- Cyprus: US$350k
- Montenegro: US$346k
- Saudi Arabia: US$311k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$291k
- Estonia: US$267k
- Albania: US$233k
- United Arab Emirates: US$196k
- Angola: US$166k
- North Macedonia: US$144k
- Armenia: US$143k
- Moldova: US$132k
- Sweden: US$125k
- Honduras: US$85k
- Lesotho: US$85k
- Brunei: US$81k
- Ireland: US$70k
- Ecuador: US$42k
- Pakistan: US$36k
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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.
- 8.5%median duty
- 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 186%highest: Norway, Lebanon, Canada
162
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 24% | 0% – 40% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 82% | 0% – 184% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 24% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 31%* | 26% – 36% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 5.6% | 0% – 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 120%* | 1.3% – 238% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 5% | 0% – 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 24% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 4% | 0% – 8% | 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) | 14%* | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 24% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 24% | 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 | 4% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 92%* | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 24% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 167%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 9.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 8% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 70% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 10% | 0% – 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 186%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 118%* | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 19% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 0% | 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 | 9% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 24% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 24% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 24% | 0% – 40% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 24% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 5.4%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 18% | 0% – 30% | 2023 |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 24% | 0% – 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 25% | 0% – 49% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 13%* | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.2%* | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 6% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 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
- 00149 Poultry, live weight > 185 grams
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 02151 Chickens
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0146 Raising of poultry
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0105.94 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0105.94 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0105.94 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0105.92, 0105.93 | changed |
| 1996 | 0105.92, 0105.93 | changed |
| 1992 | 0105.91 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff the line under subheading 0105.94 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 0105.94 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported live chickens (over 185 g) worth £3m (up 18% on the year before), at an average of £0.70 per kg; Ireland supplied 53%, followed by France.
World trade in live chickens (over 185 g) reached US$1bn in 2024, down 10.7% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 34.4% of the total, ahead of Belgium.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fowls of the species Gallus domesticus?
Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus fall under HS subheading 0105.94, part of heading 0105, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fowls of the species Gallus domesticus in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0105.94 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 49%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on fowls of the species Gallus domesticus in Mexico?
Under the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), imports under 0105.94 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10% to 20%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fowls of the species Gallus domesticus?
Germany, with US$484m in 2024 (34.4% of world exports).
Where does the UK import live chickens (over 185 g) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (53%), France (24%) and Germany (23%), out of total imports of £3m.