Subheading · Chapter 01 · Heading 0106
0106.11: Other live animals, mammals, primates
Official description Primates
0106.11 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0106, other live animals, chapter 01.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0106 11 00 00 Primates Free+2p/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
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 - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- 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 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, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | 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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | 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–Serbia agreement | Serbia | 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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mauritius | £13.5m | 64.5% | +80.7% |
 Vietnam | £5.9m | 28.2% | -28.4% |
 Netherlands | £1.3m | 6.5% | +18,476% |
 Spain | £143k | 0.7% | +9,631.5% |
 Germany | £8k | 0% | — |
 Poland | £6k | 0% | — |
 France | £3k | 0% | -64.2% |
 Czechia | £2k | 0% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 30% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$9kUS$9k+US$126k+US$3.2m+> US$83.8m
Exports: 77
- Mauritius: US$110.2m
- Cambodia: US$87.8m
- Vietnam: US$83.8m
- France: US$12m
- Spain: US$8.3m
- Belgium: US$7.1m
- United States: US$3.6m
- Philippines: US$3.2m
- Indonesia: US$1.7m
- Netherlands: US$1.4m
- Czechia: US$840.8k
- South Africa: US$706.1k
- Russia: US$268.2k
- Barbados: US$262.7k
- Australia: US$242.3k
- St Kitts & Nevis: US$201k
- Italy: US$147.2k
- Ukraine: US$127.8k
- Romania: US$126k
- Guyana: US$95.9k
- Germany: US$79.7k
- United Kingdom: US$65.1k
- Macao SAR China: US$63.3k
- Venezuela: US$57.5k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$56.7k
- Peru: US$54k
- Thailand: US$38.4k
- Benin: US$38.3k
- Poland: US$29.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$25.1k
- Egypt: US$24.2k
- Uzbekistan: US$22k
- Hungary: US$21.5k
- China: US$18.5k
- Angola: US$11.4k
- Colombia: US$11k
- Greece: US$10.3k
- Malta: US$9k
- Norway: US$8.7k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$6.8k
- Cyprus: US$6.4k
- Canada: US$5k
- Ireland: US$4.7k
- Slovakia: US$4.5k
- Sri Lanka: US$4.4k
- Switzerland: US$4.2k
- Bulgaria: US$4k
- Suriname: US$3.5k
- Guatemala: US$3.1k
- Malaysia: US$2.7k
- Mexico: US$1.7k
- Croatia: US$1.6k
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.6k
- Türkiye: US$1.6k
- Argentina: US$1.2k
- Ghana: US$1.2k
- Togo: US$1.1k
- Austria: US$1k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$1k
- South Korea: US$1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.7kUS$2.7k+US$336.3k+US$15.5m+> US$43.6m
Imports: 68
- United States: US$123.2m
- Japan: US$43.6m
- Canada: US$34.9m
- Germany: US$26m
- Spain: US$22m
- France: US$18m
- China: US$15.5m
- United Kingdom: US$15m
- South Korea: US$12.1m
- Italy: US$5.5m
- Cambodia: US$1.9m
- Israel: US$1.6m
- Netherlands: US$1.5m
- Thailand: US$573.6k
- United Arab Emirates: US$404.1k
- India: US$336.3k
- Malaysia: US$257.4k
- El Salvador: US$55.6k
- Switzerland: US$52.2k
- Russia: US$42.2k
- Philippines: US$28.3k
- Egypt: US$24.8k
- Kazakhstan: US$21.4k
- Belgium: US$20.1k
- Qatar: US$19.9k
- Indonesia: US$17.9k
- Mexico: US$12.1k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$11.4k
- Guatemala: US$7.5k
- Sri Lanka: US$6.5k
- Sweden: US$3.8k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2.7k
- Singapore: US$1.8k
- Azerbaijan: US$1.4k
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.4k
- Czechia: US$800
- Kenya: US$700
- Libya: US$600
- Zimbabwe: US$600
- Austria: US$500
- South Africa: US$500
- Mozambique: US$400
- Tanzania: US$400
- Angola: US$300
- Brazil: US$300
- Poland: US$300
- Comoros: US$200
- Denmark: US$200
- Kuwait: US$200
- New Zealand: US$200
- Pakistan: US$200
- Tajikistan: US$200
- Vietnam: US$200
- Zambia: US$200
- Bahrain: US$100
- Brunei: US$100
- Ghana: US$100
- Greece: US$100
- Iraq: US$100
- Jordan: US$100
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | US$110.2m | 34.1% |
| 2 |  Cambodia | US$87.8m | 27.2% |
| 3 | Vietnam | US$83.8m | 26% |
| 4 | France | US$12m | 3.7% |
| 5 | Spain | US$8.3m | 2.6% |
| 6 |  Belgium | US$7.1m | 2.2% |
| 7 | United States | US$3.6m | 1.1% |
| 8 |  Philippines | US$3.2m | 1% |
| 9 |  Indonesia | US$1.7m | 0.5% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$1.4m | 0.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$123.2m | 38.2% |
| 2 |  Japan | US$43.6m | 13.5% |
| 3 |  Canada | US$34.9m | 10.8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$26m | 8.1% |
| 5 | Spain | US$22m | 6.8% |
| 6 | France | US$18m | 5.6% |
| 7 |  China | US$15.5m | 4.8% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$15m | 4.7% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$12.1m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$5.5m | 1.7% |
Subheading 0106.11 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 0106.11; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 154 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 154 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £20.8m (up 19% on the year before), at an average of £2,059.33 per kg; Mauritius supplied 65%, followed by Vietnam.
World trade in these goods reached US$322.7m in 2024, down 7.7% on 2023.
Mauritius was the largest exporter with 34.1% of the total, ahead of Cambodia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other live animals, mammals, primates?
Other live animals, mammals, primates fall under HS subheading 0106.11, part of heading 0106, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other live animals, mammals, primates in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0106.11 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 other live animals, mammals, primates in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0106.11 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 other live animals, mammals, primates?
Mauritius, with US$110.2m in 2024 (34.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
154 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Mauritius (65%), Vietnam (28%) and Netherlands (7%), out of total imports of £20.8m.