Subheading · Chapter 01 · Heading 0106

0106.39

0106.39: Other live animals, birds, other

Official description Other

0106.39 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0106, other live animals, chapter 01.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free – 6% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0106 39 00 00 Other
  2. 0106 39 10 00 Pigeons 6%p/st
  3. 0106 39 80 00 Other Free

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 5

  • 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)
  • Import controlImport control - IAS
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/223
    Documents
    • C065 Permit for invasive alien species in accordance with Art. 8 of Regulation (EU) 1143/2014
    • Y942 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free – 6%
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
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

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
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–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile 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–Türkiye agreement Türkiye 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
DCTS Standard Indonesia 2.5%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1.4m+37.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£27.18 per kg
Jan 2024: £2kFeb 2024: £27kMar 2024: £3kApr 2024: £43kMay 2024: £27kJul 2024: £34kAug 2024: £742kSept 2024: £306kNov 2024: £24kDec 2024: £3kJan 2025: £1kFeb 2025: £9kMar 2025: £1kApr 2025: £68kMay 2025: £19kJun 2025: £47kJul 2025: £36kAug 2025: £530kSept 2025: £72kOct 2025: £4kDec 2025: £73kJan 2026: £3kFeb 2026: £3kMar 2026: £10kApr 2026: £62kMay 2026: £441kJun 2026: £114kJul 2026: £140kAug 2026: £512k 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
France £745k 51.9% +365.2%
Spain £656k 45.7% -20.7%
Netherlands £9k 0.6% -23.2%
Germany £9k 0.6% +10.5%
Czechia £7k 0.5% -69.8%
Denmark £4k 0.3% —
Switzerland £4k 0.3% —
Belgium £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0106.39 · US$54m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$73kUS$73k+US$471k+US$2m+> US$3m

Exports: 98
  1. Belgium: US$9m
  2. Netherlands: US$8m
  3. Spain: US$3m
  4. Portugal: US$3m
  5. Czechia: US$3m
  6. France: US$2m
  7. Guatemala: US$2m
  8. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  9. United States: US$2m
  10. Kuwait: US$2m
  11. Malaysia: US$2m
  12. Denmark: US$2m
  13. Iran: US$2m
  14. United Arab Emirates: US$1m
  15. Poland: US$1m
  16. Brazil: US$980k
  17. Pakistan: US$917k
  18. Kazakhstan: US$686k
  19. Thailand: US$635k
  20. India: US$599k
  21. Paraguay: US$556k
  22. Luxembourg: US$518k
  23. Italy: US$478k
  24. United Kingdom: US$471k
  25. Lebanon: US$437k
  26. Greece: US$427k
  27. South Africa: US$372k
  28. Suriname: US$225k
  29. Canada: US$187k
  30. Hungary: US$173k
  31. Malta: US$168k
  32. Romania: US$164k
  33. Congo - Brazzaville: US$146k
  34. Germany: US$145k
  35. Singapore: US$144k
  36. Argentina: US$133k
  37. Congo - Kinshasa: US$129k
  38. Sri Lanka: US$127k
  39. Australia: US$122k
  40. Mozambique: US$117k
  41. Türkiye: US$104k
  42. Indonesia: US$103k
  43. Bahrain: US$100k
  44. Cyprus: US$94k
  45. Egypt: US$89k
  46. Taiwan: US$78k
  47. Uzbekistan: US$76k
  48. Syria: US$73k
  49. Guyana: US$73k
  50. Oman: US$72k
  51. Saudi Arabia: US$70k
  52. Qatar: US$70k
  53. Venezuela: US$68k
  54. Austria: US$57k
  55. Philippines: US$48k
  56. El Salvador: US$47k
  57. Kenya: US$42k
  58. Jordan: US$39k
  59. Senegal: US$38k
  60. Guinea: US$34k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Belgium US$9m 17.3%
2 Netherlands US$8m 14.2%
3 Spain US$3m 6.4%
4 Portugal US$3m 5.1%
5 Czechia US$3m 4.9%
6 France US$2m 4.1%
7 Guatemala US$2m 3.9%
8 Hong Kong SAR China US$2m 3.7%
9 United States US$2m 3.7%
10 Kuwait US$2m 3.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Portugal US$5m 9%
2 Kuwait US$5m 8.6%
3 Belgium US$3m 5.6%
4 Guatemala US$3m 5.6%
5 Germany US$3m 5.5%
6 China US$3m 4.8%
7 United States US$2m 4.5%
8 Spain US$2m 4.2%
9 Taiwan US$2m 3.9%
10 France US$2m 3.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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
  • 41number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 40%highest: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 40% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 10% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 40% 2022
Bahrain 0% 2023
Bangladesh 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 3.3% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 4% 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 6.7% 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 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 8% 2023
Ecuador 20% 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) 3.2% 0% – 6.4% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 10% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 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 4% 0% – 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 0% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 3.3% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 18% 5% – 30% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 13% 0% – 25% 2023
Mali 10% 2023
Mauritania 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 10% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 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 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 0% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 5% 2023
Qatar 0% 2023
Russia 3.3% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 14% 8% – 20% 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 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 40% 2023
St Lucia 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 40% 2023
Sudan 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 15% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 10% 0% – 20% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 0% 2023
United Kingdom 3% 0% – 6% 2023
United States 1.8% 2023
Uruguay 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 3.3% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 5% 2023
Venezuela 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 5% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 18% 10% – 25% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 5% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.2% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
0019 Live animals, n.e.s.
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
CPC 2.1 product
02194 Other birds
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0149 Raising of other animals
0170 Hunting, trapping and related service activities

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170106.39unchanged
20120106.39unchanged
20070106.39changed
20020106.39changed
19960106.00changed
19920106.00changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0106.39 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6%. 1 of them is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0106.39 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6.4% (average 3.2%). 1 of them is duty-free.

Goods from 169 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 6%; 149 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 £1.4m (up 37% on the year before), at an average of £27.18 per kg; France supplied 52%, followed by Spain.

World trade in these goods reached US$54m in 2024, up 14.5% on 2023.

Belgium was the largest exporter with 17.3% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other live animals, birds, other?

Other live animals, birds, other fall under HS subheading 0106.39, part of heading 0106, in section I of the Harmonized System.

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

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0106.39 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

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

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0106.39 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 6.4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other live animals, birds, other?

Belgium, with US$9m in 2024 (17.3% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

149 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 – 6% 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 France (52%), Spain (46%) and Netherlands (1%), out of total imports of £1.4m.

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