Subheading · Chapter 01 · Heading 0106

0106.49

0106.49: Other live animals, insects, other

Official description Other

Subheading 0106.49 belongs to heading 0106 (other live animals) in chapter 01.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 6
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0106 49 00 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 6

  • Import controlAnimal Health Certificate
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    1980/1212
    Documents
    • 9120
    • 912Y
  • 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))
    • C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
  • 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 - 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
  • 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
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–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla 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–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£16.7m+18.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£34.92 per kg
Jan 2024: £540kFeb 2024: £680kMar 2024: £1mApr 2024: £1.4mMay 2024: £1.6mJun 2024: £1.5mJul 2024: £1.3mAug 2024: £991kSept 2024: £744kOct 2024: £489kNov 2024: £402kDec 2024: £376kJan 2025: £547kFeb 2025: £790kMar 2025: £1.2mApr 2025: £1.8mMay 2025: £2.1mJun 2025: £2.5mJul 2025: £2mAug 2025: £1.2mSept 2025: £1.1mOct 2025: £837kNov 2025: £556kDec 2025: £595kJan 2026: £760kFeb 2026: £1.1mMar 2026: £1.5mApr 2026: £1.8mMay 2026: £2.4mJun 2026: £2.6mJul 2026: £2.1mAug 2026: £1.4m 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 £3.6m 21.6% +78.2%
Morocco £3.2m 18.9% +6.3%
Netherlands £2.9m 17.4% -1.5%
Spain £2.3m 14% -3.3%
Belgium £1.9m 11.4% +26.9%
Kenya £885k 5.3% +43.7%
Israel £635k 3.8% +452.1%
Poland £369k 2.2% -11.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0106.49 · US$268m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$114kUS$114k+US$694k+US$9m+> US$29m

Exports: 93
  1. Netherlands: US$56m
  2. Belgium: US$42m
  3. Spain: US$29m
  4. Morocco: US$23m
  5. Israel: US$17m
  6. United Kingdom: US$16m
  7. Canada: US$14m
  8. United States: US$12m
  9. Kenya: US$9m
  10. Italy: US$8m
  11. Germany: US$8m
  12. France: US$6m
  13. Mexico: US$5m
  14. Poland: US$3m
  15. Denmark: US$3m
  16. Costa Rica: US$3m
  17. Switzerland: US$2m
  18. Hungary: US$1m
  19. Egypt: US$992k
  20. Kazakhstan: US$975k
  21. Türkiye: US$754k
  22. China: US$694k
  23. Lithuania: US$647k
  24. South Africa: US$606k
  25. Ecuador: US$591k
  26. Belarus: US$515k
  27. Russia: US$483k
  28. Thailand: US$445k
  29. Slovakia: US$419k
  30. Argentina: US$406k
  31. Philippines: US$363k
  32. Malaysia: US$362k
  33. Czechia: US$358k
  34. Indonesia: US$355k
  35. Greece: US$239k
  36. Sweden: US$191k
  37. Colombia: US$185k
  38. El Salvador: US$185k
  39. Uzbekistan: US$150k
  40. Panama: US$143k
  41. Ukraine: US$140k
  42. Somalia: US$140k
  43. Australia: US$122k
  44. Vietnam: US$114k
  45. Austria: US$91k
  46. Croatia: US$83k
  47. Taiwan: US$83k
  48. Latvia: US$67k
  49. Belize: US$53k
  50. Nicaragua: US$49k
  51. Guatemala: US$45k
  52. Peru: US$39k
  53. Suriname: US$34k
  54. Chile: US$32k
  55. Estonia: US$29k
  56. Cameroon: US$28k
  57. Japan: US$28k
  58. Finland: US$27k
  59. Singapore: US$21k
  60. South Korea: US$16k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$56m 20.9%
2 Belgium US$42m 15.6%
3 Spain US$29m 10.9%
4 Morocco US$23m 8.5%
5 Israel US$17m 6.5%
6 United Kingdom US$16m 5.9%
7 Canada US$14m 5.3%
8 United States US$12m 4.5%
9 Kenya US$9m 3.4%
10 Italy US$8m 2.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$46m 17.3%
2 Canada US$36m 13.3%
3 United States US$27m 10.2%
4 Belgium US$24m 8.8%
5 France US$15m 5.5%
6 Spain US$15m 5.4%
7 United Kingdom US$14m 5.2%
8 Italy US$12m 4.6%
9 Germany US$12m 4.4%
10 Russia US$5m 1.9%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 0106.49; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 0106.49 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

153 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.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £16.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 19% on the year before); France supplied 22%, followed by Morocco.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$268m (+12.4% year on year).

The largest exporter was the Netherlands (US$56m), followed by Belgium.

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Questions and answers

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

Other live animals, insects, other fall under HS subheading 0106.49, part of heading 0106, in section I of the Harmonized System.

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

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0106.49 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, insects, other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0106.49 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, insects, other?

The Netherlands, with US$56m in 2024 (20.9% of world exports).

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

153 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 France (22%), Morocco (19%) and Netherlands (17%), out of total imports of £16.7m.