Subheading · Chapter 02 · Heading 0205

0205.00

0205.00: Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen

0205.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0205, meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen, chapter 02.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 3
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 0205 00 20 00 Fresh or chilled 4%
  2. 0205 00 80 00 Frozen 4%

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
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/782
    Documents
    • 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).
    • N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
    • Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
  • 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
    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)—4%
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
DCTS Standard Indonesia 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–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: imports by month

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0205.00 · US$374.5m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$454.7kUS$454.7k+US$5.2m+US$33.2m+> US$56.6m

Exports: 53
  1. Mongolia: US$60.3m
  2. Argentina: US$56.6m
  3. Poland: US$41.9m
  4. Belgium: US$35.1m
  5. Uruguay: US$33.2m
  6. Spain: US$31.8m
  7. Netherlands: US$28.5m
  8. Romania: US$25.1m
  9. France: US$14.1m
  10. Brazil: US$10.6m
  11. Canada: US$9.3m
  12. Italy: US$7.5m
  13. China: US$5.2m
  14. Iceland: US$1.9m
  15. Peru: US$1.6m
  16. Ireland: US$1.4m
  17. Bulgaria: US$1.3m
  18. United Kingdom: US$1.3m
  19. Lithuania: US$1.1m
  20. Australia: US$1m
  21. Germany: US$1m
  22. Croatia: US$876.3k
  23. Colombia: US$876.2k
  24. Mexico: US$763.6k
  25. Estonia: US$454.7k
  26. Denmark: US$388.7k
  27. Sweden: US$305.7k
  28. Russia: US$155.8k
  29. Antigua & Barbuda: US$152k
  30. Tanzania: US$116.6k
  31. Greece: US$62.8k
  32. Slovenia: US$54.6k
  33. Luxembourg: US$48.9k
  34. Hungary: US$42.3k
  35. Morocco: US$38.2k
  36. Portugal: US$34.6k
  37. Botswana: US$24.8k
  38. Azerbaijan: US$24.7k
  39. United States: US$24.5k
  40. South Africa: US$23.8k
  41. Latvia: US$21.8k
  42. Czechia: US$14.6k
  43. Kenya: US$13.8k
  44. Thailand: US$9.6k
  45. Austria: US$4.6k
  46. Indonesia: US$3.6k
  47. Türkiye: US$2.5k
  48. Kazakhstan: US$1.1k
  49. United Arab Emirates: US$200
  50. Japan: US$100
  51. Angola: US$0
  52. Switzerland: US$0
  53. Slovakia: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Mongolia US$60.3m 16.1%
2 Argentina US$56.6m 15.1%
3 Poland US$41.9m 11.2%
4 Belgium US$35.1m 9.4%
5 Uruguay US$33.2m 8.9%
6 Spain US$31.8m 8.5%
7 Netherlands US$28.5m 7.6%
8 Romania US$25.1m 6.7%
9 France US$14.1m 3.8%
10 Brazil US$10.6m 2.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$106.2m 28.4%
2 China US$66.3m 17.7%
3 Belgium US$64.3m 17.2%
4 Japan US$34.4m 9.2%
5 France US$31.2m 8.3%
6 Switzerland US$22.3m 5.9%
7 Netherlands US$11m 2.9%
8 Germany US$10.2m 2.7%
9 Kazakhstan US$6.3m 1.7%
10 Bulgaria US$3.1m 0.8%

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. 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 0205.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 4%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0205.00 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 5.1%.

Goods from 167 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 167 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

World trade in these goods reached US$374.5m in 2024, down 14.3% on 2023.

Mongolia was the largest exporter with 16.1% of the total, ahead of Argentina.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen?

Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen fall under HS subheading 0205.00, part of heading 0205, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0205.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0205.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.1%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh…?

Mongolia, with US$60.3m in 2024 (16.1% of world exports).

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

167 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

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