Subheading · Chapter 02 · Heading 0206

0206.10

0206.10: Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

0206.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0206, edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or…, chapter 02.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free · specific or compound duty standard rate · across 6 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0206 10 00 00 Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled
  2. 0206 10 10 00 For the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
  3. Other
  4. 0206 10 95 00 Thick skirt and thin skirt 12.00 % + 253.00 GBP / 100 kg
  5. Of high quality 12.00 % + 253.00 GBP / 100 kg
  6. 0206 10 95 11 Of bison 12 % + 253 GBP / 100 kg
  7. 0206 10 95 15 Other 12 % + 253 GBP / 100 kg
  8. Other 12.00 % + 253.00 GBP / 100 kg
  9. 0206 10 95 91 Of bison 12 % + 253 GBP / 100 kg
  10. 0206 10 95 99 Other 12 % + 253 GBP / 100 kg
  11. 0206 10 98 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 3

  • Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/1430
    Documents
    • N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 6 lines
  • Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 20%
    Applies to goods from
    Argentina, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Uruguay
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/1432
    Documents
    • L001 Import licence AGRIM
    • Y100 Special entries on the import licence AGRIM
    Tariff lines
    on 2 of 6 lines
  • Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
    Applies to goods from
    Australia, Canada, United States, Uruguay
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/1432
    Documents
    • L001 Import licence AGRIM
    • Y100 Special entries on the import licence AGRIM
    Tariff lines
    on 4 of 6 lines

Import requirements 4

  • 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 - 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)
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 6 lines
  • 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
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
CPTPP Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreementQuota Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada 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–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–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreementQuota 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
CPTPPQuota Brunei Free
CPTPPQuota Canada Free
CPTPPQuota Chile Free
CPTPPQuota Mexico Free
CPTPPQuota Malaysia Free
CPTPPQuota Peru Free
UK–United States agreementQuota United States Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£19.8m+21.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£3.69 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.5mFeb 2024: £1.3mMar 2024: £1.1mApr 2024: £1.4mMay 2024: £1mJun 2024: £1.1mJul 2024: £1.1mAug 2024: £1.1mSept 2024: £1.2mOct 2024: £1.5mNov 2024: £1.3mDec 2024: £1.5mJan 2025: £1.4mFeb 2025: £1.5mMar 2025: £1.8mApr 2025: £1.4mMay 2025: £1.2mJun 2025: £1.2mJul 2025: £1.2mAug 2025: £1.2mSept 2025: £1.8mOct 2025: £1.8mNov 2025: £1.9mDec 2025: £1.8mJan 2026: £1.8mFeb 2026: £1.8mMar 2026: £1.9mApr 2026: £1.8mMay 2026: £1.6mJun 2026: £1.3mJul 2026: £1.2mAug 2026: £1.2m 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
Ireland £13.2m 66.4% +23.8%
Netherlands £3.8m 19.3% +29.2%
Poland £2.4m 12.2% -8.7%
Germany £367k 1.8% —
Belgium £28k 0.1% +0.4%
Argentina £18k 0.1% -66.9%
Australia £13k 0.1% +917.7%
United Kingdom £3k 0% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0206.10 · US$1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$319kUS$319k+US$6m+US$31m+> US$128m

Exports: 73
  1. United States: US$513m
  2. Australia: US$164m
  3. Canada: US$128m
  4. Netherlands: US$90m
  5. Mexico: US$69m
  6. Germany: US$52m
  7. Ireland: US$44m
  8. United Kingdom: US$31m
  9. Poland: US$29m
  10. Belgium: US$22m
  11. Spain: US$21m
  12. France: US$19m
  13. Italy: US$17m
  14. Austria: US$16m
  15. New Zealand: US$7m
  16. Colombia: US$7m
  17. Denmark: US$6m
  18. Argentina: US$6m
  19. Pakistan: US$5m
  20. Panama: US$5m
  21. India: US$4m
  22. Paraguay: US$4m
  23. Lithuania: US$3m
  24. South Africa: US$2m
  25. Sweden: US$1m
  26. Uruguay: US$1m
  27. China: US$911k
  28. Czechia: US$670k
  29. Brazil: US$661k
  30. Switzerland: US$585k
  31. Luxembourg: US$571k
  32. Egypt: US$530k
  33. Hungary: US$450k
  34. Greece: US$384k
  35. Latvia: US$333k
  36. Belarus: US$319k
  37. Croatia: US$290k
  38. Kazakhstan: US$267k
  39. Romania: US$237k
  40. Serbia: US$227k
  41. Kenya: US$211k
  42. Finland: US$206k
  43. Iran: US$204k
  44. Portugal: US$194k
  45. Hong Kong SAR China: US$192k
  46. Estonia: US$150k
  47. Slovenia: US$113k
  48. Türkiye: US$75k
  49. Russia: US$70k
  50. Slovakia: US$46k
  51. Philippines: US$43k
  52. Singapore: US$37k
  53. Curaçao: US$34k
  54. Nicaragua: US$28k
  55. Bulgaria: US$26k
  56. Japan: US$22k
  57. Ethiopia: US$12k
  58. Chile: US$11k
  59. Honduras: US$9k
  60. Cyprus: US$8k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$513m 40.2%
2 Australia US$164m 12.9%
3 Canada US$128m 10.1%
4 Netherlands US$90m 7.1%
5 Mexico US$69m 5.4%
6 Germany US$52m 4.1%
7 Ireland US$44m 3.5%
8 United Kingdom US$31m 2.4%
9 Poland US$29m 2.3%
10 Belgium US$22m 1.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Japan US$671m 52.7%
2 France US$145m 11.4%
3 United States US$138m 10.8%
4 Germany US$53m 4.1%
5 Mexico US$30m 2.4%
6 South Korea US$29m 2.3%
7 Italy US$29m 2.3%
8 Spain US$23m 1.8%
9 United Kingdom US$19m 1.5%
10 Netherlands US$13m 1%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N280596 U.S. CBP 25 November 2016 · 0206.10.00.00

    The tariff classification of Chilled Hanging Tender from Australia

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0206.10 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free. 4 lines have a specific or compound duty.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0206.10 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free. 2 of them are duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.

Goods from 145 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 137 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £19.8m (up 21% on the year before), at an average of £3.69 per kg; Ireland supplied 66%, followed by Netherlands.

World trade in these goods reached US$1bn in 2024, down 0.7% on 2023.

The United States was the largest exporter with 40.2% of the total, ahead of Australia.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of bovine animals, fresh or chilled?

Of bovine animals, fresh or chilled fall under HS subheading 0206.10, part of heading 0206, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of bovine animals, fresh or chilled in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0206.10 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 of bovine animals, fresh or chilled in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0206.10 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 of bovine animals, fresh or chilled?

The United States, with US$513m in 2024 (40.2% of world exports).

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

137 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.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (66%), Netherlands (19%) and Poland (12%), out of total imports of £19.8m.