Subheading · Chapter 02 · Heading 0208
0208.10: Of rabbits or hares
0208.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0208, other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen, chapter 02.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0208 10 00 00 Of rabbits or hares
- 0208 10 10 00 Of domestic rabbits 6%
- 0208 10 90 00 Other Free
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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 6% |
| 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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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–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–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–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 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 |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £1.2m | 57.9% | -4.6% |
 Belgium | £538k | 26% | -2% |
 Ireland | £141k | 6.8% | +2.6% |
 Spain | £97k | 4.7% | +952.3% |
 Poland | £48k | 2.3% | +13.9% |
 Portugal | £26k | 1.2% | +69.9% |
 China | £14k | 0.7% | +219% |
 Hungary | £7k | 0.3% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 6.4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.2% 
Türkiye 180% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA 6.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 20% – 45% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 32.5% 
GCC Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$85kUS$85k+US$936k+US$13m+> US$27m
Exports: 51
- Spain: US$31m
- Hungary: US$27m
- China: US$21m
- France: US$20m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Poland: US$7m
- Italy: US$5m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Germany: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Czechia: US$936k
- Uzbekistan: US$737k
- Austria: US$693k
- United Kingdom: US$359k
- Lithuania: US$359k
- Ireland: US$285k
- United States: US$269k
- Slovenia: US$195k
- Chile: US$157k
- Luxembourg: US$119k
- Ethiopia: US$110k
- Denmark: US$92k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$85k
- New Zealand: US$67k
- Greece: US$56k
- South Africa: US$50k
- Slovakia: US$39k
- Egypt: US$33k
- Estonia: US$32k
- Bulgaria: US$27k
- Latvia: US$26k
- Brazil: US$13k
- Sweden: US$7k
- Switzerland: US$7k
- Australia: US$7k
- Russia: US$6k
- Romania: US$5k
- Pakistan: US$5k
- Malta: US$4k
- Sudan: US$4k
- South Korea: US$2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$2k
- Türkiye: US$1k
- Lebanon: US$500
- Malaysia: US$500
- Norway: US$300
- Taiwan: US$200
- Ukraine: US$100
- Cyprus: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$36kUS$36k+US$417k+US$6m+> US$13m
Imports: 100
- Germany: US$30m
- Belgium: US$17m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Italy: US$11m
- United States: US$10m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Poland: US$7m
- Spain: US$7m
- France: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Malta: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$656k
- Japan: US$496k
- Singapore: US$417k
- Hungary: US$414k
- Croatia: US$326k
- Estonia: US$322k
- Andorra: US$310k
- Latvia: US$303k
- Ireland: US$216k
- Saudi Arabia: US$197k
- Denmark: US$195k
- Moldova: US$188k
- Vietnam: US$187k
- Qatar: US$136k
- Belarus: US$127k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$122k
- Mexico: US$114k
- Cyprus: US$87k
- Gabon: US$87k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$73k
- Sweden: US$72k
- Dominican Republic: US$59k
- Morocco: US$54k
- Norway: US$48k
- Finland: US$42k
- United Arab Emirates: US$40k
- Guinea: US$36k
- Equatorial Guinea: US$34k
- Serbia: US$30k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$28k
- China: US$24k
- Philippines: US$24k
- Maldives: US$21k
- Ukraine: US$19k
- Albania: US$18k
- Niger: US$16k
- Cape Verde: US$14k
- Georgia: US$13k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | US$31m | 21.1% |
| 2 | Hungary | US$27m | 18.3% |
| 3 | China | US$21m | 14.7% |
| 4 | France | US$20m | 13.6% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$13m | 8.8% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$10m | 6.7% |
| 7 | Poland | US$7m | 4.6% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$5m | 3.2% |
| 9 | Portugal | US$4m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$2m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$30m | 20.5% |
| 2 | Belgium | US$17m | 11.3% |
| 3 | Portugal | US$13m | 9.1% |
| 4 | Italy | US$11m | 7.2% |
| 5 | United States | US$10m | 7% |
| 6 |  Czechia | US$8m | 5.4% |
| 7 | Poland | US$7m | 4.9% |
| 8 | Spain | US$7m | 4.8% |
| 9 | France | US$6m | 4.2% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$6m | 4.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 15%median duty
- 25number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 180%highest: Türkiye, Iceland, Norway
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 3.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 40% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15%* | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 40% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 40% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 17% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 20% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.2% | 0% – 6.4% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 83%* | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 25% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 15%* | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 6.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 25% | 10% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 44%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Russia | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 23% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 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 | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 5.4%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 40% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 180% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| United Kingdom | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 |
| United States | 6.4% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 30% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 01291 Meat & edible meat offal of rabbits/hares, fresh, chilled/frozen
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21114 Meat of rabbits and hares, fresh or chilled21134 Meat of rabbits and hares, frozen21159 Edible offal of mammals, fresh, chilled or frozen, n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1010 Processing and preserving of meat
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0208.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0208.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0208.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0208.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0208.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0208.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0208.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0208.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6.4% (average 3.2%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 168 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 6%; 167 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 £2.1m (up 2% on the year before), at an average of £5.06 per kg; France supplied 58%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in these goods reached US$147m in 2024, up 0% on 2023.
Spain was the largest exporter with 21.1% of the total, ahead of Hungary.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of rabbits or hares?
Of rabbits or hares fall under HS subheading 0208.10, part of heading 0208, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of rabbits or hares in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0208.10 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 of rabbits or hares in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0208.10 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 of rabbits or hares?
Spain, with US$31m in 2024 (21.1% 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 Free – 6% 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 France (58%), Belgium (26%) and Ireland (7%), out of total imports of £2.1m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.