Subheading · Chapter 05 · Heading 0505
0505.10: Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down
Feathers and down for stuffing
0505.10 is the HS subheading for feathers and down for stuffing, under heading 0505 in chapter 05.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0505 10 00 00 Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down
- 0505 10 10 00 Raw Free
- 0505 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.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
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))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- 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 - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 | |
| 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–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–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: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4.5m | 28.5% | -4.7% | |
| £3.9m | 24.6% | -3.8% | |
| £2.6m | 16.4% | -27.2% | |
| £1.8m | 11.2% | +48.1% | |
| £1.1m | 7.2% | +1.1% | |
| £990k | 6.3% | +17.8% | |
| £305k | 1.9% | -10.6% | |
| £260k | 1.6% | -53.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$963kUS$963k+US$15m+US$71m+> US$118m
Exports: 70
- China: US$609m
- Taiwan: US$180m
- Poland: US$118m
- Hungary: US$115m
- Germany: US$104m
- Vietnam: US$74m
- Italy: US$71m
- France: US$59m
- United States: US$51m
- South Korea: US$48m
- Spain: US$39m
- Russia: US$37m
- Thailand: US$24m
- Czechia: US$20m
- Ukraine: US$18m
- Pakistan: US$17m
- Bulgaria: US$15m
- Romania: US$11m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- Japan: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Iceland: US$4m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Austria: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Portugal: US$963k
- Cyprus: US$923k
- Egypt: US$847k
- Moldova: US$726k
- Denmark: US$656k
- Slovakia: US$504k
- Belgium: US$485k
- Cambodia: US$460k
- Estonia: US$451k
- Brazil: US$442k
- Belize: US$350k
- Bangladesh: US$346k
- New Zealand: US$288k
- Belarus: US$236k
- Norway: US$216k
- South Africa: US$212k
- Finland: US$145k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$119k
- Switzerland: US$84k
- Croatia: US$78k
- Laos: US$74k
- Luxembourg: US$33k
- India: US$32k
- Tunisia: US$28k
- Cameroon: US$15k
- Armenia: US$15k
- Uzbekistan: US$10k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$515kUS$515k+US$8m+US$35m+> US$100m
Imports: 107
- China: US$374m
- Vietnam: US$340m
- United States: US$123m
- Germany: US$100m
- Italy: US$90m
- Taiwan: US$80m
- Bangladesh: US$78m
- Japan: US$64m
- Hungary: US$47m
- Indonesia: US$40m
- Spain: US$35m
- Poland: US$30m
- South Korea: US$29m
- Czechia: US$24m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$23m
- Romania: US$21m
- United Kingdom: US$18m
- Canada: US$14m
- North Korea: US$14m
- France: US$12m
- Ukraine: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Armenia: US$9m
- Denmark: US$9m
- Moldova: US$9m
- Norway: US$8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Cambodia: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$970k
- Finland: US$940k
- Mexico: US$810k
- Brazil: US$794k
- India: US$712k
- Ireland: US$695k
- Serbia: US$621k
- Jordan: US$616k
- Slovakia: US$596k
- Lithuania: US$570k
- Belgium: US$565k
- Georgia: US$543k
- Pakistan: US$515k
- Argentina: US$505k
- Vanuatu: US$477k
- Chile: US$441k
- North Macedonia: US$410k
- Russia: US$352k
- New Zealand: US$315k
- Israel: US$215k
- Egypt: US$205k
- Greece: US$191k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$609m | 36.5% | |
| 2 | US$180m | 10.8% | |
| 3 | US$118m | 7.1% | |
| 4 | US$115m | 6.9% | |
| 5 | US$104m | 6.2% | |
| 6 | US$74m | 4.4% | |
| 7 | US$71m | 4.2% | |
| 8 | US$59m | 3.5% | |
| 9 | US$51m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | US$48m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$374m | 22.4% | |
| 2 | US$340m | 20.4% | |
| 3 | US$123m | 7.4% | |
| 4 | US$100m | 6% | |
| 5 | US$90m | 5.4% | |
| 6 | US$80m | 4.8% | |
| 7 | US$78m | 4.7% | |
| 8 | US$64m | 3.8% | |
| 9 | US$47m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$40m | 2.4% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 43number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Iran, Bahamas, Algeria
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 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
- 29195 Skins & other parts of birds, with their feathers/down, feathers & parts of feathers (whether/not with trimmed edges) & down, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected/treated for preservation; powder & waste of feathers/parts of feathers
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 3111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 39110 Raw offal, inedible (including pigs' bristles, horse hair, animal guts, bird skins, feathers, bones and ivory)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- n/a
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0505.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0505.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0505.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0505.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0505.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 0505.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0505.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0505.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 154 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 154 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 feathers and down for stuffing worth £15.8m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £2.26 per kg; China supplied 29%, followed by Spain.
World trade in feathers and down for stuffing reached US$2bn in 2024, up 24.6% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 36.5% of the total, ahead of Taiwan.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down?
Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down fall under HS subheading 0505.10, part of heading 0505, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0505.10 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 feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0505.10 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 feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down?
China, with US$609m in 2024 (36.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export feathers and down for stuffing to the UK duty-free?
154 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 feathers and down for stuffing?
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 feathers and down for stuffing from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (29%), Spain (25%) and Germany (16%), out of total imports of £15.8m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.