Subheading · Chapter 31 · Heading 3101
3101.00: Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products
Animal or vegetable fertilisers (organic)
3101.00 is the HS subheading for animal or vegetable fertilisers (organic), under heading 3101 in chapter 31.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3101 00 00 00 Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products
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. 376
- Documents
- 9008
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) | — | |
| 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–Andorra agreement | Andorra | 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–Iceland agreement | Iceland | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.9m | 38.6% | -4.6% | |
| £4.9m | 19% | +12.4% | |
| £3.7m | 14.3% | -46.7% | |
| £1.6m | 6.3% | +102.3% | |
| £1.1m | 4.4% | +32.8% | |
| £725k | 2.8% | -19% | |
| £718k | 2.8% | +43.3% | |
| £635k | 2.5% | -3.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$820kUS$820k+US$6m+US$23m+> US$110m
Exports: 134
- Netherlands: US$180m
- Italy: US$172m
- Belgium: US$152m
- Spain: US$110m
- China: US$55m
- France: US$51m
- United States: US$49m
- Germany: US$43m
- India: US$38m
- Canada: US$37m
- Ireland: US$30m
- United Kingdom: US$30m
- Norway: US$23m
- Austria: US$22m
- Japan: US$22m
- South Korea: US$21m
- Türkiye: US$17m
- Vietnam: US$16m
- South Africa: US$15m
- Portugal: US$14m
- Lithuania: US$13m
- Australia: US$12m
- Chile: US$10m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Argentina: US$9m
- Brazil: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Algeria: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Israel: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- Mauritania: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Sri Lanka: US$5m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Latvia: US$4m
- Greece: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$991k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$926kUS$926k+US$5m+US$14m+> US$61m
Imports: 203
- France: US$106m
- Vietnam: US$101m
- China: US$70m
- Spain: US$69m
- United States: US$67m
- Italy: US$62m
- Netherlands: US$61m
- Germany: US$60m
- Portugal: US$48m
- India: US$44m
- United Kingdom: US$33m
- Poland: US$32m
- Belgium: US$28m
- Brazil: US$25m
- Austria: US$19m
- Cambodia: US$18m
- Romania: US$16m
- Peru: US$15m
- Switzerland: US$14m
- Canada: US$14m
- Mexico: US$14m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- Japan: US$13m
- Greece: US$12m
- Ireland: US$12m
- Chile: US$11m
- Australia: US$11m
- Mauritania: US$11m
- Pakistan: US$10m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Philippines: US$9m
- Laos: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Algeria: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Croatia: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Guatemala: US$5m
- Ecuador: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Paraguay: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Colombia: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Russia: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$180m | 14% | |
| 2 | US$172m | 13.4% | |
| 3 | US$152m | 11.8% | |
| 4 | US$110m | 8.5% | |
| 5 | US$55m | 4.3% | |
| 6 | US$51m | 4% | |
| 7 | US$49m | 3.8% | |
| 8 | US$43m | 3.4% | |
| 9 | US$38m | 3% | |
| 10 | US$37m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$106m | 8.3% | |
| 2 | US$101m | 7.8% | |
| 3 | US$70m | 5.5% | |
| 4 | US$69m | 5.4% | |
| 5 | US$67m | 5.2% | |
| 6 | US$62m | 4.8% | |
| 7 | US$61m | 4.7% | |
| 8 | US$60m | 4.7% | |
| 9 | US$48m | 3.8% | |
| 10 | US$44m | 3.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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.
- 0%median duty
- 91number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 15%highest: Algeria, India, Armenia
162
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.7% | 3% – 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 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
- 2721 Animal/vegetable fertilizers, whether/not mixed together/chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing/chemical treatment of animal/vegetable products
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 111210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34654 Excreta of animals useful for manure/fertilizer and fuel preparation
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0141 Raising of cattle and buffaloes0142 Raising of horses and other equines0143 Raising of camels and camelids0144 Raising of sheep and goats
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3101.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3101.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3101.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3101.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3101.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3101.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3101.00; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 3101.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
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 animal or vegetable fertilisers (organic) worth £25.6m (down 8% on the year before), at an average of £0.63 per kg; Ireland supplied 39%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in animal or vegetable fertilisers (organic) reached US$1.3bn in 2024, up 7.5% on 2023.
The Netherlands was the largest exporter with 14% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products?
Animal or vegetable fertilisers, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilisers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products fall under HS subheading 3101.00, part of heading 3101, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on animal or vegetable fertilisers in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3101.00 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 animal or vegetable fertilisers in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 3101.00 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 animal or vegetable fertilisers?
The Netherlands, with US$180m in 2024 (14% of world exports).
Is there anti-dumping duty on animal or vegetable fertilisers (organic)?
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 animal or vegetable fertilisers (organic) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (39%), Netherlands (19%) and Belgium (14%), out of total imports of £25.6m.