Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3917
3917.10: Artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials
Artificial sausage casings
3917.10 is the HS subheading for artificial sausage casings, under heading 3917 in chapter 39.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3917 10 00 00 Artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials
- 3917 10 10 00 Of hardened protein 4%
- 3917 10 90 00 Of cellulosic materials 6%
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 2
- 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
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% – 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–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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £9.3m | 76.5% | +11.3% |
 Germany | £1.7m | 13.8% | +28.2% |
 Czechia | £448k | 3.7% | +12.3% |
 Romania | £231k | 1.9% | +27.5% |
 United States | £136k | 1.1% | -40.5% |
 Japan | £135k | 1.1% | -65.6% |
 Poland | £80k | 0.7% | -16.2% |
 China | £50k | 0.4% | +73.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$532kUS$532k+US$6m+US$67m+> US$189m
Exports: 113
- Czechia: US$341m
- Germany: US$283m
- Spain: US$250m
- United States: US$189m
- China: US$187m
- Mexico: US$133m
- Serbia: US$122m
- Belgium: US$92m
- France: US$79m
- Brazil: US$79m
- Poland: US$67m
- Australia: US$46m
- Japan: US$45m
- Uruguay: US$37m
- United Kingdom: US$32m
- Philippines: US$20m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Finland: US$10m
- Russia: US$10m
- Italy: US$9m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Austria: US$7m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Costa Rica: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Armenia: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- India: US$955k
- Norway: US$871k
- Chile: US$737k
- Argentina: US$720k
- Belarus: US$706k
- Colombia: US$660k
- Sweden: US$626k
- Pakistan: US$608k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$580k
- Denmark: US$543k
- Taiwan: US$532k
- Indonesia: US$508k
- Kuwait: US$497k
- Morocco: US$438k
- South Korea: US$292k
- Israel: US$254k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$955kUS$955k+US$8m+US$26m+> US$81m
Imports: 196
- United States: US$238m
- Czechia: US$235m
- Mexico: US$145m
- Brazil: US$119m
- Indonesia: US$81m
- Germany: US$81m
- Thailand: US$75m
- Philippines: US$64m
- Poland: US$57m
- China: US$50m
- France: US$47m
- Italy: US$43m
- South Korea: US$41m
- Canada: US$39m
- Vietnam: US$39m
- Colombia: US$35m
- Argentina: US$35m
- Japan: US$31m
- Ukraine: US$27m
- Russia: US$26m
- Chile: US$26m
- Romania: US$25m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$24m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Austria: US$23m
- Spain: US$22m
- South Africa: US$22m
- Netherlands: US$20m
- Belgium: US$20m
- Belarus: US$19m
- Guatemala: US$17m
- Türkiye: US$16m
- Australia: US$15m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Kazakhstan: US$13m
- Ireland: US$13m
- Serbia: US$12m
- Ecuador: US$12m
- Dominican Republic: US$11m
- Sweden: US$11m
- Slovakia: US$11m
- Israel: US$11m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Estonia: US$9m
- Costa Rica: US$9m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Uzbekistan: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Honduras: US$8m
- Kenya: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Finland: US$6m
- Panama: US$6m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- Venezuela: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | US$341m | 15.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$283m | 13.2% |
| 3 | Spain | US$250m | 11.7% |
| 4 | United States | US$189m | 8.8% |
| 5 | China | US$187m | 8.7% |
| 6 |  Mexico | US$133m | 6.2% |
| 7 |  Serbia | US$122m | 5.7% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$92m | 4.3% |
| 9 |  France | US$79m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  Brazil | US$79m | 3.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$238m | 11.1% |
| 2 | Czechia | US$235m | 11% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$145m | 6.8% |
| 4 | Brazil | US$119m | 5.6% |
| 5 |  Indonesia | US$81m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Germany | US$81m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Thailand | US$75m | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Philippines | US$64m | 3% |
| 9 | Poland | US$57m | 2.7% |
| 10 | China | US$50m | 2.3% |
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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Classification · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1873 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3917.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 4% and 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 3917.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 5.3% and 6.5% (average 5.9%).
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4% – 6%; 174 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 artificial sausage casings worth £12.2m (up 9% on the year before), at an average of £14.14 per kg; Spain supplied 77%, followed by Germany.
World trade in artificial sausage casings reached US$2bn in 2024, down 0.8% on 2023.
The Czechia was the largest exporter with 15.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials?
Artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials fall under HS subheading 3917.10, part of heading 3917, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on artificial guts in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3917.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on artificial guts in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3917.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.3% to 6.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most artificial guts?
The Czechia, with US$341m in 2024 (15.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export artificial sausage casings to the UK duty-free?
174 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% – 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on artificial sausage casings?
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 artificial sausage casings from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (77%), Germany (14%) and Czechia (4%), out of total imports of £12.2m.
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