Subheading · Chapter 41 · Heading 4101

4101.20

4101.20: Whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8 kg when simply dried, 10 kg when dry-salted, or 16 kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved

Subheading 4101.20 belongs to heading 4101 (raw hides and skins of bovine) in chapter 41.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 4101 20 00 00 Whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8 kg when simply dried, 10 kg when dry-salted, or 16 kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved p/st
  2. 4101 20 10 00 Fresh Freep/st
  3. 4101 20 30 00 Wet-salted Freep/st
  4. 4101 20 50 00 Dried or dry-salted Freep/st
  5. 4101 20 80 00 Other Freep/st

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

  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

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 - 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)

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
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

last 12 months£219k+978.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£4.83 per kg
Jan 2024: £17Feb 2024: £112Mar 2024: £6kApr 2024: £21May 2024: £40kJul 2024: £13kAug 2024: £5kSept 2024: £6kOct 2024: £2kApr 2025: £9kJul 2025: £3kSept 2025: £1kOct 2025: £2kNov 2025: £111kDec 2025: £6kJan 2026: £2kFeb 2026: £23kMar 2026: £10kApr 2026: £14kMay 2026: £5kJun 2026: £28kJul 2026: £13kAug 2026: £3k 20242026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Netherlands £104k 47.6% —
Serbia £83k 38% —
Brazil £14k 6.6% +1,290.7%
Dominican Republic £6k 2.8% —
United States £3k 1.4% —
Italy £3k 1.4% -76.7%
Japan £2k 0.8% —
United Kingdom £2k 0.7% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

4101.20 · US$238m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$249kUS$249k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$14m

Exports: 119
  1. France: US$37m
  2. Netherlands: US$31m
  3. New Zealand: US$26m
  4. Switzerland: US$14m
  5. United States: US$10m
  6. Benin: US$10m
  7. Belgium: US$10m
  8. Peru: US$8m
  9. Italy: US$8m
  10. Germany: US$6m
  11. Australia: US$5m
  12. Tanzania: US$5m
  13. Spain: US$4m
  14. Poland: US$4m
  15. Brazil: US$4m
  16. Kenya: US$3m
  17. Canada: US$3m
  18. Ethiopia: US$3m
  19. Austria: US$2m
  20. Montenegro: US$2m
  21. Denmark: US$2m
  22. Pakistan: US$2m
  23. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
  24. Albania: US$2m
  25. Mexico: US$2m
  26. United Kingdom: US$2m
  27. Sudan: US$2m
  28. Romania: US$2m
  29. Nigeria: US$2m
  30. Afghanistan: US$1m
  31. Croatia: US$1m
  32. Colombia: US$1m
  33. Egypt: US$1m
  34. Finland: US$1m
  35. Venezuela: US$1m
  36. Myanmar (Burma): US$820k
  37. Saudi Arabia: US$782k
  38. Malaysia: US$731k
  39. Serbia: US$696k
  40. South Africa: US$642k
  41. Tunisia: US$622k
  42. Argentina: US$563k
  43. Turkmenistan: US$552k
  44. Ireland: US$536k
  45. Yemen: US$530k
  46. Togo: US$511k
  47. Guatemala: US$503k
  48. Czechia: US$446k
  49. Norway: US$430k
  50. Kyrgyzstan: US$428k
  51. Mongolia: US$389k
  52. Uruguay: US$346k
  53. Burundi: US$336k
  54. Dominican Republic: US$310k
  55. India: US$305k
  56. Russia: US$284k
  57. Georgia: US$252k
  58. Azerbaijan: US$251k
  59. China: US$249k
  60. Türkiye: US$244k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$37m 15.7%
2 Netherlands US$31m 13.2%
3 New Zealand US$26m 11.1%
4 Switzerland US$14m 6%
5 United States US$10m 4.3%
6 Benin US$10m 4.2%
7 Belgium US$10m 4%
8 Peru US$8m 3.5%
9 Italy US$8m 3.4%
10 Germany US$6m 2.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$104m 43.7%
2 China US$54m 22.6%
3 Nigeria US$14m 5.7%
4 Spain US$8m 3.4%
5 France US$7m 3.1%
6 Netherlands US$5m 2.3%
7 Indonesia US$5m 2%
8 Türkiye US$4m 1.8%
9 Mexico US$4m 1.5%
10 Serbia US$3m 1.5%

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
  • 56number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Bermuda

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 5% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 0% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0% 2022
Botswana 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Brazil 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 5.8% 5% – 8% 2023
Colombia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 5.3% 0% – 9% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 6.3% 0% – 10% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Ethiopia 0% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 2% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 10% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 6.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 0% 2023
Indonesia 0% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 8.4% 0% – 30% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 10% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 20% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 2.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 5% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 6.3% 0% – 10% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 0% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 14% 10% – 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 20% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 5% 0% – 10% 2023
South Korea 1.5% 0% – 3% 2023
Sri Lanka 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 0% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 4% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 0% 2023
Tuvalu 15% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 2.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Uruguay 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 0% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 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
21121 Whole bovine (incl. buffalo)/equine hides & skins, of a weight per skin not >8kg (simply dried)/10kg (dry-salted)/16kg (fresh/wet-salted/othwise preserved)
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
CPC 2.1 product
02951 Raw hides and skins of bovine animals
02952 Raw hides and skins of equine animals
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1010 Processing and preserving of meat

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20174101.20unchanged
20124101.20unchanged
20074101.20changed
20024101.20changed
19964101.10, 4101.21, 4101.30, 4101.40, 4104.10, 4104.21, 4104.22, 4104.29changed
19924101.10, 4101.21, 4101.30, 4101.40, 4104.10, 4104.21, 4104.22, 4104.29changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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.

  1. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 4101.20 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 4101.20 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

156 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £218.6k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 978% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 48%, followed by Serbia.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$238m (−31.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was France (US$37m), followed by the Netherlands.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8 kg when simply dried, 10 kg when dry-salted, or 16 kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved?

Whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8 kg when simply dried, 10 kg when dry-salted, or 16 kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved fall under HS subheading 4101.20, part of heading 4101, in section VIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4101.20 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 whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4101.20 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 whole hides and skins, unsplit, of a weight per…?

France, with US$37m in 2024 (15.7% of world exports).

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

156 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 Netherlands (48%), Serbia (38%) and Brazil (7%), out of total imports of £218.6k.

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