Subheading · Chapter 41 · Heading 4101
4101.50: Whole hides and skins, of a weight exceeding 16 kg
Whole raw bovine hides over 16 kg
4101.50 is the HS subheading for whole raw bovine hides over 16 kg, under heading 4101 in chapter 41.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4101 50 00 00 Whole hides and skins, of a weight exceeding 16 kg p/st
- 4101 50 10 00 Fresh Freep/st
- 4101 50 30 00 Wet-salted Freep/st
- 4101 50 50 00 Dried or dry-salted Freep/st
- 4101 50 90 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
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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £1.4m | 96.2% | -18.4% |
| United Kingdom | £36k | 2.5% | +28.4% |
 Italy | £12k | 0.8% | — |
 New Zealand | £6k | 0.4% | — |
 Germany | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Mexico | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Malaysia | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
USA Free – 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 2.3% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 19 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 30% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 8.4% 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$9m+US$35m+> US$117m
Exports: 117
- United States: US$642m
- Australia: US$180m
- France: US$131m
- Germany: US$117m
- Netherlands: US$107m
- Canada: US$100m
- Spain: US$87m
- Argentina: US$81m
- Ireland: US$65m
- Poland: US$60m
- United Kingdom: US$55m
- Belgium: US$35m
- Italy: US$34m
- Denmark: US$30m
- Switzerland: US$29m
- Sweden: US$28m
- Austria: US$27m
- New Zealand: US$26m
- Brazil: US$25m
- Norway: US$20m
- South Africa: US$18m
- Uruguay: US$17m
- Croatia: US$17m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Madagascar: US$11m
- Finland: US$11m
- Serbia: US$11m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$9m
- Iraq: US$9m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Japan: US$9m
- Chile: US$8m
- Romania: US$7m
- Turkmenistan: US$7m
- Costa Rica: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- Ethiopia: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Tanzania: US$5m
- Venezuela: US$4m
- Lebanon: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Bolivia: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$3m
- Nicaragua: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Uganda: US$2m
- Sudan: US$2m
- Albania: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- India: US$1m
- Afghanistan: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Georgia: US$983k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$477kUS$477k+US$7m+US$39m+> US$79m
Imports: 98
- China: US$1bn
- Italy: US$392m
- South Korea: US$79m
- Mexico: US$75m
- Netherlands: US$55m
- Türkiye: US$52m
- Germany: US$50m
- Brazil: US$47m
- Nigeria: US$47m
- Thailand: US$39m
- Austria: US$37m
- Sweden: US$21m
- Denmark: US$20m
- Portugal: US$20m
- France: US$19m
- India: US$17m
- Japan: US$15m
- Spain: US$15m
- Poland: US$13m
- Slovakia: US$12m
- Croatia: US$11m
- Belgium: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- United States: US$7m
- Norway: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Cambodia: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Uruguay: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Togo: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- El Salvador: US$922k
- Paraguay: US$830k
- Panama: US$734k
- Estonia: US$626k
- Ghana: US$503k
- Benin: US$479k
- Israel: US$477k
- Colombia: US$435k
- Bulgaria: US$356k
- Russia: US$273k
- Switzerland: US$242k
- Lithuania: US$212k
- Philippines: US$174k
- Romania: US$169k
- Malaysia: US$111k
- Albania: US$107k
- Ethiopia: US$103k
- New Zealand: US$88k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$642m | 30.1% |
| 2 |  Australia | US$180m | 8.4% |
| 3 |  France | US$131m | 6.2% |
| 4 | Germany | US$117m | 5.5% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$107m | 5% |
| 6 | Canada | US$100m | 4.7% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$87m | 4.1% |
| 8 | Argentina | US$81m | 3.8% |
| 9 | Ireland | US$65m | 3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$60m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$1bn | 47% |
| 2 | Italy | US$392m | 18.4% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$79m | 3.7% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$75m | 3.5% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$55m | 2.6% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$52m | 2.4% |
| 7 | Germany | US$50m | 2.4% |
| 8 | Brazil | US$47m | 2.2% |
| 9 | Nigeria | US$47m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$39m | 1.8% |
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
- 57number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Bermuda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data 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 | 0% | 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 | 6% | 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 | 6.3% | 0% – 10% | 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 | 0.3% | 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
- 21129 Other hides & skins, including butts, bends & bellies
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 02951 Raw hides and skins of bovine animals02952 Raw hides and skins of equine animals
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1010 Processing and preserving of meat
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4101.50 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4101.50 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4101.50 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4101.50 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4101.21, 4101.30, 4101.40, 4104.21, 4104.22, 4104.29 | changed |
| 1992 | 4101.21, 4101.30, 4101.40, 4104.21, 4104.22, 4104.29 | changed |
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4101.50 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 4101.50 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 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 whole raw bovine hides over 16 kg worth £1.4m (down 19% on the year before), at an average of £0.45 per kg; Ireland supplied 96%, followed by United Kingdom.
World trade in whole raw bovine hides over 16 kg reached US$2.1bn in 2024, down 15.3% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 30.1% of the total, ahead of Australia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for whole hides and skins, of a weight exceeding 16 kg?
Whole hides and skins, of a weight exceeding 16 kg fall under HS subheading 4101.50, part of heading 4101, in section VIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on whole hides and skins, of a weight exceeding 16 kg in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4101.50 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, of a weight exceeding 16 kg in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4101.50 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, of a weight exceeding 16 kg?
The United States, with US$642m in 2024 (30.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export whole raw bovine hides over 16 kg 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 whole raw bovine hides over 16 kg from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (96%), United Kingdom (3%) and Italy (1%), out of total imports of £1.4m.