HS Code 4104.11: Wet-blue bovine leather (full grain)

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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4104 11 00 00 Full grains, unsplit; grain splits p/st
4104 11 10 00 Whole bovine (including buffalo) hides and skins, of a unit surface area not exceeding 28 square feet (2.6 m2) Freep/st
Other p/st
Of bovine (including buffalo) animals p/st
4104 11 51 00 Whole hides and skins, of a unit surface area exceeding 28 square feet (2.6 m2) Freep/st
4104 11 59 00 Other Freep/st
4104 11 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 2

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 scheme	Countries	Rate
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
DCTS Enhanced	Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more Algeria, 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 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
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

last 12 months£5.2m+21.6% · previous 12 months

Average import price£6.72 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£2.5m	48.9%	+103.8%
Italy	£1.6m	30.9%	+10%
Netherlands	£447k	8.7%	+2,762.8%
Serbia	£268k	5.2%	+478.8%
Spain	£239k	4.6%	-2.3%
Brazil	£62k	1.2%	+37.3%
France	£12k	0.2%	-39.9%
Poland	£6k	0.1%	+36.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.4%

Türkiye Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 1.4%

USA Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 2.6%

World trade in 2024

4104.11 · US$1.4bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.2mUS$1.2m+US$8.9m+US$33.1m+> US$66.1m

Exports: 91

United States: US$391.5m
Brazil: US$376.1m
Italy: US$66.1m
New Zealand: US$43.5m
Türkiye: US$42.4m
Australia: US$39.4m
Netherlands: US$35.9m
Germany: US$34.3m
China: US$33.1m
Paraguay: US$29.4m
Uzbekistan: US$27.9m
Thailand: US$20.7m
Denmark: US$20.7m
South Africa: US$19m
United Kingdom: US$18.1m
Uruguay: US$17.3m
Argentina: US$17.1m
Mexico: US$14m
Ukraine: US$11m
Poland: US$9.8m
Spain: US$9.4m
France: US$8.9m
Vietnam: US$8.8m
Bolivia: US$8.4m
Azerbaijan: US$7.6m
Belgium: US$7.3m
Kazakhstan: US$5.9m
Colombia: US$4.9m
Czechia: US$4.6m
Chile: US$4m
Slovakia: US$3.6m
Taiwan: US$2.8m
Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.7m
Uganda: US$2.1m
Tajikistan: US$2m
Kenya: US$1.9m
Panama: US$1.6m
Portugal: US$1.6m
Morocco: US$1.6m
Mongolia: US$1.5m
South Korea: US$1.4m
Bangladesh: US$1.4m
Lithuania: US$1.3m
Kyrgyzstan: US$1.2m
Belarus: US$1.1m
Albania: US$960.1k
Algeria: US$895.3k
Serbia: US$826.3k
Romania: US$755.8k
Saudi Arabia: US$649.4k
Slovenia: US$580k
India: US$557k
Austria: US$545.4k
Pakistan: US$537.1k
Estonia: US$524.7k
Japan: US$448.5k
Nicaragua: US$358.5k
Russia: US$336.4k
Turkmenistan: US$240.5k
Venezuela: US$215.5k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$391.5m	28.5%
2	Brazil	US$376.1m	27.3%
3	Italy	US$66.1m	4.8%
4	New Zealand	US$43.5m	3.2%
5	Türkiye	US$42.4m	3.1%
6	Australia	US$39.4m	2.9%
7	Netherlands	US$35.9m	2.6%
8	Germany	US$34.3m	2.5%
9	China	US$33.1m	2.4%
10	Paraguay	US$29.4m	2.1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$381.1m	27.7%
2	Italy	US$321.2m	23.3%
3	Vietnam	US$208.3m	15.1%
4	Thailand	US$65.7m	4.8%
5	Mexico	US$56.2m	4.1%
6	India	US$35.4m	2.6%
7	Poland	US$27.2m	2%
8	Brazil	US$26.2m	1.9%
9	Spain	US$24.9m	1.8%
10	Indonesia	US$23m	1.7%

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4104.11 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 4104.11 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5.5% (average 1.4%). 3 of them are duty-free.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 wet-blue bovine leather (full grain) worth £5.2m (up 22% on the year before), at an average of £6.72 per kg; Germany supplied 49%, followed by Italy.

World trade in wet-blue bovine leather (full grain) reached US$1.4bn in 2024, up 1.4% on 2023.

The United States was the largest exporter with 28.5% of the total, ahead of Brazil.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for full grains, unsplit; grain splits?

Full grains, unsplit; grain splits fall under HS subheading 4104.11, part of heading 4104, in section VIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on full grains, unsplit; grain splits in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4104.11 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 full grains, unsplit; grain splits in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4104.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 5.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most full grains, unsplit; grain splits?

The United States, with US$391.5m in 2024 (28.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export wet-blue bovine leather (full grain) 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import wet-blue bovine leather (full grain) from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (49%), Italy (31%) and Netherlands (9%), out of total imports of £5.2m.

4104.11: Full grains, unsplit; grain splits

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