Subheading · Chapter 41 · Heading 4115
4115.10: Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls
Subheading 4115.10 belongs to heading 4115 (composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets…) in chapter 41.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4115 10 00 00 Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls Free
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 4
- 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)
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2009/1056
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
- Import controlImport control on seal products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2018 No. 1034
- Documents
- C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
- C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
- C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
- Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Romania | £6.8m | 87.3% | -22.1% |
 Germany | £243k | 3.1% | -52.9% |
 China | £220k | 2.8% | +7.8% |
 Spain | £170k | 2.2% | -36.1% |
 Netherlands | £142k | 1.8% | -40.6% |
 Lithuania | £70k | 0.9% | -22.7% |
 Italy | £40k | 0.5% | -47.9% |
 United States | £24k | 0.3% | -89% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$40.2kUS$40.2k+US$737.3k+US$6.3m+> US$23.3m
Exports: 99
- Vietnam: US$50.5m
- United Kingdom: US$41.4m
- China: US$23.3m
- Germany: US$22.6m
- Italy: US$19.8m
- South Korea: US$15.4m
- Romania: US$12.5m
- Japan: US$11.4m
- Türkiye: US$10.1m
- United States: US$6.3m
- Spain: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.3m
- Indonesia: US$3.5m
- France: US$3.5m
- Brazil: US$3.1m
- Thailand: US$2.7m
- South Africa: US$2.7m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Mexico: US$1.8m
- India: US$1.7m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Argentina: US$737.3k
- Poland: US$622.3k
- Pakistan: US$613.9k
- Czechia: US$540.5k
- Philippines: US$441.7k
- Belgium: US$417.8k
- Bolivia: US$351.1k
- Cambodia: US$279.8k
- Canada: US$226.7k
- Lithuania: US$165.6k
- Bangladesh: US$124.9k
- Israel: US$113k
- Colombia: US$92.2k
- Sweden: US$81.6k
- Hungary: US$59.3k
- Kenya: US$54.4k
- Switzerland: US$51.3k
- Tunisia: US$49.6k
- Estonia: US$47.1k
- Australia: US$46k
- Lesotho: US$45.6k
- Bulgaria: US$42.2k
- Greece: US$40.8k
- Egypt: US$40.2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$38.1k
- Curaçao: US$35.9k
- Croatia: US$34.8k
- Denmark: US$34.6k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$30.9k
- Zambia: US$28.8k
- Malaysia: US$23.5k
- Russia: US$22.6k
- Finland: US$21.5k
- Austria: US$19.5k
- Macao SAR China: US$19.5k
- Ireland: US$18.2k
- Norway: US$16.7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$83.4kUS$83.4k+US$937.5k+US$4.6m+> US$12.4m
Imports: 144
- Cambodia: US$66m
- Philippines: US$26.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15.6m
- United Kingdom: US$14.2m
- United States: US$12.4m
- Dominican Republic: US$11.5m
- Vietnam: US$8.8m
- China: US$7.6m
- Italy: US$7.2m
- Indonesia: US$7.1m
- India: US$5.5m
- Türkiye: US$5.4m
- Poland: US$4.9m
- Germany: US$4.9m
- Mexico: US$4.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.7m
- Nigeria: US$3.1m
- France: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2.7m
- Spain: US$2.6m
- Lesotho: US$2.6m
- Thailand: US$2.6m
- Tunisia: US$2.5m
- Switzerland: US$1.9m
- South Korea: US$1.8m
- Portugal: US$1.8m
- Denmark: US$1.7m
- Morocco: US$1.6m
- Madagascar: US$1.4m
- Romania: US$1.3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1.3m
- Slovakia: US$1.2m
- Russia: US$1.1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$953.3k
- South Africa: US$937.5k
- Brazil: US$921.8k
- Saudi Arabia: US$894.6k
- Albania: US$793.4k
- Belarus: US$767.1k
- Japan: US$728.1k
- Algeria: US$698.1k
- Canada: US$675.8k
- Lithuania: US$570.9k
- Czechia: US$570.7k
- Croatia: US$532.7k
- Austria: US$518.7k
- Netherlands: US$497.7k
- Estonia: US$408.9k
- Belgium: US$374.4k
- Malaysia: US$353.4k
- Greece: US$336.9k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$322.7k
- Bulgaria: US$302.8k
- North Macedonia: US$278.1k
- Argentina: US$274.2k
- Peru: US$270.6k
- Serbia: US$258.6k
- Sweden: US$229.3k
- Egypt: US$225k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vietnam | US$50.5m | 19.6% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$41.4m | 16% |
| 3 | China | US$23.3m | 9% |
| 4 | Germany | US$22.6m | 8.7% |
| 5 | Italy | US$19.8m | 7.7% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$15.4m | 5.9% |
| 7 | Romania | US$12.5m | 4.8% |
| 8 |  Japan | US$11.4m | 4.4% |
| 9 |  Türkiye | US$10.1m | 3.9% |
| 10 | United States | US$6.3m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cambodia | US$66m | 25.6% |
| 2 |  Philippines | US$26.6m | 10.3% |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | US$15.6m | 6% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$14.2m | 5.5% |
| 5 | United States | US$12.4m | 4.8% |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic | US$11.5m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Vietnam | US$8.8m | 3.4% |
| 8 | China | US$7.6m | 3% |
| 9 | Italy | US$7.2m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$7.1m | 2.8% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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.
- N304195 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of composition leather from South Korea
- N301116 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of composition leather from South Korea
- N293752 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of composition leather from China.
- N293861 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of composition leather from South Korea.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 4115.10; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 4115.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.5%.
174 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 £7.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 26% on the year before); Romania supplied 87%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$258.2m (+22.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Vietnam (US$50.5m), followed by the United Kingdom.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls?
Composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rolls fall under HS subheading 4115.10, part of heading 4115, in section VIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on composition leather with a basis of leather or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4115.10 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 composition leather with a basis of leather or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4115.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most composition leather with a basis of leather or…?
Vietnam, with US$50.5m in 2024 (19.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Romania (87%), Germany (3%) and China (3%), out of total imports of £7.7m.