HS Chapter 51: Wool, fine or coarse animal hair

Duty rates compared

UK Free – 8% Third-country duty 60 tariff lines · average 3.2%

EU Free – 8% Third-country duty 60 tariff lines · average 3.8%

Türkiye Free – 8% Third-country duty 83 tariff lines · average 3.3%

USA Free – 25% General (MFN) 101 tariff lines · average 6.7% · 19× specific or compound duty

Headings 13

5101Wool, not carded or combed UK Free · EU Free · Türkiye Free · USA Free
5102Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed UK Free · EU Free · Türkiye Free · USA 0%–0.4%
5103Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock UK Free · EU Free · Türkiye Free · USA 7%
5104Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair EU Free · Türkiye Free · USA Free
5105Wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments) UK Free · EU 2% · Türkiye 2% · USA Free
5106Yarn of carded wool, not put up for retail sale UK 2%–4% · EU 3.8%–4% · Türkiye 3.8%–4% · USA 6%
5107Yarn of combed wool, not put up for retail sale UK 2%–4% · EU 3.8%–4% · Türkiye 3.8%–4% · USA 6%
5108Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not put up for retail sale UK 2% · EU 3.2% · Türkiye 3.2% · USA 4%
5109Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale UK 2%–4% · EU 3.8%–5% · Türkiye 3.8%–5% · USA 0%–6%
5110Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair (including gimped horsehair yarn), whether or not put up for retail sale EU 3.5% · Türkiye 3.5% · USA Free
5111Woven fabrics of carded wool or of carded fine animal hair UK 6%–8% · EU 7.2%–8% · Türkiye 7.2%–8% · USA 6.9%–25%
5112Woven fabrics of combed wool or of combed fine animal hair UK 6%–8% · EU 7.2%–8% · Türkiye 7.2%–8% · USA 6.9%–25%
5113Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair EU 5.3% · Türkiye 5.3% · USA 2.7%

EU: imports by month

last 12 months€1.5bn+7.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price€12.62 per kg

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

World trade in 2024

51 · US$9.5bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$913.9kUS$913.9k+US$28.5m+US$111.6m+> US$366.8m

Exports: 158

Italy: US$1.8bn
Australia: US$1.8bn
China: US$1.4bn
United Kingdom: US$378.3m
South Africa: US$366.8m
Germany: US$329.1m
New Zealand: US$309.2m
Czechia: US$292.8m
Peru: US$232.6m
Mongolia: US$232.3m
India: US$152.9m
Uruguay: US$151.4m
Romania: US$143.5m
Argentina: US$129.8m
Bulgaria: US$113.8m
Japan: US$111.6m
Türkiye: US$107.8m
Lithuania: US$106.1m
Spain: US$89.9m
Portugal: US$87.8m
France: US$80.8m
Poland: US$79.9m
Hong Kong SAR China: US$79.2m
Lesotho: US$69.4m
Denmark: US$62m
United States: US$59.4m
Belgium: US$58m
Norway: US$57.5m
South Korea: US$55m
Egypt: US$44.4m
Mexico: US$43.5m
Netherlands: US$40.5m
Ireland: US$39.6m
Thailand: US$38.5m
Sweden: US$38.4m
Vietnam: US$35m
Chile: US$32.8m
Austria: US$28.8m
Estonia: US$28.5m
Taiwan: US$26.6m
Switzerland: US$26m
Canada: US$19.4m
Syria: US$13.2m
Mauritius: US$12.8m
Brazil: US$12.7m
Hungary: US$11.2m
Bolivia: US$7.8m
Falkland Islands: US$6.6m
Iceland: US$5.5m
Morocco: US$5.4m
Slovakia: US$5.4m
Russia: US$5.3m
San Marino: US$4.9m
Slovenia: US$4.8m
Saudi Arabia: US$4.6m
Malaysia: US$4.1m
Croatia: US$3.9m
Tunisia: US$3.8m
Afghanistan: US$3.7m
Finland: US$3.6m

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Italy	US$1.8bn	18.7%
2	Australia	US$1.8bn	18.6%
3	China	US$1.4bn	15.1%
4	United Kingdom	US$378.3m	4%
5	South Africa	US$366.8m	3.8%
6	Germany	US$329.1m	3.4%
7	New Zealand	US$309.2m	3.2%
8	Czechia	US$292.8m	3.1%
9	Peru	US$232.6m	2.4%
10	Mongolia	US$232.3m	2.4%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$2.7bn	27.9%
2	Italy	US$938.4m	9.8%
3	Germany	US$494m	5.2%
4	Vietnam	US$331.3m	3.5%
5	India	US$288.6m	3%
6	Türkiye	US$286.8m	3%
7	United Kingdom	US$278.3m	2.9%
8	United States	US$243.9m	2.6%
9	Romania	US$229.8m	2.4%
10	South Korea	US$223.9m	2.3%

The UK Global Tariff divides chapter 51 into 60 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 3.2%). 21 of them are duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, chapter 51 covers 60 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 8%. 16 of them are duty-free.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides chapter 51 into 83 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 3.3%). 27 of them are duty-free.

In 2024, countries exported chapter 51 goods worth US$9.5bn (−13.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was Italy (US$1.8bn), followed by Australia.

The biggest buyer was China, with imports of US$2.7bn.

Chapter notes

Note

1. Throughout the nomenclature:

(a) ‘wool’ means the natural fibre grown by sheep or lambs;
(b) ‘fine animal hair’ means the hair of alpaca, llama, vicuna, camel (including dromedary), yak, angora, Tibetan, Kashmir or similar goats (but not common goats), rabbit (including angora rabbit), hare, beaver, nutria or muskrat;
(c) ‘coarse animal hair’ means the hair of animals not mentioned above, excluding brush-making hair and bristles (heading 0502) and horsehair (heading 0511).

Products classified here

wool

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric?

Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric make up HS chapter 51, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on wool, fine or coarse animal hair in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 51 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on wool, fine or coarse animal hair in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 51 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most wool, fine or coarse animal hair?

Italy, with US$1.8bn in 2024 (18.7% of world exports).