Subheading · Section XI

5105.39: Fine animal hair, carded or combed: other

5105.39

Official description Other

  • FreeUK
  • 2%EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • —USA
  • US$219.4mWorld trade in 2024

5105.39 is a six-digit subheading of heading 5105, wool and fine or coarse animal hair, carded or combed, chapter 51.

Subheading 5105.39 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 5105.39; the duty is 2%.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 5105.39 covers 2 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 50%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States the line under subheading 5105.39 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

World trade in these goods reached US$219.4m in 2024, up 8.5% on 2023.

Peru was the largest exporter with 47.2% of the total, ahead of South Africa.

China imported the most (US$95.4m).

The United Kingdom ranked 4th among 56 exporters with US$7.4m; its largest buyer was Italy.

The United Kingdom imported US$5.8m, most of it from South Africa.

Duty rates compared

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 5105 39 00 00 Other Free

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 5105 39 00 Other 2%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 5105.39 Diğerleri:
  2. 5105.39.00.00.11 Tiftikler 50%
  3. 5105.39.00.00.19 Diğerleri 50%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 5105.39.00.00 Other (400) 6.8¢/kg + 5.5%kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

5105.39 · US$219.4m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$16.2kUS$16.2k+US$525.1k+US$6.3m+> US$56.7m

Exports: 56
  1. Peru: US$103.6m
  2. South Africa: US$56.7m
  3. China: US$27.3m
  4. United Kingdom: US$7.4m
  5. Italy: US$6.3m
  6. Mongolia: US$6m
  7. Argentina: US$4m
  8. Bolivia: US$3.3m
  9. Türkiye: US$973k
  10. Ukraine: US$874.6k
  11. Taiwan: US$737.3k
  12. France: US$525.1k
  13. Germany: US$383.4k
  14. New Zealand: US$323.9k
  15. Kyrgyzstan: US$228k
  16. Egypt: US$187.6k
  17. Spain: US$93.3k
  18. India: US$77.1k
  19. Bulgaria: US$63.9k
  20. United States: US$56.8k
  21. Pakistan: US$48.3k
  22. Uruguay: US$35.3k
  23. Poland: US$20.5k
  24. Denmark: US$16.2k
  25. Austria: US$15.2k
  26. North Macedonia: US$15k
  27. Hong Kong SAR China: US$14.3k
  28. Norway: US$12.7k
  29. Czechia: US$12k
  30. Hungary: US$11.2k
  31. Sweden: US$9.7k
  32. Romania: US$9.2k
  33. Canada: US$7.8k
  34. Japan: US$6k
  35. Morocco: US$3.3k
  36. Nepal: US$2.6k
  37. Switzerland: US$2.1k
  38. Netherlands: US$2.1k
  39. Chile: US$1.5k
  40. Australia: US$1k
  41. Zambia: US$1k
  42. Ireland: US$600
  43. Mexico: US$400
  44. Brazil: US$300
  45. Kenya: US$300
  46. Slovakia: US$200
  47. Portugal: US$100
  48. United Arab Emirates: US$0
  49. Finland: US$0
  50. Croatia: US$0
  51. Kuwait: US$0
  52. Lebanon: US$0
  53. Nigeria: US$0
  54. Qatar: US$0
  55. Singapore: US$0
  56. Vietnam: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Peru US$103.6m 47.2%
2 South Africa US$56.7m 25.8%
3 China US$27.3m 12.5%
4 United Kingdom US$7.4m 3.4%
5 Italy US$6.3m 2.9%
6 Mongolia US$6m 2.7%
7 Argentina US$4m 1.8%
8 Bolivia US$3.3m 1.5%
9 Türkiye US$973k 0.4%
10 Ukraine US$874.6k 0.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$95.4m 43.5%
2 Italy US$65.6m 29.9%
3 Taiwan US$8.8m 4%
4 South Korea US$7.6m 3.5%
5 United Kingdom US$5.8m 2.6%
6 India US$5.3m 2.4%
7 Romania US$4.5m 2.1%
8 Japan US$4.1m 1.9%
9 Türkiye US$4.1m 1.9%
10 Vietnam US$3m 1.4%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for fine animal hair, carded or combed: other?

Fine animal hair, carded or combed: other fall under HS subheading 5105.39, part of heading 5105, in section XI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on fine animal hair, carded or combed: other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 5105.39 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 fine animal hair, carded or combed: other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 5105.39 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most fine animal hair, carded or combed: other?

Peru, with US$103.6m in 2024 (47.2% of world exports).