Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 0101.21

0101.21.210

0101.21.210: (1) "Light-breed horses" certified as being those used for purposes other than horse-race and as being not pregnant in accordance with the provisions of a Cabinet Order

Pure-bred breeding horses

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 0101 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies
  2. 0101.21 Pure-bred breeding animals
  3. 0101.21.100 1 Certified as being those other than Thoroughbred, Thoroughbred-grade, Arab, Anglo-Arab or Arab-grade horses (hereinafter referred to as "light-breed horses") in accordance with the provisions of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Customs Tariff Law (hereinafter referred to as "Cabinet Order")
  4. 0101.21.210 (1) "Light-breed horses" certified as being those used for purposes other than horse-race and as being not pregnant in accordance with the provisions of a Cabinet Order

What you pay

Importing into Japan

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

0101.21 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies: horses, pure-bred breeding animals

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 12 tariff lines Taiwan 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Japan lines: 0101.21

Binding rulings for similar goods

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.

  • N274573 U.S. CBP 4 May 2016 · 0101.21.00.10

    The tariff classification of Live Horses and Animal Feed from Germany

  • 600015314 HMRC 14 April 2026 – 13 April 2029 · 0101 21 00 00

    Pure-bred geldings Horse has been castrated

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 01 →

Statistical code 0101.21.210 is a line of the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan under HS subheading 0101.21 (live horses, asses, mules and hinnies: horses, pure-bred breeding animals).

The applied rate is free, and quantities are declared in p/st.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%, the GCC duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

Japan imported goods of subheading 0101.21 worth US$94m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States, and the United Kingdom ranked 2nd with US$14m.

Questions and answers

What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 0101.21.210?

The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is free; the supplementary unit is p/st. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does Japan import these goods from?

For subheading 0101.21 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$46m), followed by the United Kingdom.

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