Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 0101.29
0101.29.100: Live horses (not pure-bred breeding): 1 Certified as being not "light-breed horses" in accordance with the provisions of a Cabinet Order
Live horses (not pure-bred breeding)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0101 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies
- 0101.29 Other
- 0101.29.100 1 Certified as being not "light-breed horses" in accordance with the provisions of a Cabinet Order
What you pay
Importing into Japan
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
0101.29 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies: horses, other
UK 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU Free – 11.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5.8% 
Türkiye 30% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% – 20% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 15% 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 13 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Taiwan 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan lines: 0101.29
- 0101.29.1001 Certified as being not "light-breed horses" in accordance with the provisions of a Cabinet Order
- 0101.29.210(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
- 0101.29.2901 Certified as being not "light-breed horses" in accordance: (2) Other
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
The tariff classification of Live Horses and Animal Feed from Germany
Legal notes
Statistical code 0101.29.100 is a line of the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan under HS subheading 0101.29 (live horses, asses, mules and hinnies: horses, other).
The applied rate is free, and quantities are declared in p/st.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 0%–11.5%, the Türkiye duty is 30%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%–20%, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is 6%, 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 10%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 0101.29 worth US$59m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 0101.29.100?
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 0101.29 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$24m), followed by the United States.