Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 0101.29
0101.29.00: Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies: horses, other
Live horses (not pure-bred breeding)
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0101 Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies:
- Horses:
- 0101.29.00 Other
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
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
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 1 September 2019
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.15
Subdivisions
- 0101.29.00 Other Free
- 0101.29.00.10 Imported for immediate slaughter No.
- 0101.29.00.90 Other No.
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 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% – 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 15% 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 2.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 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
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 0101.29.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 0101.29, live horses, asses, mules and hinnies: horses, other.
The general duty is free.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 0%–11.5%, the Türkiye duty is 30%, 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 Japan 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%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 0101.29 worth US$558m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany, and the United Kingdom ranked 6th with US$22m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 0101.29.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 0101.29 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$187m), followed by the Netherlands.