Chapter 01 Animals; live

What HS code 01 covers

HS code 01 covers live animals. It has 6 headings and 34 six-digit codes. Section I groups chapters 01 to 05, and chapter 01 is the first of them.

The headings run from large farm animals to small insects. Each heading has its own page with every code and its description. Use the links below to open them.

Six-digit HS codes are shared across countries. National tariff lines extend them with more digits, so check your own country's line before you file. Descriptions on this page come from the World Customs Organization Harmonized System.

• 0101: live horses, asses, mules and hinnies
• 0102: live bovine animals, meaning cattle, buffalo and other bovines
• 0103: live swine
• 0104: live sheep and goats
• 0105: live poultry, meaning fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls
• 0106: all other live animals, such as primates, camels, rabbits, reptiles, birds and bees

How to choose the right Chapter 01 code

Most splits in this chapter follow a few simple tests. Start with the animal. Then check the purpose and the weight.

Breeding or not. Horses, cattle, buffalo and swine each have a pure-bred breeding code and an "other" code. For cattle these are 010221 for pure-bred breeding animals and 010229 for the rest. Buffalo follow the same pattern with 010231 and 010239. A bovine that is neither cattle nor buffalo goes to the residual bovine code under 0102.

Swine weight. Live swine that are not pure-bred breeding animals are split by weight. 010391 is for animals under 50kg. 010392 is for animals of 50kg or more.

Poultry weight. Poultry is split at 185g. Live fowls of the species Gallus domesticus weighing not more than 185g go to 010511. Heavier fowls go to 010594. Turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowls have their own codes in the same group.

Sheep and goats. These are simple. Sheep have one code and goats have another. Both are under heading 0104.

If you are not sure, try the HS code classifier. Then open the heading page and read each description in full.

Other live animals under heading 0106

Heading 0106 is the widest heading in the chapter. It has more codes than any other heading here. It collects the live animals that do not fit in 0101 to 0105.

It splits into mammals, reptiles, birds and insects. Then it ends with a residual code, 010690, for anything else in chapter 01 that is not a mammal, reptile, bird or insect.

• Mammals: primates, whales and dolphins, seals, camels, rabbits and hares, and other mammals
• Reptiles: live reptiles, including snakes and turtles, under 010620
• Birds: birds of prey, parrots, ostriches and emus, and other birds
• Insects: bees under 010641, other insects under 010649

What is not classified in Chapter 01

Chapter 01 is for live animals only. Once the product is meat, fish, eggs or another animal product, it moves to a different chapter. Heading 0106 lists mammals, reptiles, birds and insects, so it does not cover fish.

Use these chapters for the nearby goods:

• Meat and edible meat offal: HS Chapter 02
• Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates: HS Chapter 03
• Dairy produce, birds' eggs, natural honey and other edible products of animal origin: HS Chapter 04
• Animal originated products not elsewhere specified or included: HS Chapter 05

Live animal import and export data by HS code

A code tells you what a product is. Shipment records tell you who trades it. EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product.

Coverage is 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily.

Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. That helps you find live animal buyers and live animal suppliers for the codes above. You can book a free demo to see the records for your own product.