0102.21
Purebred breeding animals
Live bovine animals > Cattle
Where this code sits
- Section I · Chapter01 — LIVE ANIMALSLIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS
- Heading0102 — Live bovine animals
- Subheading0102.21 — Purebred breeding animals
Six digits is as far as the international nomenclature goes, and it is the same six digits in every country that applies the Harmonized System. Your destination adds further digits of its own, and the rate lives on that national line — which is why the US lines below run to eight and ten digits, and why the lookups go to each authority's own tariff.
Duty rate
USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, Revision 18 (2026) · retrieved 13/09/2026
Measures in force on top of this rate
- Antidumping/countervailing duties not checked — they are administered separately, keyed to the exporter, and can exceed the tariff rate. Check for an order in force before relying on this total.
Paste 0102.21 into the lookup and follow it down to your national line.
US national lines under 0102.21
The United States subdivides this subheading into 5 lines. They share a duty rate, so the classification below the subheading affects reporting rather than the amount.
| Line | Description | General | Preferential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0102.21.00 | Purebred breeding animals | Free | — |
| 0102.21.00.10 | Male | Free stated on 01022100 | — |
| 0102.21.00.20 | Female | Free stated on 01022100 | — |
| 0102.21.00.30 | Male | Free stated on 01022100 | — |
| 0102.21.00.50 | Female | Free stated on 01022100 | — |
A blank General cell means the line states no rate of its own and takes the one above it — the line it is stated on is named, so the figure can be checked where it actually appears. Preferential rates are listed with the programme codes that grant them; the schedule offering a rate is not the same as your goods qualifying for it.
Preferential rates for 0102.21
No preference programme applies to these lines for any origin — the general rate is the rate, wherever the goods come from. That is worth knowing: there is nothing to claim here, so no certificate of origin will reduce the duty.
Legal notes that govern this code
Reproduced from the published tariff schedule. Section and chapter notes are binding and are part of the nomenclature itself; statistical notes are US reporting rules and are not classification law.
Section I notes LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS
1. Any reference in this section to a particular genus or species of an animal, except where the context otherwise requires, includes a reference to the young of that genus or species.
2. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the tariff schedule any reference to "dried" products also covers products which have been dehydrated, evaporated or freeze-dried.
Chapter 01 — Notes
Legal Notes of the Harmonized System. Binding, and part of the international nomenclature.
1. This chapter covers all live animals except:
(a) Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, of heading 0301, 0306, 0307 or 0308;
(b) Cultures of microorganisms and other products of heading 3002; and
(c) Animals of heading 9508.
Chapter 01 — Additional U.S. Notes
Additional U.S. Notes. Binding in the United States; not part of the international HS.
1. The expression "purebred breeding animals" covers only animals certified to the U.S. Customs Service by the Department of Agriculture as being purebred of a recognized breed and duly registered in a book of record recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture for that breed, imported specially for breeding purposes, whether intended to be used by the importer himself or for 1/ sale for such purposes.
2. Certain special provisions applying to live animals are in chapter 98.
1/ The animal certificate of pure breeding is an obsolete form and can no longer be obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Consult U.S. Customs for additional information.
Notes are reproduced from the published tariff schedule. They govern classification, but reading them is not the same as applying them to your goods — that is what a broker or a binding ruling is for.
Other subheadings under 0102
Elsewhere in chapter 01
Importing 0102.21 into
Each guide covers how duty and tax are assessed there, the authority with jurisdiction, and what catches importers out.
Common questions
What is HS code 0102.21?
0102.21 covers Purebred breeding animals. It sits under heading 0102 (Live bovine animals) in chapter 01, live animals.
What is the US duty rate for 0102.21?
The Column 1 General rate is Free, from US national line 0102.21.00. That is the rate before any preference you can claim, and it does not include antidumping or countervailing duties, which are administered separately and can exceed it.