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  "summary": "Dog leads and collars imported into the European Union are usually classified under HS code 4201.00 when it is saddlery or harness for an animal, such as a lead, harness, muzzle or dog coat, of any material. It sits in heading 42.01, “Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any material”. The tariff of the European Union has 2 national lines under this code. The general (MFN) duty in the European Union on the national lines under 4201.00 is 2.7%.",
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      "answer": "Dog leads and collars imported into the European Union are usually classified under HS code 4201.00 when it is saddlery or harness for an animal, such as a lead, harness, muzzle or dog coat, of any material. It sits in heading 42.01, “Saddlery and harness for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any material”."
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    {
      "question": "What is the duty on dog leads and collars imported into the European Union?",
      "answer": "The general (MFN) duty in the European Union on the national lines under 4201.00 is 2.7%. Import VAT or sales tax is charged on top, and de minimis rules can change what is due; the landed cost calculator works it out for a shipment."
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        "Use 4201.00 when it is saddlery or harness for an animal, such as a lead, harness, muzzle or dog coat, of any material."
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        "The tariff of the European Union splits this code into 2 national lines, listed with their published text and general duty.",
        "The general (MFN) duty in the European Union on the national lines under 4201.00 is 2.7%. Import VAT or sales tax is charged on top, and de minimis rules can change what is due; the landed cost calculator works it out for a shipment."
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        "National tariff lines for dog leads and collars are live for the United States. Each page lists the lines under the codes above, with their duty rates where they are live."
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        "Describe your product, or paste its page, and the classifier suggests the code in the tariff of the European Union with its reasons."
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        "The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as dog leads and collars can fall under different codes.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
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        "The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.",
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        "The duty rates are from the live rates release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.",
        "The conditions and questions on this page were written for dog leads and collars by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again."
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