# HS chapter 01: Live animals > HS chapter 01 covers live animals. It has 6 headings, 01.01 to 01.06, and 34 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. Chapter 02, after it, covers meat and edible meat offal. Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/01 Last updated: 13 October 2026 [HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/01) ## Key facts - Chapter: 01 - Description: Live animals - Headings: 6 - Subheadings: 34 - Edition: HS2022 ## What this chapter covers HS chapter 01 covers live animals. It has 6 headings, 01.01 to 01.06, and 34 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### [01.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0101) Live horses, asses, mules and hinnies - [0101.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010121) Horses: Pure-bred breeding animals - [0101.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010129) Horses: Other - [0101.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010130) Asses - [0101.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010190) Other ### [01.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0102) Live bovine animals - [0102.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010221) Cattle: Pure-bred breeding animals - [0102.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010229) Cattle: Other - [0102.31](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010231) Buffalo: Pure-bred breeding animals - [0102.39](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010239) Buffalo: Other - [0102.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010290) Other ### [01.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0103) Live swine - [0103.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010310) Pure-bred breeding animals - [0103.91](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010391) Other: Weighing less than 50kg - [0103.92](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010392) Other: Weighing 50kg or more ### [01.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0104) Live sheep and goats - [0104.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010410) Sheep - [0104.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010420) Goats ### [01.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0105) Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls - [0105.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010511) Weighing not more than 185 g: Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus - [0105.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010512) Weighing not more than 185 g: Turkeys - [0105.13](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010513) Weighing not more than 185 g: Ducks - [0105.14](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010514) Weighing not more than 185 g: Geese - [0105.15](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010515) Weighing not more than 185 g: Guinea fowls - [0105.94](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010594) Other: Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus - [0105.99](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010599) Other: Other ### [01.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/0106) Other live animals - [0106.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010611) Mammals: Primates - [0106.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010612) Mammals: Whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia) - [0106.13](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010613) Mammals: Camels and other camelids (Camelidae) - [0106.14](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010614) Mammals: Rabbits and hares - [0106.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010619) Mammals: Other - [0106.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010620) Reptiles (including snakes and turtles) - [0106.31](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010631) Birds: Birds of prey - [0106.32](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010632) Birds: Psittaciformes (including parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos) - [0106.33](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010633) Birds: Ostriches; emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) - [0106.39](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010639) Birds: Other - [0106.41](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010641) Insects: Bees - [0106.49](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010649) Insects: Other - [0106.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/010690) Other ## What it doesn’t cover Chapter 02, after it, covers meat and edible meat offal. ## How it is structured Chapter 01 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (01.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more. ## In other countries No national tariff lines in chapter 01 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use these headings and subheadings and add their own digits after the first six. - Next chapter: [02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/02) Meat and edible meat offal ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS chapter 01 cover? HS chapter 01 covers live animals. ### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 01? HS chapter 01 has 6 headings and 34 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ## Sources and updates The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026. This page was last updated on 13 October 2026. 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. Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/01.json