UK Harmonised System · Section VIII — Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)

Chapter 43 — Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof

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Official chapter notes

Verbatim text published by HMRC. These are the legal basis for classification decisions in this chapter; the "General Rules of Interpretation" point at them directly.

1. Throughout the nomenclature, references to 'fur skins', other than to raw fur skins of heading [4301](/headings/4301), apply to hides or skins of all animals which have been tanned or dressed with the hair or wool on. 2. This Chapter does not cover: (a) bird skins or parts of bird skins, with their feathers or down (heading [0505](/headings/0505) or [6701](/headings/6701)); (b) raw hides or skins, with the hair or wool on, of Chapter [41](/chapters/41) (see Note 1 (c) to that Chapter); (c) gloves, mittens and mitts consisting of leather and fur skin or of leather and artificial fur (heading [4203](/headings/4203)); (d) articles of Chapter [64](/chapters/64); (e) headgear or parts thereof of Chapter [65](/chapters/65); or (f) articles of Chapter [95](/chapters/95) (for example, toys, games, sports requisites). 3. Heading [4303](/headings/4303) includes fur skins and parts thereof, assembled with the addition of other materials, and fur skins and parts thereof, sewn together in the form of garments or parts or accessories of garments or in the form of other articles. 4. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (except those excluded by Note 2) lined with fur skin or artificial fur or to which fur skin or artificial fur is attached on the outside except as mere trimming are to be classified, in heading [4303](/headings/4303) or [4304](/headings/4304), as the case may be. 5. Throughout the nomenclature, the expression 'artificial fur' means any imitation of fur skin consisting of wool, hair or other fibres gummed or sewn on to leather, woven fabric or other materials, but does not include imitation fur skins obtained by weaving or knitting (generally, heading [5801](/headings/5801) or [6001](/headings/6001)).

Headings in Chapter 43

Each 4-digit heading below groups a family of related products. The full 10-digit commodity code is chosen further down the tree based on the product's material, form, and intended use.

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