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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much fur, broken down by species, was imported into the UK in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. [183006] Mr. Mike O'Brien: According to statistics published by HM Customs and Excise, information on UK imports of raw furskins, tanned or dressed furskins and articles of furskin are given in the following three tables. A key to the system of classification used in compiling these statistics is given in a fourth table. The Government welcome their continuing dialogue and constructive relationship with both interested animal welfare groups and relevant trade associations. Table 1: UK imports of furskins, raw (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers' use) £000 (current prices) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Code 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 43011000 12,265 9,109 13,011 15,138 8,300 4,634 5,189 5,072 3,559 4,156 43012000 5 -- 601 -- 4 30 1 -- -- -- 43013000 14 62 110 47 97 77 7 46 111 0 43014000 -- 1 7 3 3 5 3 0 -- -- 43015000 112 229 421 357 8 155 172 15 -- -- 43016000 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 623 43017090 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- 1-- -- 43018010 29 11 2,483 -- -- -- -- -- -- 78 43018030 -- 4 -- -- -- -- 46 -- 33 -- 43018050 -- 6 1 0 2 -- -- 106 390 631 43018090 1,382 791 3,181 1,650 795 733 647 1,393 -- -- 43018095 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,615 867 43019000 -- 39 237 339 29 110 357 34 59 33 Total 8,645 10,039 8,150 3,299 2,600 1,182 1,218 1,929 944 -- suppressed Total 22,452 20,291 28,201 20,832 11,838 6,927 7,638 8,595 6,712 6,388 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Indicates values that are suppressed for reasons of commercial confidentiality; the total of suppressed values are shown under "Total suppressed". Notes: 1. A zero value indicates imports of less than £500. 2. Blanks indicate no imports. Table 2: UK imports of furskins, tanned or dressed (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings), unassembled, or assembled (without the addition of other materials) £000 (current prices) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Code 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 43021100 5,634 9,220 23,031 25,165 17,200 7,390 8,575 10,614 10,045 8,924 43021200 3 19 13 76 72 7 128 213 -- -- 43021300 1,125 1,482 1,173 818 283 242 357 449 475 682 43021910 34 21 33 18 3 24 1 1 3 24 43021920 149 284 173 43 35 15 2 4 -- 18 43021930 2,253 3,066 3,827 1,622 864 459 540 493 1,091 1,175 43021935 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 289 65 43021941 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 -- -- 43021949 -- 21 7 91 41 42 42 68 49 70 43021950 188 138 524 233 164 7 34 17 42 48 43021960 9 57 171 83 -- 84 0 4 0 0 43021970 25 26 0 26 50 44 101 382 192 266 43021980 2,601 2,254 2,153 1,932 1,260 1,139 1,871 3,359 6,099 4,893 43021995 3,675 3,431 4,375 3,567 2,459 1,993 3,130 2,787 3,592 4,023 43022000 162 43 36 24 21 77 42 62 59 23 43023010 2 1 -- 0 5 -- 106 2 -- 6 43023021 440 276 183 378 206 30 62 144 171 68 43023025 28 10 1 41 3 58 105 101 57 90 43023031 227 106 202 540 527 597 907 465 553 457 43023035 6 -- 0 2 -- -- -- -- 2 -- 43023041 211 357 479 431 182 18 34 34 21 9 43023045 122 12 2 -- 0 7 35 52 203 321 43023055 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 22 24 43023061 58 80 68 40 9 -- -- -- 9 31 43023065 79 216 822 1,184 209 283 -- -- -- 19 43023071 -- 1 0 147 205 149 135 189 68 164 43023075 2,645 2,429 5,578 6,196 2,755 1,928 2,958 2,300 1,390 1,172 Total 19,740 23,550 42,849 42,657 26,553 14,591 19,165 21,747 24,413 22,571 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. A zero value indicates imports of less than £500. 2. Blanks indicate no imports. Table 3: UK imports of articles of furskin £000 (current prices) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Code 43031010 43031090 43039000 Total 1994 -- 3,900 474 4,374 1995 -- 2,603 742 3,345 1996 -- 2,871 1,216 4,088 1997 -- 2,379 2,884 5,262 1998 7 1,993 2,184 4,184 1999 2 3,071 1,866 4,939 2000 2 3,127 2,282 5,412 2001 27 3,634 2,562 6,223 2002 3 5,395 3,934 9,332 2003 1 7,606 4,409 12,015 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. A zero value indicates imports of less than £500. 2. Blanks indicate no imports. Table 4: Commodity codes of the harmonised system _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Code Description 43011000 Raw furskins of mink, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43012000 Raw furskin of rabbit or hare, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43013000 Raw furskin of lamb including Astrakhan, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lambs, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lambs, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43014000 Raw furskin of beaver, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43015000 Raw furskin of musk-rat, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43016000 Raw furskins of fox, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43017010 Raw furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal and of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs), whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43017090 Raw furskins of sea-lions, fur seals, other seals, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43018010 Raw furskins of sea-otter or of nutria (coypu), whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43018030 Raw furskins of marmot, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43018050 Raw furskins of wild felines, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43018090 Raw furskins of other animals, whole, with or without head, tail or paws 43018095 Other raw furskins, whole, with or without head, tail or paws, including rabbit, hare, beaver, musk-rat 43019000 Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings suitable for furriers' use 43021100 Tanned or dressed furskins of mink, not assembled 43021200 Tanned or dressed furskins of rabbit or hare, not assembled 43021300 Tanned or dressed furskins of lamb including Astrakahn, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or Tibetan lamb, not assembled 43021910 Tanned or dressed furskins of beaver, not assembled 43021920 Tanned or dressed furskins of musk-rat, not assembled 43021930 Tanned or dressed furskins of fox, not assembled 43021935 Tanned or dressed furskins of rabbit or hare, not assembled 43021941 Tanned or dressed furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal (blue-backs), not assembled 43021949 Tanned or dressed furskins of sea-lions of furseals and other seals, not assembled 43021950 Tanned or dressed furskins of sea otters or of nutria (coypu), not assembled 43021960 Tanned or dressed furskins of marmot, not assembled 43021970 Tanned or dressed furskins of wild felines, not assembled 43021980 Tanned or dressed furskins of sheep or lambs, not assembled 43021995 Tanned or dressed furskins of other animals, not assembled 43022000 Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, not assembled 43023010 "Dropped" furskins, assembled 43023021 Tanned or dressed furskins of mink, assembled 43023025 Tanned or dressed furskins of rabbit or hare, assembled 43023031 Tanned or dressed furskins of lamb, Astrakahn, Broadtail, Caracul, Persian and similar lamb, Indian, Chinese, Mongolian and Tibetan lamb, assembled 43023035 Tanned or dressed furskins of beaver, assembled 43023041 Tanned and dressed furskins of musk-rat, assembled 43023045 Tanned or dressed furskins of fox, assembled 43023055 Tanned or dressed furskins of sea-lions, of furseals of other seals, assembled 43023061 Tanned or dressed furskins of sea otters or of nutria (coypu), assembled 43023065 Tanned or dressed furskins of marmot, assembled 43023071 Tanned or dressed furskins of wild felines, assembled 43023075 Tanned or dressed furskins of other animals, assembled 43031010 Articles of apparel of furskins of whitecoat pups of harp seal or of pups of hooded seal (blue-backs) 43031090 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories of sheep or lambskin other 43039000 Other furskin articles other than clothing accessories _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Over the last 10 years, the coverage or description of some codes have changed. Consequently, comparisons over time, at the very detailed level require caution.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

183006; 423 c1020-4W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Furs Imports

Contains statistics

Yes

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