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GOODS ACROSS BORDERS

HS HEADING 0208

Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.c. in chapter 2; fresh, chilled or frozen

In plain English

This category includes various types of meat and edible animal parts that are fresh, chilled, or frozen but do not fit into other specific meat categories in this chapter. The items are sorted by the type of animal they come from, such as rabbits, hares, primates, whales, dolphins, porpoises, manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, walruses, reptiles like snakes and turtles, and camels or other camelids. Any remaining edible meat and offal that are fresh, chilled, or frozen and not listed elsewhere in this chapter fall into the final group.

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6-digit subheadings (6)

Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.

0208.10

Meat and edible meat offal; of rabbits or hares, fresh, chilled or frozen

0208.30

Meat and edible meat offal; of primates, fresh, chilled or frozen

0208.40

Meat and edible meat offal; of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia), fresh, chilled or frozen

0208.50

Meat and edible meat offal; of reptiles (including snakes and turtles), fresh, chilled or frozen

0208.60

Meat and edible meat offal; of camels and other camelids (Camelidae), fresh, chilled or frozen

0208.90

Meat and edible meat offal; n.e.c. in chapter 2, fresh, chilled or frozen

Chapter 02 classification notes

Meat imports are dominated by veterinary-health certification (origin slaughterhouse approval), cold-chain documentation, and BSE/foot-and-mouth disease zoning rules. Most destinations require veterinary-import permits issued by the national veterinary authority before shipment.

Frequent misclassification in this chapter

Cooked / processed / canned meats fall under Chapter 16 (preparations of meat); raw frozen meat stays in Chapter 02. Edible offal (heart, liver, kidneys) under 0206 is sometimes mis-declared as muscle meat.

Classification certainty

The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.

Binding tariff ruling database

Other headings in Chapter 02

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