HS HEADING 1602

Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects

HEADING

1602

CHAPTER

16 — Preparations of meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs

In plain English

This category covers meat, offal, blood, and insects that have been prepared or preserved. The items are sorted by the type of animal source, such as poultry, swine, or bovine animals. Specific distinctions are made for certain cuts like hams and shoulders, as well as for special preparations like homogenized foods or liver products. Any meat preparations not fitting into these specific animal or cut categories fall into a general remaining group.

PARAPHRASE OF THE OFFICIAL HS 2022 TEXTS BELOW — NOT LEGAL ADVICE

6-digit subheadings (10)

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

1602.10

Meat preparations; homogenised preparations of meat, meat offal blood or insects

1602.20

Meat preparations; of the prepared or preserved liver of any animal (excluding homogenised preparations)

1602.31

Meat preparations; of turkeys, prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)

1602.32

Meat preparations; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)

1602.39

Meat preparations; of poultry (excluding turkeys), prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)

1602.41

Meat preparations; of swine, hams and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations)

1602.42

Meat preparations; of swine, shoulders and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (excluding homogenised preparations)

1602.49

Meat preparations; of swine, meat or meat offal (including mixtures), prepared or preserved, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602

1602.50

Meat preparations; of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)

1602.90

Meat preparations; of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602

Covered items classified under 1602

1602Meat Products— country-by-country customs rules

Chapter 16 classification notes

All Chapter 16 imports require veterinary health certification. Caviar is heavily CITES-controlled (sturgeon-derived caviar from Caspian region requires CITES export + import permit). Tinned fish typically duty-free between FTA partners.

Frequent misclassification in this chapter

Ham / bacon hot-smoked falls under 1602.41 (preparations of pork), not 0210 (cured 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 16

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