HTS Chapter 02: Meat and edible meat offal
HTS Chapter 02 covers Meat and edible meat offal. Browse 9 published headings, then narrow to the active product line that matches the goods.
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Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
HTS Chapter 02 generally covers meat and edible meat offal from animals, including beef, pork, sheep, goats, poultry, and certain other animals. It includes products that are fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried, or smoked, as well as certain fats and edible flours or meals made from meat or meat offal. The exact heading depends on the animal, the part or product, and its condition or method of preservation.
The HTS is organized from broad to specific: chapter, heading, subheading, and the complete 10-digit tariff number. For example, headings 0201 and 0202 distinguish fresh or chilled bovine meat from frozen bovine meat. To classify a product, start with what it physically is—not merely how it is marketed or intended to be used—then verify the animal source, cut or part, processing, preservation, packaging, and any applicable exclusions or notes. The correct 10-digit code may require customs-broker or classification-specialist judgment.
What to check
- Confirm the animal species and whether the product is meat, edible offal, fat, or a prepared flour or meal.
- Check the product’s physical condition and preservation method, such as fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried, smoked, or in brine.
- Review the heading and subheading notes, including exclusions that may move a prepared or substantially processed product to another chapter.
- Use product specifications, processing records, ingredient information, and laboratory or veterinary documentation when needed to support classification.
- After finding the base HTS code, check current Chapter 99 provisions and other import measures separately; they may apply in addition to the ordinary classification.
How to use this chapter
A chapter is the first classification level, not a duty rate. Choose the heading that describes the product, narrow by material, construction, use, or other legal distinctions, and verify the final line against the official HTS notes.
Heading list
| HTS code | Description | Linked 8-digit entries |
|---|---|---|
| 0201 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled: | 0 |
| 0202 | Meat of bovine animals, frozen: | 0 |
| 0203 | Meat of swine, fresh, chilled, or frozen: | 0 |
| 0204 | Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen: | 0 |
| 0206 | Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen: | 1 |
| 0207 | Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen: | 6 |
| 0208 | Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen: | 0 |
| 0209 | Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked: | 0 |
| 0210 | Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal: | 3 |
Linked measures
0 linked measure entries in the current snapshot.
Questions about HTS Chapter 02
What does HTS Chapter 02 cover?
HTS Chapter 02 covers Meat and edible meat offal. This page groups the chapter’s 4-digit headings; a shipment still needs the most specific active 8- or 10-digit line supported by the product facts.
Is HTS Chapter 02 a final product classification?
No. A chapter is a broad 2-digit category. Narrow it to the applicable heading and the most specific active statistical line before estimating duty or filing an entry.