Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products
6-digit subheadings (1)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
1601.00
Meat preparations; sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these products
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
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