Code 0208 90 · Heading 0208

Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of domestic pigeons, game, reindeer, seals and other animals, excluding cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, mules, hinnies, poultry, rabbits, hares, primates, whales, dolphins, porpoises, manatees, dugongs, reptiles and insects

This covers fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal from domestic pigeons, game, reindeer, seals and other animals. It does not cover the animal groups specifically excluded in the title, including poultry, rabbits, reptiles and insects.

For example

Fresh domestic pigeon meat
Frozen game meat
Chilled reindeer meat
Frozen frog legs

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Official tariff text

Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of pigeons, game, reindeer and other animals (excl. bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules, hinnies, poultry "fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl", rabbits, hares, primates, whales, dolphins and porpoises "mammals of the order Cetacea", manatees and dugongs "mammals of the order Sirenia", seals, sea lions and walruses "mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia", reptiles and insects)

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Step 1 · Section I Live animals; animal products
Is it a live animal; meat or edible offal; a fish, crustacean, mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate; milk, a dairy product, bird egg, natural honey or another edible animal-origin product; or another product of animal origin?
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Step 2 · Chapter 02 Meat and edible meat offal 2 of 5 chapters in section I
What is the product: beef; pork; sheep or goat meat; horse, donkey, mule or hinny meat; edible offal; poultry meat or offal; rabbit, hare, pigeon or other listed animal meat or offal; pork fat without meat or poultry fat; or salted, brined, dried or smoked meat or offal or edible meat or offal flour or powder—and is it fresh, chilled, frozen or in the stated preserved form?
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Step 3 · Heading 0208 Meat and edible offal of rabbits, hares, pigeons an… 8 of 10 headings under chapter 02
What type of animal is the meat or edible offal from: rabbit or hare; primate; whale, dolphin, porpoise, manatee or dugong; reptile; camel or another camel-family animal; or pigeon, game, seal, reindeer or another animal?
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Step 4 · Subheading 0208 90 Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of p… 6 of 6 subheadings under heading 0208
Is it meat or edible offal that is fresh, chilled or frozen from domestic pigeons, game, reindeer, or frogs' legs, or is it other covered meat or edible offal?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–9.0%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 9.0%.

0208 10 Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of rabbits or hares 0.0–6.4%
0208 30 Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of primates 9.0%
0208 40 Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea), of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia) and of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia) 6.4–9.0%
0208 50 Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of reptiles "e.g. snakes, turtles, crocodiles" 9.0%
0208 60 Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of camels and other camelids [Camelidae] 9.0%
0208 90 Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of pigeons, game, reindeer and other animals (excl. bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules, hinnies, poultry "fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl", rabbits, hares, primates, whales, dolphins and porpoises "mammals of the order Cetacea", manatees and dugongs "mammals of the order Sirenia", seals, sea lions and walruses "mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia", reptiles and insects) you are here 0.0–9.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines14 Norwegian lines

02.08.9010 Tongues

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 0.0% to 8.0%

Their lines5 British lines

0208 90 10 00 Of domestic pigeons

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

7¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines4 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0208.90.20.00 Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen, Other, Deer

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 14 Norwegian lines

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

02.08.9010

Tongues

Ordinary duty

31,83 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9021

Carcasses and half-carcasses

Ordinary duty

32,28 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

32,28 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
02.08.9022

Other cuts with bone in

Ordinary duty

66,40 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9029

Boneless; meat offal

Ordinary duty

122,30 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9030

Of wood birds and grouses, except tongues

Ordinary duty

48,40 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9043

Carcasses and half-carcasses

Ordinary duty

60,00 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9044

Other cuts with bone in

Ordinary duty

90,00 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9045

Boneless; meat offal

Ordinary duty

122,30 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9046

Carcasses and half-carcasses

Ordinary duty

60,00 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9047

Other cuts with bone in

Ordinary duty

90,00 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9048

Boneless; meat offal

Ordinary duty

122,30 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9060

Frogs´ legs

Ordinary duty

Duty free
02.08.9094

Of ostrich

Ordinary duty

119,01 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
02.08.9099

Other

Ordinary duty

119,01 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 5 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

0208 90 10 00

Of domestic pigeons

Ordinary duty

6.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0208 90 30 00

Of game, other than of rabbits or hares

Ordinary duty

Duty free
0208 90 60 00

Of reindeer

Ordinary duty

8.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0208 90 70 00

Frogs' legs

Ordinary duty

6.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0208 90 98 00

Other

Ordinary duty

8.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 4 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

0208.90.20.00

Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen, Other, Deer

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0208.90.25.00

Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen, Other, Frogsʼ legs

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0208.90.30.00

Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen, Other, Quail, eviscerated, not in pieces

General rate

7¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 7¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0208.90.91.00

Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen, Other

General rate

6.4%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.