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Code 1602 50 · Heading 1602

Prepared or preserved beef meat or offal, excluding sausages, baby or diet food in retail packs of net weight <= 250 g, liver products, and meat extracts or juices

This code covers prepared or preserved beef meat or offal. It does not cover sausages or similar products, homogenised baby or diet food in retail packs of net weight <= 250 g, prepared liver products, or meat extracts and juices.

For example

  • Prepared or preserved beef meat or offal that has not been cooked, roasted or similarly prepared, and is not a sausage or liver product
  • Corned beef in hermetically sealed packaging
  • Cooked, roasted or similarly prepared beef meat or offal that is not in hermetically sealed packaging and is not a sausage or liver product
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Official tariff text

Prepared or preserved meat or offal of bovine animals (excl. sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices)

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Import duty on the codes below: 16.6%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 10.2% to 16.6%.

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

129,30 NOK per kg

  • Their lines2 Norwegian lines
  • EU origin129,30 NOK per kg

16.02.5001 Meatballs, each of a weight of 25 grams or less, diameter 3 cm or less and containing 18 %

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

The rate depends on the line.

  • Their lines5 British lines
  • EU originDuty free

1602 50 10 10 Canned beef luncheon meat; Samosa of grounded beef

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

From 0.0% to 4.5%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines9 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

1602.50.05.00 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of bovine animals, Offal

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

  • 16.02.5001

    Meatballs, each of a weight of 25 grams or less, diameter 3 cm or less and containing 18 % fat or less

    Ordinary duty
    129,30 NOK per kg
    Goods of EU origin
    129,30 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

  • 16.02.5009

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    129,30 NOK per kg
    Goods of EU origin
    129,30 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

  • 1602 50 10 10

    Canned beef luncheon meat; Samosa of grounded beef

    Ordinary duty
    253 GBP / 100 kg
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 1602 50 10 90

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    253 GBP / 100 kg
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 1602 50 31 00

    Corned beef, in airtight containers

    Ordinary duty
    16.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 1602 50 95 10

    Canned beef luncheon meat; Samosa of grounded beef

    Ordinary duty
    16.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 1602 50 95 90

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    16.0%
    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).

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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.

  • 1602.50.05.00

    Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of bovine animals, Offal

    General rate
    2.3%
    From the EU
    2.3% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1602.50.07.20

    Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of bovine animals, Other, Not containing cereals or vegetables, Cured or pickled, Corned beef in airtight containers, In containers holding less than 1 kg

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1602.50.07.40

    Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of bovine animals, Other, Not containing cereals or vegetables, Cured or pickled, Corned beef in airtight containers, Other

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1602.50.08.00

    Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of bovine animals, Other, Not containing cereals or vegetables, Cured or pickled, Other

    General rate
    4.5%
    From the EU
    4.5% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1602.50.21.20

    Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of bovine animals, Other, Not containing cereals or vegetables, Other, In airtight containers, In containers holding less than 1 kg

    General rate
    1.4%
    From the EU
    1.4% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1602.50.21.40

    Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of bovine animals, Other, Not containing cereals or vegetables, Other, In airtight containers, Other

    General rate
    1.4%
    From the EU
    1.4% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1602.50.60.00

    Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of bovine animals, Other, Not containing cereals or vegetables, Other

    General rate
    1.8%
    From the EU
    1.8% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 1602.50.90.20

    Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of bovine animals, Other, Prepared meals

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    2.5% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
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  • 1602.50.90.40

    Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, Of bovine animals, Other

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    2.5% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

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.