Heading · Chapter 02
0208: Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen
Heading 0208 is divided into 6 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 02, meat and edible meat offal.
Duty rates compared
UK
EU
TürkiyeSubheadings 6
- 0208.10Of rabbits or hares
- 0208.30Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen: of primates
- 0208.40Of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia)
- 0208.50Of reptiles (including snakes and turtles)
- 0208.60Of camels and other camelids (Camelidae)
- 0208.90Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen: other
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$283kUS$283k+US$4m+US$29m+> US$62m
Exports: 93
- New Zealand: US$125m
- Spain: US$81m
- Poland: US$62m
- China: US$59m
- Netherlands: US$52m
- France: US$49m
- Germany: US$46m
- Hungary: US$46m
- Belgium: US$38m
- Austria: US$29m
- Vietnam: US$29m
- Slovenia: US$20m
- United Kingdom: US$19m
- United States: US$18m
- Indonesia: US$15m
- Australia: US$13m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Italy: US$9m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Canada: US$5m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$973k
- Egypt: US$936k
- Latvia: US$758k
- Thailand: US$740k
- Uzbekistan: US$737k
- Chile: US$379k
- Ecuador: US$377k
- Croatia: US$354k
- Switzerland: US$334k
- Greece: US$313k
- Azerbaijan: US$311k
- Singapore: US$287k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$284k
- Romania: US$279k
- Peru: US$259k
- Albania: US$213k
- Brazil: US$202k
- Taiwan: US$138k
- Lebanon: US$137k
- Ethiopia: US$110k
- Kuwait: US$87k
- Japan: US$77k
- Bulgaria: US$75k
- Belarus: US$75k
- Malaysia: US$61k
- United Arab Emirates: US$47k
- Senegal: US$32k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$86kUS$86k+US$1m+US$8m+> US$51m
Imports: 172
- Germany: US$117m
- Belgium: US$76m
- France: US$75m
- United States: US$71m
- Netherlands: US$64m
- Switzerland: US$51m
- Italy: US$42m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$35m
- Austria: US$26m
- China: US$25m
- Portugal: US$20m
- Slovenia: US$16m
- Czechia: US$13m
- Spain: US$13m
- Poland: US$10m
- Canada: US$9m
- Sweden: US$8m
- Finland: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Norway: US$6m
- Macao SAR China: US$6m
- Cayman Islands: US$5m
- Japan: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$4m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Tonga: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Malta: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Oman: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$961k
- Iceland: US$850k
- Djibouti: US$773k
- Suriname: US$652k
- Papua New Guinea: US$632k
- Taiwan: US$561k
- Ireland: US$541k
- Chile: US$530k
- Philippines: US$516k
- Costa Rica: US$503k
- Fiji: US$474k
- Bahrain: US$448k
- Gabon: US$435k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand | US$125m | 16% |
| 2 |  Spain | US$81m | 10.4% |
| 3 |  Poland | US$62m | 7.9% |
| 4 |  China | US$59m | 7.6% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$52m | 6.7% |
| 6 |  France | US$49m | 6.3% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$46m | 5.9% |
| 8 |  Hungary | US$46m | 5.9% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$38m | 4.9% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$29m | 3.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$117m | 15% |
| 2 | Belgium | US$76m | 9.7% |
| 3 | France | US$75m | 9.6% |
| 4 |  United States | US$71m | 9.1% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$64m | 8.1% |
| 6 |  Switzerland | US$51m | 6.5% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$42m | 5.3% |
| 8 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$35m | 4.5% |
| 9 | Austria | US$26m | 3.3% |
| 10 | China | US$25m | 3.2% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 0208 into 13 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 6%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 0208 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 9%. 2 of them are duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 0208 into 13 tariff lines; the duty is between 50% and 180% (average 170%).
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 0208 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6.4%. 2 of them are duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
In 2024, countries exported heading 0208 goods worth US$780m (−8.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was New Zealand (US$125m), followed by Spain.
The biggest buyer was Germany, with imports of US$117m.
The United Kingdom ranked 13th among 93 exporters with US$19m.
The United Kingdom imported US$8m.
Legal notes
Note
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) products of the kinds described in headings 0201 to 0208 or 0210, unfit or unsuitable for human consumption;
(b) edible, non-living insects (heading 0410);
(c) guts, bladders or stomachs of animals (heading 0504) or animal blood (heading 0511 or 3002); or
(d) animal fat, other than products of heading 0209 (Chapter 15).
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen?
Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen fall under HS heading 0208, part of chapter 02, in section I of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0208 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0208 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 9%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled…?
New Zealand, with US$125m in 2024 (16% of world exports).