Subheading · Chapter 02 · Heading 0208

0208.90

0208.90: Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen: other

Official description Other

0208.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0208, other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen, chapter 02.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free – 8% standard rate · across 5 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 4
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0208 90 00 00 Other
  2. 0208 90 10 00 Of domestic pigeons 6%
  3. 0208 90 30 00 Of game, other than of rabbits or hares Free
  4. 0208 90 60 00 Of reindeer 8%
  5. 0208 90 70 00 Frogs' legs 6%
  6. 0208 90 98 00 Other 8%

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 4

  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
    Legal act
    2017/625
    Documents
    • N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
    • C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
    • Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
    • Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control of organic products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/693
    Documents
    • C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
    • Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
  • Import controlImport control - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2021 No. 54
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
    Tariff lines
    on 3 of 5 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free – 8%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£7.2m+34.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.19 per kg
Jan 2024: £573kFeb 2024: £197kMar 2024: £318kApr 2024: £259kMay 2024: £118kJun 2024: £465kJul 2024: £142kAug 2024: £167kSept 2024: £305kOct 2024: £387kNov 2024: £372kDec 2024: £227kJan 2025: £258kFeb 2025: £457kMar 2025: £464kApr 2025: £461kMay 2025: £612kJun 2025: £510kJul 2025: £920kAug 2025: £339kSept 2025: £434kOct 2025: £378kNov 2025: £311kDec 2025: £292kJan 2026: £955kFeb 2026: £854kMar 2026: £512kApr 2026: £1.3mMay 2026: £1.2mJun 2026: £306kJul 2026: £322kAug 2026: £373k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
New Zealand £4.2m 58% +77.4%
Spain £1.1m 15.7% +11%
Ireland £1m 14.3% +51.5%
France £574k 8% -4.1%
Poland £103k 1.4% +65.2%
Vietnam £71k 1% -69.6%
Australia £71k 1% +275.5%
Hungary £15k 0.2% +237.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0208.90 · US$620m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$239kUS$239k+US$4m+US$29m+> US$50m

Exports: 85
  1. New Zealand: US$125m
  2. Poland: US$55m
  3. Spain: US$50m
  4. Germany: US$42m
  5. Netherlands: US$42m
  6. China: US$37m
  7. France: US$29m
  8. Vietnam: US$29m
  9. Austria: US$29m
  10. Belgium: US$25m
  11. Slovenia: US$20m
  12. Hungary: US$19m
  13. United Kingdom: US$19m
  14. United States: US$17m
  15. Indonesia: US$15m
  16. Czechia: US$11m
  17. Australia: US$8m
  18. Slovakia: US$6m
  19. Italy: US$4m
  20. Sweden: US$4m
  21. Estonia: US$4m
  22. Canada: US$4m
  23. Lithuania: US$3m
  24. Portugal: US$3m
  25. Saudi Arabia: US$3m
  26. Denmark: US$2m
  27. Türkiye: US$2m
  28. Ireland: US$2m
  29. Finland: US$1m
  30. South Africa: US$920k
  31. Luxembourg: US$855k
  32. Egypt: US$791k
  33. Latvia: US$732k
  34. Ecuador: US$377k
  35. Croatia: US$354k
  36. Switzerland: US$327k
  37. Azerbaijan: US$311k
  38. Singapore: US$276k
  39. Romania: US$271k
  40. Peru: US$259k
  41. Greece: US$252k
  42. Norway: US$239k
  43. Thailand: US$231k
  44. Albania: US$213k
  45. Hong Kong SAR China: US$196k
  46. Brazil: US$189k
  47. Lebanon: US$137k
  48. Kuwait: US$87k
  49. Belarus: US$75k
  50. Argentina: US$54k
  51. Japan: US$51k
  52. Bulgaria: US$49k
  53. United Arab Emirates: US$45k
  54. Senegal: US$32k
  55. St Kitts & Nevis: US$28k
  56. Iceland: US$27k
  57. Serbia: US$26k
  58. Taiwan: US$21k
  59. Myanmar (Burma): US$19k
  60. Malaysia: US$18k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 New Zealand US$125m 20.1%
2 Poland US$55m 8.9%
3 Spain US$50m 8.1%
4 Germany US$42m 6.7%
5 Netherlands US$42m 6.7%
6 China US$37m 6%
7 France US$29m 4.7%
8 Vietnam US$29m 4.7%
9 Austria US$29m 4.6%
10 Belgium US$25m 4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$87m 14.1%
2 France US$69m 11.1%
3 United States US$59m 9.5%
4 Belgium US$59m 9.5%
5 Netherlands US$57m 9.2%
6 Switzerland US$45m 7.3%
7 Hong Kong SAR China US$34m 5.5%
8 Italy US$31m 5%
9 China US$25m 4%
10 Austria US$24m 3.9%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 15%median duty
  • 26number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 180%highest: Türkiye, Iceland, Antigua & Barbuda

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 3.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 40% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 15%* 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 10% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 40% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 15%* 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 40% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 20% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 17% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 20% 2023
Chad 20% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 22% 20% – 23% 2023
Colombia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 20% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 30% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 20% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 6.2% 0% – 9% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 0% 2023
Gabon 20% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 37% 30% – 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 83%* 62% – 120% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 18% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 40% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 15% 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 20% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 15%* 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 2%* 0.9% – 3.1% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 40% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 27% 2.5% – 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 5% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 18% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 7% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 15%* 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 21% 15% – 25% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 25% 18% – 30% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 40% 2023
St Lucia 40% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 40% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 40% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 1.8%* 0.8% – 2.9% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 30% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 40% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 180% 2023
Tuvalu 9% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 15% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 5.6% 0% – 8% 2023
United States 2.1% 0% – 6.4% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.4% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
01299 Meat & edible meat offal other than headings 012.91 & 012.93, n.e.s., fresh, chilled/frozen
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
21119 Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled
21139 Other meat of mammals, frozen
21159 Edible offal of mammals, fresh, chilled or frozen, n.e.c.
21170 Other meat and edible offal, fresh, chilled or frozen
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1010 Processing and preserving of meat

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170208.90changed
20120208.90changed
20070208.90changed
20020208.20, 0208.90changed
19960208.20, 0208.90changed
19920208.20, 0208.90changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 0208.90 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 8%. 1 of them is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 0208.90 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 9% (average 6.2%). 1 of them is duty-free.

Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 8%; 168 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £7.2m (up 35% on the year before), at an average of £5.19 per kg; New Zealand supplied 58%, followed by Spain.

World trade in these goods reached US$620m in 2024, down 5.3% on 2023.

New Zealand was the largest exporter with 20.1% of the total, ahead of Poland.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen: other?

Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen: other fall under HS subheading 0208.90, part of heading 0208, 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 0208.90 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 0208.90 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 (20.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

168 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free – 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were New Zealand (58%), Spain (16%) and Ireland (14%), out of total imports of £7.2m.

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