Subheading · Chapter 02 · Heading 0208
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0208 90 00 00 Other
- 0208 90 10 00 Of domestic pigeons 6%
- 0208 90 30 00 Of game, other than of rabbits or hares Free
- 0208 90 60 00 Of reindeer 8%
- 0208 90 70 00 Frogs' legs 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 233 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 8% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 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
EU Free – 9% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 6.2% 
Türkiye 200% Statutory rate (Law 474) 5 tariff lines 
USA Free – 6.4% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 2.1% · 1× specific or compound duty The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$239kUS$239k+US$4.2m+US$28.6m+> US$50.3m
Exports: 85
- New Zealand: US$124.9m
- Poland: US$54.9m
- Spain: US$50.3m
- Germany: US$41.8m
- Netherlands: US$41.6m
- China: US$37.4m
- France: US$29.3m
- Vietnam: US$29.2m
- Austria: US$28.6m
- Belgium: US$24.9m
- Slovenia: US$20.1m
- Hungary: US$19.2m
- United Kingdom: US$18.9m
- United States: US$17.3m
- Indonesia: US$14.6m
- Czechia: US$11.2m
- Australia: US$8.5m
- Slovakia: US$5.6m
- Italy: US$4.5m
- Sweden: US$4.2m
- Estonia: US$4.2m
- Canada: US$3.8m
- Lithuania: US$3.5m
- Portugal: US$3.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.8m
- Denmark: US$2.4m
- Türkiye: US$2.4m
- Ireland: US$1.9m
- Finland: US$1.2m
- South Africa: US$920.3k
- Luxembourg: US$854.6k
- Egypt: US$791.1k
- Latvia: US$732.3k
- Ecuador: US$376.5k
- Croatia: US$353.8k
- Switzerland: US$326.6k
- Azerbaijan: US$311.3k
- Singapore: US$276k
- Romania: US$270.8k
- Peru: US$259.1k
- Greece: US$251.6k
- Norway: US$239k
- Thailand: US$231.2k
- Albania: US$212.5k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$195.6k
- Brazil: US$189.3k
- Lebanon: US$136.8k
- Kuwait: US$87.2k
- Belarus: US$75.4k
- Argentina: US$53.5k
- Japan: US$51.4k
- Bulgaria: US$48.8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$45k
- Senegal: US$31.7k
- St Kitts & Nevis: US$28.3k
- Iceland: US$27.1k
- Serbia: US$25.6k
- Taiwan: US$20.9k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$19.3k
- Malaysia: US$17.5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$78.3kUS$78.3k+US$772.9k+US$5.6m+> US$57.1m
Imports: 165
- Germany: US$87.2m
- France: US$69.1m
- United States: US$59.1m
- Belgium: US$59m
- Netherlands: US$57.1m
- Switzerland: US$45.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$34.4m
- Italy: US$31m
- China: US$24.9m
- Austria: US$24.3m
- Slovenia: US$15.4m
- Sweden: US$8.4m
- Finland: US$8.3m
- Canada: US$7m
- Macao SAR China: US$5.7m
- Norway: US$5.7m
- Spain: US$5.6m
- Cayman Islands: US$5.4m
- United Kingdom: US$4.8m
- Czechia: US$4.8m
- Portugal: US$4.2m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$3.5m
- Poland: US$2.9m
- Estonia: US$2.8m
- Japan: US$2.6m
- Luxembourg: US$2.6m
- Singapore: US$2.6m
- Tonga: US$2.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.2m
- Romania: US$2.1m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$1.5m
- Cyprus: US$1.5m
- Cambodia: US$1.3m
- Latvia: US$1.3m
- South Korea: US$1.3m
- Qatar: US$1.2m
- Vietnam: US$949.8k
- Iceland: US$850.4k
- Djibouti: US$772.9k
- Kuwait: US$662.5k
- Suriname: US$652.2k
- Papua New Guinea: US$632.2k
- Chile: US$530.4k
- Taiwan: US$527.9k
- Hungary: US$526.3k
- Costa Rica: US$499.6k
- Philippines: US$491.9k
- Bulgaria: US$484.9k
- Fiji: US$474.3k
- Greece: US$467k
- Bahrain: US$390.7k
- Serbia: US$348.3k
- Gabon: US$348k
- Senegal: US$346k
- Panama: US$344.7k
- Ireland: US$324.3k
- Lithuania: US$315.3k
- Thailand: US$313.8k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | US$124.9m | 20.1% |
| 2 | Poland | US$54.9m | 8.9% |
| 3 | Spain | US$50.3m | 8.1% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$41.8m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$41.6m | 6.7% |
| 6 |  China | US$37.4m | 6% |
| 7 | France | US$29.3m | 4.7% |
| 8 | Vietnam | US$29.2m | 4.7% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$28.6m | 4.6% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$24.9m | 4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$87.2m | 14.1% |
| 2 | France | US$69.1m | 11.1% |
| 3 | United States | US$59.1m | 9.5% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$59m | 9.5% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$57.1m | 9.2% |
| 6 |  Switzerland | US$45.1m | 7.3% |
| 7 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$34.4m | 5.5% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$31m | 5% |
| 9 | China | US$24.9m | 4% |
| 10 | Austria | US$24.3m | 3.9% |
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 171 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 8%; 169 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$620.3m 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$124.9m in 2024 (20.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
169 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.