Subheading · Chapter 02 · Heading 0210

0210.20

0210.20: Meat of bovine animals

0210.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 0210, meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, chapter 02.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 14 % + 221 GBP / 100 kg standard rate · across 6 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 0210 20 00 00 Meat of bovine animals
  2. 0210 20 10 00 With bone in 14.00 % + 221.00 GBP / 100 kg
  3. 0210 20 10 10 Of bison 14 % + 221 GBP / 100 kg
  4. 0210 20 10 90 Other 14 % + 221 GBP / 100 kg
  5. 0210 20 90 00 Boneless 14.00 % + 253.00 GBP / 100 kg
  6. Cuts of meat from haunches of bovine animals aged at least 18 months, with no visible intramuscular fat (3 to 7%) and a ph of the fresh meat between 5.4 and 6.0; salted, seasoned, pressed, dried only in fresh dry air and developing noble mould (bloom of microscopic fungi); the weight of the finished product is between 41% and 53% of the raw material before salting 14.00 % + 253.00 GBP / 100 kg
  7. 0210 20 90 11 Of bison 14 % + 253 GBP / 100 kg
  8. 0210 20 90 15 Other 14 % + 253 GBP / 100 kg
  9. Other 14.00 % + 253.00 GBP / 100 kg
  10. 0210 20 90 91 Of bison 14 % + 253 GBP / 100 kg
  11. 0210 20 90 99 Other 14 % + 253 GBP / 100 kg

Additional duties and import rules

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

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
    Applies to goods from
    Australia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/1432
    Documents
    • L001 Import licence AGRIM
    • Y100 Special entries on the import licence AGRIM

Import requirements 4

  • Import controlVeterinary control
    Applies to goods from
    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/782
    Documents
    • 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).
    • 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))
    • Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
  • 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 6 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)——
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
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
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
CPTPPQuota Brunei Free
CPTPPQuota Canada Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
CPTPPQuota Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla 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–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
CPTPPQuota Mexico Free
CPTPPQuota Malaysia Free
CPTPPQuota 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–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–United States agreementQuota United States Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–Switzerland agreementQuota Switzerland Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreementQuota Liechtenstein Free
UK–Australia agreementQuota Australia 14% + 221 GBP / 100 kg / 14% + 253 GBP / 100 kg
UK–New Zealand agreementQuota New Zealand 14% + 221 GBP / 100 kg / 14% + 253 GBP / 100 kg
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye 0% + 221 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 253 GBP / 100 kg

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£9.2m+16.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£25.19 per kg
Jan 2024: £560kFeb 2024: £375kMar 2024: £517kApr 2024: £698kMay 2024: £449kJun 2024: £521kJul 2024: £664kAug 2024: £518kSept 2024: £600kOct 2024: £730kNov 2024: £658kDec 2024: £734kJan 2025: £468kFeb 2025: £507kMar 2025: £596kApr 2025: £635kMay 2025: £654kJun 2025: £584kJul 2025: £1mAug 2025: £735kSept 2025: £594kOct 2025: £720kNov 2025: £959kDec 2025: £956kJan 2026: £616kFeb 2026: £550kMar 2026: £952kApr 2026: £620kMay 2026: £742kJun 2026: £867kJul 2026: £974kAug 2026: £662k 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
Italy £5.9m 64.5% +25%
Ireland £2m 21.8% +52.1%
Spain £429k 4.7% +6.4%
Czechia £261k 2.8% +5,495.3%
Namibia £138k 1.5% —
Lithuania £116k 1.3% -52.4%
Belgium £59k 0.6% +239.7%
Slovenia £59k 0.6% -13.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

0210.20 · US$318m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$352kUS$352k+US$2m+US$6m+> US$24m

Exports: 99
  1. Italy: US$82m
  2. Switzerland: US$49m
  3. Netherlands: US$24m
  4. Brazil: US$20m
  5. Malaysia: US$18m
  6. Germany: US$17m
  7. Poland: US$15m
  8. France: US$10m
  9. Ireland: US$9m
  10. Spain: US$6m
  11. Belgium: US$6m
  12. Austria: US$5m
  13. United States: US$4m
  14. Sweden: US$4m
  15. Canada: US$4m
  16. South Africa: US$3m
  17. Czechia: US$3m
  18. Lithuania: US$3m
  19. Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
  20. Pakistan: US$3m
  21. Russia: US$2m
  22. Montenegro: US$2m
  23. Denmark: US$2m
  24. United Arab Emirates: US$2m
  25. India: US$2m
  26. United Kingdom: US$2m
  27. Slovenia: US$1m
  28. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
  29. Croatia: US$1m
  30. Kazakhstan: US$887k
  31. Japan: US$869k
  32. Türkiye: US$868k
  33. Georgia: US$811k
  34. Romania: US$791k
  35. Portugal: US$778k
  36. Iran: US$738k
  37. Serbia: US$664k
  38. Vietnam: US$631k
  39. Bangladesh: US$593k
  40. Costa Rica: US$543k
  41. Tanzania: US$492k
  42. Uruguay: US$463k
  43. Latvia: US$414k
  44. Australia: US$401k
  45. Hungary: US$365k
  46. Finland: US$357k
  47. New Zealand: US$352k
  48. North Macedonia: US$333k
  49. Greece: US$308k
  50. Estonia: US$267k
  51. Kenya: US$177k
  52. Cambodia: US$128k
  53. Panama: US$117k
  54. Uzbekistan: US$113k
  55. Tajikistan: US$101k
  56. Sri Lanka: US$95k
  57. Argentina: US$89k
  58. Egypt: US$79k
  59. China: US$77k
  60. Luxembourg: US$74k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$82m 25.9%
2 Switzerland US$49m 15.3%
3 Netherlands US$24m 7.4%
4 Brazil US$20m 6.4%
5 Malaysia US$18m 5.6%
6 Germany US$17m 5.3%
7 Poland US$15m 4.8%
8 France US$10m 3.1%
9 Ireland US$9m 2.9%
10 Spain US$6m 1.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$79m 25%
2 Germany US$27m 8.6%
3 Spain US$22m 7%
4 Thailand US$17m 5.5%
5 Hong Kong SAR China US$17m 5.2%
6 Belgium US$15m 4.9%
7 Switzerland US$15m 4.6%
8 United States US$13m 4.1%
9 United Kingdom US$9m 2.9%
10 Netherlands US$8m 2.5%

Import duty on this product around the world 163

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
  • 21number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 114%highest: Türkiye, Iceland, Norway

163

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 15% 5% – 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 15%* 2023
Aruba 0% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 15% 5% – 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 15%* 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 23% 0% – 35% 2023
Benin 35% 2023
Bermuda 5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 20%* 19% – 21% 2022
Botswana 40% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 35% 2023
Burundi 35% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 20% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 0% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 20% 2023
Chad 20% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 25% 2023
Colombia 80% 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 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 15% 5% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 40% 2023
Ecuador 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 30% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 20% 2023
Eswatini 40% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 41%* 40% – 43% 2023
Fiji 15% 2023
French Polynesia 0% 2023
Gabon 20% 2023
Gambia 35% 2023
Georgia 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 35% 2023
Gibraltar 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 15% 5% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 35% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 35% 2023
Guyana 15% 5% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 96%* 73% – 119% 2023
India 30% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 40% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 1%* 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 16% 5% – 20% 2023
Japan 9.7%* 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 15%* 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 20% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 15%* 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 40% 2023
Liberia 35% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 83%* 40% – 126% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 35% 2023
Mauritania 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 20% 2023
Montserrat 15% 5% – 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 40% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 35% 2023
Nigeria 35% 2023
North Macedonia 15% 2023
Norway 92%* 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 1.1%* 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 17% 15% – 20% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 11% 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 5% 2023
Senegal 35% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 35% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 40% 2023
South Korea 27% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 18% 5% – 25% 2023
St Lucia 15% 5% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 0% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 15% 5% – 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 15% 5% – 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 73%* 35% – 111% 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 50% 2023
Togo 35% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 15% 5% – 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 114% 2023
Tuvalu 15% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 60% 2023
Ukraine 15% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 39%* 37% – 40% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 30% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 15% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 4% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
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
01681 Meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried/smoked
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 113101
CPC 2.1 product
21182 Bovine meat, salted, dried or smoked
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
1010 Processing and preserving of meat

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20170210.20unchanged
20120210.20unchanged
20070210.20unchanged
20020210.20unchanged
19960210.20unchanged
19920210.20unchanged

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. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 497 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

  3. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1455 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2026 on the adjustment of customs duties on imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

    CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  4. US Tariff change

    Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

  5. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/996 of 29 April 2026 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 regarding the creation, amendment and management of certain tariff quotas following the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

    CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  6. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/524 of 11 March 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2834 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1988 as regards the administration of import tariff quotas in accordance with the first come, first served principle, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1484/95

    CELEX 32026R0524 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  7. GB Quota

    Canada / Northern Ireland corrections for quota number 05.9281. Stop Press 3 February 2026

    Trade Tariff news 4552 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff all 6 lines under subheading 0210.20 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 2 lines under subheading 0210.20 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £9.2m (up 16% on the year before), at an average of £25.19 per kg; Italy supplied 65%, followed by Ireland.

World trade in these goods reached US$318m in 2024, down 15.8% on 2023.

Italy was the largest exporter with 25.9% of the total, ahead of Switzerland.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for meat of bovine animals?

Meat of bovine animals fall under HS subheading 0210.20, part of heading 0210, in section I of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on meat of bovine animals in Türkiye?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 0210.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 114.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on meat of bovine animals in the United States?

Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 0210.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most meat of bovine animals?

Italy, with US$82m in 2024 (25.9% of world exports).

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (65%), Ireland (22%) and Spain (5%), out of total imports of £9.2m.

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