Subheading · Chapter 16 · Heading 1602
1602.10: Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood: homogenised preparations
Official description Homogenised preparations
Subheading 1602.10 belongs to heading 1602 (other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects) in chapter 16.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1602 10 00 00 Homogenised preparations 16%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 5
- 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 - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Import controlImport control on seal products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2018 No. 1034
- Documents
- C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
- C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
- C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
- Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 16% |
| 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 | |
| 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, Vietnam | 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–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–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 |
| 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–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £4.3m | 89.1% | +44.2% |
 Romania | £111k | 2.3% | -44.9% |
 Poland | £88k | 1.8% | +7,959.3% |
 Spain | £81k | 1.7% | +14.9% |
 Czechia | £62k | 1.3% | +19.2% |
 France | £58k | 1.2% | -56.5% |
 Netherlands | £53k | 1.1% | -44.5% |
 Greece | £28k | 0.6% | -2.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 16.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 121.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 1.9% – 6.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.2% 
Canada 12.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 0.6% 
Japan 9% – 21.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 15.2% 
Taiwan 7.5% – 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$223kUS$223k+US$2m+US$8m+> US$18m
Exports: 85
- Czechia: US$25m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- Saudi Arabia: US$18m
- Spain: US$16m
- Germany: US$11m
- Poland: US$9m
- Thailand: US$9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Australia: US$7m
- Italy: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- United States: US$4m
- Austria: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Brazil: US$751k
- Jordan: US$708k
- Russia: US$639k
- Uruguay: US$609k
- Luxembourg: US$580k
- Serbia: US$574k
- New Zealand: US$441k
- Bahrain: US$424k
- Sweden: US$351k
- Panama: US$347k
- Denmark: US$307k
- United Kingdom: US$238k
- Lithuania: US$238k
- Singapore: US$227k
- Zambia: US$223k
- Slovakia: US$197k
- Malaysia: US$164k
- Taiwan: US$132k
- Slovenia: US$115k
- Botswana: US$109k
- Guatemala: US$107k
- Türkiye: US$79k
- Croatia: US$76k
- Cyprus: US$54k
- Indonesia: US$51k
- Estonia: US$47k
- Belarus: US$43k
- Lebanon: US$42k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$32k
- South Korea: US$22k
- Iran: US$20k
- Canada: US$18k
- Switzerland: US$14k
- Latvia: US$13k
- Kenya: US$12k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$88kUS$88k+US$563k+US$2m+> US$8m
Imports: 177
- Belgium: US$22m
- Slovakia: US$15m
- Kuwait: US$13m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Portugal: US$8m
- Italy: US$8m
- Spain: US$7m
- Germany: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- France: US$5m
- Japan: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Cuba: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Gibraltar: US$1m
- Laos: US$1m
- Mauritius: US$1m
- Oman: US$1m
- Eswatini: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Sweden: US$993k
- Bulgaria: US$984k
- El Salvador: US$901k
- Serbia: US$859k
- Taiwan: US$833k
- Austria: US$816k
- Lithuania: US$685k
- Kazakhstan: US$681k
- Greece: US$667k
- Panama: US$655k
- Malaysia: US$597k
- Cyprus: US$585k
- Qatar: US$563k
- Ethiopia: US$549k
- Czechia: US$548k
- Singapore: US$540k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$497k
- Australia: US$479k
- Iraq: US$451k
- Ireland: US$435k
- Switzerland: US$398k
- Guatemala: US$384k
- Estonia: US$372k
- Poland: US$361k
- Finland: US$346k
- Morocco: US$332k
- Latvia: US$323k
- Ghana: US$307k
- Kenya: US$275k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | US$25m | 14% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$22m | 12.4% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$18m | 10.5% |
| 4 | Spain | US$16m | 9% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$11m | 6% |
| 6 | Poland | US$9m | 5.2% |
| 7 |  Thailand | US$9m | 5% |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | US$8m | 4.7% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$7m | 4.1% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$5m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium | US$22m | 12.3% |
| 2 |  Slovakia | US$15m | 8.8% |
| 3 |  Kuwait | US$13m | 7.5% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | US$12m | 7.1% |
| 5 |  Hungary | US$10m | 5.6% |
| 6 |  Portugal | US$8m | 4.4% |
| 7 | Italy | US$8m | 4.3% |
| 8 | Spain | US$7m | 4.2% |
| 9 | Germany | US$6m | 3.4% |
| 10 | New Zealand | US$5m | 3% |
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)
- 122%highest: Türkiye, Barbados, Uganda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 8.3% | 0% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 97% | 10% – 184% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 39%* | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 13% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 49% | 14% – 150% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 36% | 15% – 40% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 17% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 36% | 32% – 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
| Japan | 15% | 9% – 21% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
| Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 41%* | 25% – 57% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mongolia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 30% | 10% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 44%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 26% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 15% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% | 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 | 30% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 32%* | 19% – 44% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 11% | 10% – 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 18% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 122% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 60% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 16% | 2023 | |
| United States | 4.2% | 1.9% – 6.4% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 40% | 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
- 09811 Homogenized preparations from meat & edible meat offal
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 02930 Edible products of animal origin n.e.c.23991 Homogenized preparations of meat, vegetables, fruits or nuts; preparations of milk, flour, meal, starch or malt extract, for infant use n.e.c.; homogenized composite food preparations23999 Other food products n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0149 Raising of other animals1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0410.00, 1602.10, 2106.90 | changed |
| 2012 | 0410.00, 1602.10, 2106.90 | changed |
| 2007 | 0410.00, 1602.10, 2106.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 0410.00, 1602.10, 2106.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 0410.00, 1602.10, 2106.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 0410.00, 1602.10, 2106.90, 2208.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 1704.90, 1806.90, 1901.90, 1904.90, 2106.90.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 1602.10; the duty is 16%.
Subheading 1602.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 16.6%.
147 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 16%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £4.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 32% on the year before); Ireland supplied 89%, followed by Romania.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$175m (−9.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was the Czechia (US$25m), followed by the Netherlands.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 160210, the expression ‘homogenised preparations’ means preparations of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat, meat offal or insects. This subheading takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 1602.
2. The fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates specified in the subheadings of heading 1604 or 1605 under their common names only, are of the same species as those mentioned in Chapter 3 under the same name.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood: homogenised preparations?
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood: homogenised preparations fall under HS subheading 1602.10, part of heading 1602, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1602.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1602.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal…?
The Czechia, with US$25m in 2024 (14% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
147 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 16% 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 Ireland (89%), Romania (2%) and Poland (2%), out of total imports of £4.8m.