Subheading · Section IV

1602.10: Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or: homogenised preparations

1602.10

Official description Homogenised preparations

  • 16%UK
  • 16.6%EU
  • 135%Türkiye
  • 1.9%–6.4%USA
  • US$175.2mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 1602.10 belongs to heading 1602 (other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects) in chapter 16.

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%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 1602.10; the statutory rate is 135%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, subheading 1602.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 1.9% and 6.4%.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$175.2m (−9.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was the Czechia (US$24.6m), followed by the Netherlands.

The biggest buyer was Belgium, with imports of US$21.5m.

The United Kingdom ranked 37th among 85 exporters with US$238k.

The United Kingdom imported US$4m, most of it from Ireland.

Duty rates compared

UK 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 16.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 135% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA 1.9% – 6.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.2%

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.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 1602 10 00 00 Homogenised preparations 16%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 1602 10 00 Homogenised preparations 16.6%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 1602.10.00.00.00 Homojenize müstahzarlar 135%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 1602.10 Homogenized preparations:
  2. 1602.10.10.00 Put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or for dietetic purposes 1.9%kg
  3. 1602.10.50 Put up for retail sale as food suitable for young children 6.4%
  4. 1602.10.50.60 Canned kg
  5. 1602.10.50.80 Other kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

1602.10 · US$175.2m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$223.4kUS$223.4k+US$1.8m+US$8.2m+> US$18.5m

Exports: 85
  1. Czechia: US$24.6m
  2. Netherlands: US$21.7m
  3. Saudi Arabia: US$18.5m
  4. Spain: US$15.7m
  5. Germany: US$10.5m
  6. Poland: US$9.2m
  7. Thailand: US$8.7m
  8. United Arab Emirates: US$8.2m
  9. Australia: US$7.2m
  10. Italy: US$5.5m
  11. Belgium: US$5.2m
  12. Romania: US$4.8m
  13. United States: US$4.3m
  14. Austria: US$3m
  15. Ireland: US$2.9m
  16. France: US$2.8m
  17. Portugal: US$2.2m
  18. Kuwait: US$2.2m
  19. Hungary: US$2.2m
  20. South Africa: US$1.8m
  21. Bulgaria: US$1.5m
  22. Philippines: US$1.4m
  23. Greece: US$1.1m
  24. Egypt: US$1.1m
  25. China: US$1m
  26. Brazil: US$751k
  27. Jordan: US$708.3k
  28. Russia: US$639.3k
  29. Uruguay: US$609k
  30. Luxembourg: US$579.6k
  31. Serbia: US$573.8k
  32. New Zealand: US$440.6k
  33. Bahrain: US$424.4k
  34. Sweden: US$351.1k
  35. Panama: US$346.7k
  36. Denmark: US$307.2k
  37. United Kingdom: US$238k
  38. Lithuania: US$238k
  39. Singapore: US$227.3k
  40. Zambia: US$223.4k
  41. Slovakia: US$196.5k
  42. Malaysia: US$164k
  43. Taiwan: US$131.5k
  44. Slovenia: US$114.7k
  45. Botswana: US$109.3k
  46. Guatemala: US$107k
  47. Türkiye: US$78.6k
  48. Croatia: US$76.4k
  49. Cyprus: US$54.4k
  50. Indonesia: US$51.3k
  51. Estonia: US$47.1k
  52. Belarus: US$43.2k
  53. Lebanon: US$41.6k
  54. Myanmar (Burma): US$31.6k
  55. South Korea: US$21.5k
  56. Iran: US$19.5k
  57. Canada: US$17.9k
  58. Switzerland: US$13.9k
  59. Latvia: US$13k
  60. Kenya: US$11.5k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Czechia US$24.6m 14%
2 Netherlands US$21.7m 12.4%
3 Saudi Arabia US$18.5m 10.5%
4 Spain US$15.7m 9%
5 Germany US$10.5m 6%
6 Poland US$9.2m 5.2%
7 Thailand US$8.7m 5%
8 United Arab Emirates US$8.2m 4.7%
9 Australia US$7.2m 4.1%
10 Italy US$5.5m 3.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Belgium US$21.5m 12.3%
2 Slovakia US$15.4m 8.8%
3 Kuwait US$13.2m 7.5%
4 United Arab Emirates US$12.5m 7.1%
5 Hungary US$9.8m 5.6%
6 Portugal US$7.7m 4.4%
7 Italy US$7.6m 4.3%
8 Spain US$7.3m 4.2%
9 Germany US$6m 3.4%
10 New Zealand US$5.2m 3%

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 or: homogenised preparations?

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or: 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$24.6m in 2024 (14% of world exports).