Subheading · Chapter 16 · Heading 1602
1602.42: Shoulders and cuts thereof
1602.42 is a six-digit subheading of heading 1602, other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects, chapter 16.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1602 42 00 00 Shoulders and cuts thereof
- 1602 42 10 00 Of domestic swine 108 GBP / 100 kg
- 1602 42 90 00 Other 10%
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
- 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
- Import controlImport control - CITES
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 10% |
| 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 |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| CPTPPQuota | Brunei | Free |
| UK–Canada agreementQuota | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| CPTPPQuota | 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–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 |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreementQuota | 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–Vietnam agreementQuota | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Chile agreementQuota | Chile | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreementQuota | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| DCTS Standard | India, Indonesia | 6.5% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £2.7m | 37% | +19.2% |
 Poland | £2m | 27.3% | +65.6% |
 Germany | £1.6m | 22% | +56.5% |
 Spain | £561k | 7.7% | +5% |
 Netherlands | £147k | 2% | -23.3% |
 Romania | £102k | 1.4% | -4.4% |
 Greece | £59k | 0.8% | -66.2% |
 Italy | £40k | 0.6% | +10.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 10.9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 121.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free – 9.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Japan 8.5% – 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 14.3% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 33% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$365kUS$365k+US$3m+US$16m+> US$56m
Exports: 65
- United States: US$105m
- Canada: US$56m
- Chile: US$38m
- Denmark: US$37m
- Mexico: US$34m
- Ireland: US$31m
- Spain: US$16m
- Poland: US$15m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Belgium: US$11m
- Germany: US$11m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Austria: US$4m
- China: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$840k
- Brazil: US$790k
- Bulgaria: US$789k
- Portugal: US$707k
- Sweden: US$622k
- Croatia: US$532k
- Czechia: US$523k
- South Africa: US$479k
- South Korea: US$433k
- Australia: US$400k
- Hungary: US$371k
- Russia: US$365k
- Luxembourg: US$306k
- Latvia: US$268k
- Estonia: US$235k
- Slovenia: US$164k
- Singapore: US$134k
- North Macedonia: US$116k
- Cyprus: US$104k
- Japan: US$87k
- Türkiye: US$57k
- New Zealand: US$39k
- Sri Lanka: US$38k
- Lithuania: US$38k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$36k
- Taiwan: US$26k
- Switzerland: US$25k
- Belarus: US$25k
- Costa Rica: US$8k
- Philippines: US$8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$7k
- Serbia: US$6k
- Iceland: US$5k
- Indonesia: US$3k
- Mozambique: US$3k
- Finland: US$2k
- Egypt: US$2k
- Montenegro: US$2k
- Iran: US$1k
- Armenia: US$700
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$63kUS$63k+US$436k+US$3m+> US$8m
Imports: 164
- Japan: US$268m
- Germany: US$17m
- Denmark: US$15m
- France: US$8m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Panama: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- United States: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Chile: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Poland: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- New Caledonia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Gabon: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Micronesia: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Greece: US$954k
- Croatia: US$950k
- Serbia: US$941k
- Finland: US$935k
- Slovakia: US$818k
- Dominican Republic: US$728k
- Austria: US$675k
- Cape Verde: US$553k
- Slovenia: US$552k
- South Korea: US$528k
- North Macedonia: US$524k
- Lebanon: US$456k
- Uruguay: US$449k
- Cuba: US$436k
- Australia: US$372k
- South Africa: US$372k
- Bermuda: US$369k
- Paraguay: US$339k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$315k
- Kazakhstan: US$314k
- Cyprus: US$282k
- Greenland: US$272k
- Malta: US$252k
- Belize: US$250k
- Lesotho: US$248k
- Estonia: US$241k
- Lithuania: US$231k
- Morocco: US$214k
- Bulgaria: US$212k
- Malaysia: US$188k
- Cameroon: US$186k
- Senegal: US$152k
- Eswatini: US$150k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$105m | 26.2% |
| 2 | Canada | US$56m | 14% |
| 3 |  Chile | US$38m | 9.6% |
| 4 |  Denmark | US$37m | 9.2% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$34m | 8.6% |
| 6 | Ireland | US$31m | 7.8% |
| 7 | Spain | US$16m | 3.9% |
| 8 | Poland | US$15m | 3.8% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$12m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$11m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$268m | 66.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$17m | 4.3% |
| 3 | Denmark | US$15m | 3.8% |
| 4 |  France | US$8m | 2% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$8m | 2% |
| 6 |  Panama | US$7m | 1.7% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$6m | 1.6% |
| 8 | United States | US$6m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  Sweden | US$5m | 1.3% |
| 10 | Italy | US$5m | 1.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 156
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.
- 20%median duty
- 12number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 256%highest: Norway, Barbados, Liechtenstein
156
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 20%* | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 184% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 20%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 45% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 63%* | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 35% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 4.8% | 0% – 9.5% | 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 | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 35% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 40% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 40% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 11% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 35% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 35% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 35% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 35% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 122%* | 62% – 189% | 2023 |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 14% | 8.5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 20%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 35% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 155%* | 33% – 277% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 50% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 35% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 49% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 35% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 35% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 22%* | 2023 | |
| Norway | 256%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 100% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| Panama | 70% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 40% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 20%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 15% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Senegal | 35% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 35% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 29% | 27% – 30% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 141%* | 30% – 252% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 35% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 122% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 60% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Kingdom | 10% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0.8%* | 0.4% – 1.1% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 20% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 22% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 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
- 0175 Meat & offal (other than liver), of swine, prepared/preserved, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21186 Prepared dishes and meals based on meat21189 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1075 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes1010 Processing and preserving of meat
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1602.42 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1602.42 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1602.42 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1602.42 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1602.42 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1602.42 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 497 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1727 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 1602.42 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 10%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 1602.42 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 10.9%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
Goods from 165 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 10%; 139 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 £7.3m (up 30% on the year before), at an average of £5.68 per kg; Ireland supplied 37%, followed by Poland.
World trade in these goods reached US$400m in 2024, up 2.2% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 26.2% of the total, ahead of Canada.
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 16023111, 16023211, 16023921, 16025010 and 16029061, the term ‘uncooked’ is to apply to products which have not been subjected to any heat treatment or which have been subjected to a heat treatment insufficient to ensure the coagulation of meat proteins in the whole of the product and which, therefore, in the case of subheadings 16025010 and 16029061, show traces of a pinkish liquid on the cut surface when the product is cut along a line passing through its thickest part.
2. For the purposes of subheadings 16024110, 16024210 and 16024911 to 16024915, the expression ‘cuts thereof’ applies only to prepared or preserved meat which, due to the size and the characteristics of the coherent muscle tissue, is identifiable as having been obtained from hams, shoulders, loins, or collars of domestic swine, as the case may be.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for shoulders and cuts thereof?
Shoulders and cuts thereof fall under HS subheading 1602.42, part of heading 1602, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on shoulders and cuts thereof in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1602.42 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on shoulders and cuts thereof in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1602.42 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10.9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most shoulders and cuts thereof?
The United States, with US$105m in 2024 (26.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
139 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 10% 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 (37%), Poland (27%) and Germany (22%), out of total imports of £7.3m.