Subheading · Chapter 16 · Heading 1602

1602.90

1602.90: Other, including preparations of blood of any animal

Subheading 1602.90 belongs to heading 1602 (other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects) in chapter 16.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 10% – 16% · specific or compound duty standard rate · across 8 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 1602 90 00 00 Other, including preparations of blood of any animal
  2. 1602 90 10 00 Preparations of blood of any animal 16%
  3. Other
  4. 1602 90 31 00 Of game or rabbit 10%
  5. Other
  6. 1602 90 51 00 Containing meat or meat offal of domestic swine 71 GBP / 100 kg
  7. Other
  8. Containing bovine meat or offal
  9. 1602 90 61 00 Uncooked; mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal 253 GBP / 100 kg
  10. 1602 90 69 00 Other 16%
  11. Other
  12. 1602 90 91 00 Of sheep 12%
  13. 1602 90 95 00 Of goats 16%
  14. 1602 90 99 00 Other 16%

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
    Tariff lines
    on 2 of 8 lines

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
  • 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 7 of 8 lines
  • 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)
    Tariff lines
    on 2 of 8 lines
  • 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)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—10% – 16%
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
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 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
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 Australia, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam Free – 3.2%
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
CPTPPQuota Brunei Free
UK–Canada agreementQuota Canada Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreementQuota Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia 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–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 agreementQuota Mexico Free
CPTPPQuota Malaysia Free
UK–New Zealand agreementQuota New Zealand Free – 16%
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–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreementQuota Vietnam Free – 2%
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free
UK–Australia agreementQuota Australia Free – 16%
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–India agreement India Free
CPTPPQuota Chile Free
CPTPPQuota Mexico Free
CPTPPQuota Peru Free
UK–United States agreementQuota United States Free
CPTPP Vietnam Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia 6.5% – 12.5%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£20.9m+39.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.29 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.6mFeb 2024: £1.1mMar 2024: £1.1mApr 2024: £1.2mMay 2024: £1.1mJun 2024: £1.1mJul 2024: £1.1mAug 2024: £1.3mSept 2024: £898kOct 2024: £1.6mNov 2024: £1.2mDec 2024: £1.4mJan 2025: £1.1mFeb 2025: £1.1mMar 2025: £1.4mApr 2025: £1.2mMay 2025: £1.3mJun 2025: £1.1mJul 2025: £1.5mAug 2025: £1.3mSept 2025: £1.7mOct 2025: £1.4mNov 2025: £2mDec 2025: £1.7mJan 2026: £1.4mFeb 2026: £1.6mMar 2026: £2.1mApr 2026: £1.7mMay 2026: £2mJun 2026: £1.8mJul 2026: £1.9mAug 2026: £1.8m 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
Poland £5.7m 27.4% +603.5%
Ireland £5.3m 25.1% -3.5%
South Africa £2.3m 11% -0.8%
Germany £1.8m 8.6% -6%
Romania £1.4m 6.7% -4.3%
Spain £1.1m 5.1% +94.3%
Greece £973k 4.6% +22.5%
France £558k 2.7% -14.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 10.9% – 16.6% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 15% · 2× specific or compound duty Türkiye 121.5% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines USA 2.7% – 6.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.6%

World trade in 2024

1602.90 · US$480.7m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$341.1kUS$341.1k+US$3.1m+US$16.6m+> US$37.8m

Exports: 105
  1. United Arab Emirates: US$75.4m
  2. Mongolia: US$57.7m
  3. China: US$37.8m
  4. Saudi Arabia: US$36m
  5. Netherlands: US$29.7m
  6. Italy: US$25.1m
  7. Belgium: US$24.1m
  8. France: US$23.1m
  9. Germany: US$16.9m
  10. Spain: US$16.6m
  11. Kuwait: US$15.8m
  12. Poland: US$14m
  13. Ireland: US$12.8m
  14. South Africa: US$8.2m
  15. United States: US$7.8m
  16. Czechia: US$6m
  17. Australia: US$5.9m
  18. Hungary: US$5.8m
  19. Brazil: US$5.5m
  20. United Kingdom: US$5.3m
  21. Thailand: US$4.6m
  22. Bulgaria: US$4.2m
  23. Austria: US$3.5m
  24. New Zealand: US$3.3m
  25. Greece: US$3.1m
  26. Romania: US$2.7m
  27. Russia: US$2.5m
  28. Jordan: US$2.3m
  29. Indonesia: US$2.2m
  30. Bahrain: US$2.2m
  31. Denmark: US$1.5m
  32. Portugal: US$1.5m
  33. Latvia: US$1.4m
  34. Sweden: US$1.3m
  35. South Korea: US$1.3m
  36. Finland: US$1.2m
  37. Slovakia: US$1.2m
  38. Philippines: US$1.1m
  39. Slovenia: US$980.8k
  40. Croatia: US$916.9k
  41. Malaysia: US$897.5k
  42. Kazakhstan: US$827.3k
  43. Estonia: US$643.6k
  44. Lithuania: US$641.2k
  45. Taiwan: US$607.5k
  46. Japan: US$593.9k
  47. Fiji: US$528.6k
  48. Türkiye: US$477.1k
  49. Canada: US$401.2k
  50. Guatemala: US$341.1k
  51. Argentina: US$290.3k
  52. Luxembourg: US$222.5k
  53. Hong Kong SAR China: US$166.3k
  54. Chile: US$163.6k
  55. Belarus: US$159k
  56. Nigeria: US$124.9k
  57. Serbia: US$123.4k
  58. Switzerland: US$97.3k
  59. Vietnam: US$89k
  60. North Macedonia: US$84.7k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United Arab Emirates US$75.4m 15.7%
2 Mongolia US$57.7m 12%
3 China US$37.8m 7.9%
4 Saudi Arabia US$36m 7.5%
5 Netherlands US$29.7m 6.2%
6 Italy US$25.1m 5.2%
7 Belgium US$24.1m 5%
8 France US$23.1m 4.8%
9 Germany US$16.9m 3.5%
10 Spain US$16.6m 3.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Saudi Arabia US$63.1m 13.1%
2 China US$57.5m 12%
3 France US$34.5m 7.2%
4 Belgium US$30.9m 6.4%
5 United Arab Emirates US$29.1m 6%
6 Kuwait US$27.4m 5.7%
7 Netherlands US$26.1m 5.4%
8 United Kingdom US$18.6m 3.9%
9 Germany US$17.9m 3.7%
10 Thailand US$16.1m 3.3%

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. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1727 of 10 July 2026 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 as regards some provisions introduced by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/996

    CELEX 32026R1727 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  3. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  4. 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

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Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 1704.90, 1806.90, 1901.90, 1904.90, 2106.90.

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 1602.90 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is between 10% and 16% (average 14.3%). 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 1602.90 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is between 10.9% and 16.6%. 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.

132 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 10% – 16%.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £20.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 39% on the year before); Poland supplied 27%, followed by Ireland.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$480.7m (−17% year on year).

The largest exporter was the United Arab Emirates (US$75.4m), followed by Mongolia.

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.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other, including preparations of blood of any animal?

Other, including preparations of blood of any animal fall under HS subheading 1602.90, part of heading 1602, in section IV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other, including preparations of blood of any… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1602.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10% to 16%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on other, including preparations of blood of any… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1602.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 10.9% to 16.6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other, including preparations of blood of any…?

The United Arab Emirates, with US$75.4m in 2024 (15.7% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

132 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% – 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 Poland (27%), Ireland (25%) and South Africa (11%), out of total imports of £20.9m.

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