UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 1602.50
1602 50 95 90: Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood: of bovine animals, other, other, other
Prepared or preserved beef
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1602 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects
- 1602 50 00 00 Of bovine animals
- Other
- 1602 50 95 00 Other
- 1602 50 95 90 Other
What you pay
Importing into UK
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
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 - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- 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 | |
| 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 |
| UK–Chile agreementQuota | 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–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 |
| 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–United States agreementQuota | United States | Free |
| CPTPP | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Australia agreementQuota | Australia | 16% |
| UK–New Zealand agreementQuota | New Zealand | 16% |
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 1602.50
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £89.2m | 34.1% | -3.5% |
 Brazil | £73.2m | 27.9% | +16.1% |
 Poland | £26m | 9.9% | +18.1% |
 France | £19.1m | 7.3% | +29.1% |
 Denmark | £12.8m | 4.9% | +4.1% |
 Germany | £10.4m | 4% | +10.2% |
 Sweden | £10.3m | 3.9% | +7.1% |
 Spain | £5.3m | 2% | +25.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
1602.50 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood: of bovine animals
EU 16.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 121.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA Free – 4.5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 2.1% 
Canada Free – 11% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines 
Peru 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 1% 
Japan Free – 50% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines · average 25.1% 
Taiwan 15% – 20% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 16.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines UK lines: 1602.50
- 1602 50 10 10Canned beef luncheon meat; samosa of grounded beef
- 1602 50 10 90Uncooked: other
- 1602 50 31 00Corned beef, in airtight containers
- 1602 50 95 10Canned beef luncheon meat; samosa of grounded beef
- 1602 50 95 90Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood: of bovine animals, other, other, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- 600015167 HMRC
Cheeseburger Flame grilled beef burger with American mustard sauce and a slice of melted mature Cheddar cheese. Served in a rustic Vienna roll. Ingredients: Vienna roll, Beefburger 41.3%, Cheddar Cheese, American Mustard Bechamel Sauce.
- 600010298 HMRC
5 cheese in the middle koftas. They are made from the following ingredients: Meat Mix (Pork, Beef, Mutton), Cheddar Cheese And Chilli Filling (Cheddar Cheese (Full Cream Milk, Water, Milk Whey, Lactic Acid, Salt), Onion Powder, Flavour Enhancer: Monosodium Glutamate; Thickener: Xanthan Gum; Spice…
- 600010293 HMRC
Frozen cooked beef burger Burger weight: 56g Ingredients: Beef, water, fat, pea flour, seasoning (salt, yeast extract, onion powder, aroma identical to natural meat), salt, antioxidant E316 Packaging: sealed polyethylene plastic bag (4kg) and cardboard box 12kg
- 600010294 HMRC
Frozen cooked beef burger Burger weight: 142g Ingredients: Beef, water, fat, pea flour, seasoning (salt, yeast extract, onion powder, aroma identical to natural meat), salt, antioxidant E316 Packaging: sealed polyethylene plastic bag (4kg) and cardboard box 16kg
- 600010296 HMRC
Frozen cooked beef burger Burger weight: 156g Ingredients: Beef, water, fat, pea flour, seasoning (salt, yeast extract, onion powder, aroma identical to natural meat), salt, antioxidant E316 Packaging: sealed polyethylene plastic bag (4kg) and cardboard box 12kg
- 600010297 HMRC
Frozen cooked beef burger Burger weight: 170g Ingredients:Beef, water, fat, pea flour, seasoning (salt, yeast extract, onion powder, aroma identical to natural meat), salt, antioxidant E316 Packaging: sealed polyethylene plastic bag (4kg) and cardboard box 16kg
- 600010312 HMRC
2 Beef burgers in a white sesame seeded bun with a slice of processed cheese and a sachet of burger sauce. Ingredients: burger 40% (beef 86%), bread 40%, cheese 9.1%, burger sauce 10.9% Weight: each burger 137.5g, total weight 275g
- 600010313 HMRC
Beef burger in a white sesame seeded bun with a slice of processed cheese and a sachet of tomato ketchup. Ingredients: burger 44.5% (beef 89%), bread 42.2%, cheese 8.9%, tomato ketchup 4.2% Weight: 191g
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover meat, meat offal, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, as well as insects, prepared or preserved by the processes specified in Chapter 2 or 3, Note 6 to Chapter 4 or in heading 0504.
2. Food preparations fall in this chapter provided that they contain more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof. In cases where the preparation contains two or more of the products mentioned above, it is classified in the heading of Chapter 16 corresponding to the component or components which predominate by weight. These provisions do not apply to the stuffed products of heading 1902 or to the preparations of heading 2103 or 2104.
For preparations containing liver, the provisions of the second sentence shall not apply in determining the subheadings within heading 1601 or 1602.
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.
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.
Commodity code 1602 50 95 90 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 1602.50 (other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood: of bovine animals).
The third-country duty is 16%.
164 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 prepared or preserved beef (HS 1602.50) into the UK came to £261.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 8% on the year before); Ireland supplied 34%, followed by Brazil.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 16.6%, the Türkiye duty is 121.5%, the US duty is 0%–4.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–11%, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is 11%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 0%–50%, the Taiwan duty is 15%–20%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 1602.50 worth US$303m in 2024; the largest supplier was Ireland.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 1602 50 95 90?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 16%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 1602 50 95 90?
166 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 164 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 1602.50 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Ireland (US$119m), followed by Brazil.
Typical products
- beef - prepared or preserved
- beef - tongues, canned, prepared or otherwise preserved
- veal, canned, prepared or otherwise preserved (including jellied veal)
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.