Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1601.00
1601.00.40: Sausages and similar products: Beef in airtight containers
Sausages and similar products
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1601.00 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products:
- Other:
- 1601.00.40 Beef in airtight containers
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
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
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 1 September 2019
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.15
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 3.4% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 30% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Subdivisions
- 1601.00.40 Beef in airtight containers 3.4%
- 1601.00.40.10 Canned kg
- 1601.00.40.90 Other kg
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK 14% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · 7× specific or compound duty 
EU 15.4% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 96.3% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Canada Free – 238% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 46.4% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Japan 9% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 9.5% 
Taiwan 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · 7× specific or compound duty 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA lines: 1601.00
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.
- N356020 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Squeezable and Spreadable Salami from Italy
- N317652 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Turkey Sausage and Cheese Sticks from Canada
- 600013658 HMRC
Frozen Pork Sausages made with 72% Pork, rusk and seasoning Packed in blue poly liner and packed in cardboard boxes
- 600011772 HMRC
Meat and cheese platter Product is a ready to eat platter with a selection of Italian charcuterie and cheese (Antipasti). The platter contains – 1/3 Provola (cheese), 1/3 Milano (salami), 1/3 coppa (air dried Pork neck). Milano Salami 66.7G - Lightly seasoned Italian dry cured pork salami, Coppa…
- 600010515 HMRC
2 Sausages made with chicken meat in a soft white roll with a sachet of mustard and tomato ketchup. Packaging: plastic Weight: 218g
- 600010516 HMRC
2 Sausages made with chicken meat in a soft white roll with a sachet of mustard and tomato ketchup. Packaging: plastic Weight: 218g
8 rulings in total for this code
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.
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 2106.90.
HTS code 1601.00.40 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1601.00 (sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects).
The general duty is 3.4%.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 14%, the EU duty is 15.4%, the Türkiye duty is 96.3%, the Canada duty is 0%–238%, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 9%–10%, the Taiwan duty is 20%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 35%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 1601.00 worth US$165m in 2024; the largest supplier was Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1601.00.40?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3.4%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 1601.00.40 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E*,IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 1601.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Italy (US$63m), followed by Canada.