Analysis
HTS 0203.21.00 covers carcasses and half-carcasses under heading 0203 (meat of swine, fresh, chilled, or frozen).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 36% of the 56 tariff lines in chapter 02, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311611 (Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering), an industry of 1,274 US establishments employing 159,965 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 9 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0203.11.00 | Carcasses and half-carcasses | Free |
| 0203.12.10 | Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in: processed | 1.4¢/kg |
| 0203.12.90 | Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in: other | Free |
| 0203.19.20 | Other: processed | 1.4¢/kg |
| 0203.19.40 | Other: other | Free |
| 0203.22.10 | Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in: processed | 1.4¢/kg |
| 0203.22.90 | Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in: other | Free |
| 0203.29.20 | Other: processed | 1.4¢/kg |
| 0203.29.40 | Other: other | Free |