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HTS tariff line · chapter 02

0207.60.20

Not cut in pieces, frozen

Analysis

HTS 0207.60.20 covers not cut in pieces, frozen under heading 0207 (meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen).

The general rate is 8.8¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.

Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 8.8¢/kg. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.

The other lines in the same group are 0207.60.10 (not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled, 8.8¢/kg), 0207.60.30 (fatty livers, fresh or chilled, 17.6¢/kg), 0207.60.40 (of guinea fowls: other, fresh or chilled, 17.6¢/kg) and 0207.60.60 (of guinea fowls: other, frozen, 17.6¢/kg).

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311615 (Poultry Processing), an industry of 520 US establishments employing 238,635 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
0207.60.10Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled8.8¢/kg
0207.60.30Fatty livers, fresh or chilled17.6¢/kg
0207.60.40Of guinea fowls: other, fresh or chilled17.6¢/kg
0207.60.60Of guinea fowls: other, frozen17.6¢/kg