Analysis
HTS 0208.90.20 covers other: deer under heading 0208 (other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.4%. The costliest confusion would be with 0208.90.91 (other: other) at 6.4%, a difference of 6.4 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 36% of the 56 tariff lines in chapter 02 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 0208.90.25 (other: frogsʼ legs, duty-free), 0208.90.30 (quail, eviscerated, not in pieces, 7¢/kg) and 0208.90.91 (other: other, 6.4%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311611 (Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering), an industry of 1,274 US establishments employing 159,965 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0208.90.25 | Other: frogsʼ legs | Free |
| 0208.90.30 | Quail, eviscerated, not in pieces | 7¢/kg |
| 0208.90.91 | Other: other | 6.4% |