Analysis
HTS 1601.00.60 covers other: other under heading 1601 (sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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 3.2%. 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 general duty rate is 3.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 16 (56th percentile of 108 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $320 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other lines in the same group are 1601.00.20 (sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood…, 0.8¢/kg) and 1601.00.40 (beef in airtight containers, 3.4%).
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 20%, 6.2 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1601.00.20 | Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products: pork | 0.8¢/kg |
| 1601.00.40 | Beef in airtight containers | 3.4% |