Analysis
Subheading 1602.10 covers homogenized preparations, within heading 1602. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 1.9% to 6.4% with a median of 4.15%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 1602.10.10 for put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or for dietetic… (1.9%) and 1602.10.50 for put up for retail sale as food suitable for young children (6.4%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 1602.10 once they fall within heading 1602 (other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1602.10.10 | Put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or for dietetic purposes | 1.9% |
| 1602.10.50 | Put up for retail sale as food suitable for young children | 6.4% |