Analysis
Subheading 1602.42 covers shoulders and cuts thereof, 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.
The US splits it as follows: 1602.42.20 for boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers (4.2¢/kg) and 1602.42.40 for shoulders and cuts thereof: other (1.4¢/kg).
2 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
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 1602.42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1602.42.20 | Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers | 4.2¢/kg |
| 1602.42.40 | Shoulders and cuts thereof: other | 1.4¢/kg |