Analysis
HTS 1602.49.20 covers boned and cooked and packed in air- tight containers under heading 1602 (other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects).
The general rate is 4.2¢/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 4.2¢/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 1602.49.10 (other, including mixtures: offal, 3.2%), 1602.49.40 (not containing cereals or vegetables: other, 1.4¢/kg), 1602.49.60 (mixtures of pork and beef, 3.2%) and 1602.49.90 (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. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1602.49.10 | Other, including mixtures: offal | 3.2% |
| 1602.49.40 | Not containing cereals or vegetables: other | 1.4¢/kg |
| 1602.49.60 | Mixtures of pork and beef | 3.2% |
| 1602.49.90 | Other: other | 6.4% |