0202.10 Meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen
A full HS code. These six digits are what goes on a customs declaration, and they mean the same thing in every country that uses the Harmonized System.
Section I, Live Animals & Animal Products — live animals, meat, fish, dairy and other products of animal origin.
- 02 Chapter Meat and edible meat offal
- 02 Heading Meat of bovine animals; frozen
- 10 Subheading Meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen
Chapter 2 covers meat and edible offal from cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses and poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen. It does not include meat that has been cooked, cured, smoked or otherwise prepared: those preparations fall under chapter 16 instead. Classification tip: Fresh/chilled and frozen versions of the same cut often carry different subheadings and different import permit requirements, so confirm the product's actual state at the border, not just at origin.
All of chapter 02Other codes under 02.02
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 0202.10? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment0202.10 FAQ
0202.10 covers meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen. It sits under heading 02.02 (meat of bovine animals; frozen) in chapter 02, Section I of the Harmonized System.
It is the international part of it. Six digits are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System; the importing country then extends them to eight or ten for its own tariff and statistics. Declare 0202.10 plus whatever national digits the destination’s tariff schedule adds to it.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section I and to chapter 02. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.