Heading 02.04 — Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozen 6-digit code

0204.43 Meat; of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, 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.

  1. 02 Chapter Meat and edible meat offal
  2. 04 Heading Meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or frozen
  3. 43 Subheading Meat; of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, 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 02

Other codes under 02.04

0204.10 Meat; of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled 0204.21 Meat; of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), fresh or chilled 0204.22 Meat; of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled 0204.23 Meat; of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, fresh or chilled 0204.30 Meat; of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen 0204.41 Meat; of sheep, carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb), frozen 0204.42 Meat; of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen 0204.50 Meat; of goats, fresh, chilled or frozen

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 0204.43? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.

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0204.43 FAQ

0204.43 covers meat; of sheep (including lamb), boneless cuts, frozen. It sits under heading 02.04 (meat of sheep or goats; fresh, chilled or 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 0204.43 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.

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