Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.c. in chapter 2; fresh, chilled or frozen
HS heading 02.08 covers Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.c. in chapter 2; fresh, chilled or frozen. Within Chapter 02 it splits into 6 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 02.08 covers Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.c. in chapter 2; fresh, chilled or frozen. At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with meat and edible meat offal — into 6 duty lines shown below. India is a leading exporter of frozen buffalo meat, shipped chilled-chain to the Middle East, Southeast Asia and North Africa.
How to read this code
02.08 is the four-digit HS heading for meat and edible meat offal, n.e.c. in chapter 2. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many live animals & animal products lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 02.08
The Harmonised System breaks Meat and edible meat offal, n.e.c. in chapter 2; fresh, chilled or frozen into these 6 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Meat and edible meat offal; of rabbits or hares, fresh, chilled or frozen
Meat and edible meat offal; of primates, fresh, chilled or frozen
Meat and edible meat offal; of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia), fresh, chilled or frozen
Meat and edible meat offal; of reptiles (including snakes and turtles), fresh, chilled or frozen
Meat and edible meat offal; of camels and other camelids (Camelidae), fresh, chilled or frozen
Meat and edible meat offal; n.e.c. in chapter 2, fresh, chilled or frozen
Top destinations for Chapter 02 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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