Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers
Classified under heading 1602 / subheading 1602.42 — chapter 16 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
General rate applies to goods from countries with normal trade relations. Special rates require a program code (USMCA, GSP, AGOA…). Column 2 applies where normal trade relations do not.
Duty calculator
Estimate the duty owed on an import under HTS 1602.42.20.
Excludes merchandise processing fees, Section 301 duties, antidumping/countervailing duties and freight. Estimates only — not customs advice.
Where this rate sits
Heading 1602 contains 10 tariff lines. The general rate on this line is 4.2¢/kg, against an average of 5.1% across the heading (range 1.4%–6.4%).
| Metric | This line | Heading 1602 |
|---|---|---|
| General rate | 4.2¢/kg | avg 5.1% |
| Duty-free lines | no | 1 of 10 |
| Specific-rate lines | yes | 2 |
Classification path
- 1602Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects
- 1602.42Shoulders and cuts thereof
- 1602.42.20Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers
All 10 tariff lines under heading 1602
Heading overview →| HTS code | Description | General | Col. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1602.10.50 | Put up for retail sale as food suitable for young children | 6.4% | 20% |
| 1602.31.00 | Of turkeys | 6.4% | 20% |
| 1602.32.00 | Of chickens | 6.4% | 20% |
| 1602.39.00 | Other | 6.4% | 20% |
| 1602.41.20 | Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containers | 5.3¢/kg | 6.6¢/kg |
| 1602.42.20 | Boned and cooked and packed in airtight containersthis page | 4.2¢/kg | 6.6¢/kg |
| 1602.50.07 | Corned beef in airtight containers | Free | 30% |
| 1602.50.21 | In airtight containers | 1.4% | 30% |
| 1602.50.90 | Other | 2.5% | 20% |
| 1602.90.91 | Other | 6.4% | 20% |
Using HTS 1602.42.20 correctly
A ten-digit HTS number has three parts: the four-digit heading, the six-digit international subheading shared by every WTO member, and the two-digit US statistical suffix. 1602.42.20 is a US national line — the same product may carry a different suffix in the EU TARIC or in another country's tariff.
Classification is determined by the General Rules of Interpretation, not by what the product is called on the invoice. If your goods could fall in two headings, GRI 1 sends you to the heading with the most specific description; GRI 3 breaks ties by essential character. A GRI 3(b) mistake is the single most common reason an entry gets reclassified and billed for unpaid duty plus interest.