HS code for beef

Beef usually fall under these codes of the EU customs tariff (2026). Each code shows the third-country duty, the EU duty on imports from countries without a preferential agreement.

0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled

Code	Description	Third-country duty
0201 10 00 Carcases and half-carcases	Carcases and half-carcases	12.8 % + 176.8 EUR DTN
0201 20 20 Other cuts with bone in – 'Compensated' quarters	Other cuts with bone in – 'Compensated' quarters	12.8 % + 176.8 EUR DTN
0201 20 30 Other cuts with bone in – Unseparated or separated forequarters	Other cuts with bone in – Unseparated or separated forequarters	12.8 % + 141.4 EUR DTN
0201 20 50 Other cuts with bone in – Unseparated or separated hindquarters	Other cuts with bone in – Unseparated or separated hindquarters	12.8 % + 212.2 EUR DTN
0201 20 90 Other cuts with bone in – Other	Other cuts with bone in – Other	12.8 % + 265.2 EUR DTN
0201 30 00 Boneless	Boneless	12.8 % + 303.4 EUR DTN

0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen

Code	Description	Third-country duty
0202 10 00 Carcases and half-carcases	Carcases and half-carcases	12.8 % + 176.8 EUR DTN
0202 20 10 Other cuts with bone in – 'Compensated' quarters	Other cuts with bone in – 'Compensated' quarters	12.8 % + 176.8 EUR DTN
0202 20 30 Other cuts with bone in – Unseparated or separated forequarters	Other cuts with bone in – Unseparated or separated forequarters	12.8 % + 141.4 EUR DTN
0202 20 50 Other cuts with bone in – Unseparated or separated hindquarters	Other cuts with bone in – Unseparated or separated hindquarters	12.8 % + 221.1 EUR DTN
0202 20 90 Other cuts with bone in – Other	Other cuts with bone in – Other	12.8 % + 265.3 EUR DTN
0202 30 10 Boneless – Forequarters, whole or cut into a maximum of five pieces, each quarter being in a single block; 'compensated' quarters in two blocks, one of which contains the forequarter, whole or cut into a maximum of five pieces, and the other, the hindquarter, excluding the tenderloin, in one piece	Boneless – Forequarters, whole or cut into a maximum of five pieces, each quarter being in a single block; 'compensated' quarters in two blocks, one of which contains the forequarter, whole or cut into a maximum of five pieces, and the other, the hindquarter, excluding the tenderloin, in one piece	12.8 % + 221.1 EUR DTN
0202 30 50 Boneless – Crop, chuck-and-blade and brisket cuts	Boneless – Crop, chuck-and-blade and brisket cuts	12.8 % + 221.1 EUR DTN
0202 30 90 Boneless – Other	Boneless – Other	12.8 % + 304.1 EUR DTN

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What the right code is worth

One code off, up to 14 points of duty off

A wrong code costs either way: duty paid for nothing, or a back-payment with interest when customs notices. Third-country duty rates from the EU tariff.

Same goods, two codes

Screens +14 points

0% computer monitor 8528 52 00
14% other monitor 8528 59 00
Trainers +8.9 points

8% leather upper 6403 99 96
16.9% textile upper 6404 11 00
Bicycles +8 points

6% with electric motor 8711 60 10
14% without motor 8712 00 30
Tableware +6.5 points

5.5% stoneware 6912 00 23
12% porcelain 6911 10 00
Handbags +6 points

3.7% textile outside 4202 22 90
9.7% plastic sheeting outside 4202 22 10

EU third-country duty, October 2026

What a wrong code costs a year