Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of whales, dolphins and porpoises "mammals of the order Cetacea", of manatees and dugongs "mammals of the order Sirenia" and of seals, sea lions and walruses "mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia" (excl. whale and seal meat)

0208408000 · HS Code Structure

02 08 40 80 00
Section 2-digit
MEAT AND EDIBLE MEAT OFFAL
LIVE ANIMALS; ANIMAL PRODUCTS
Chapter 4-digit
Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen
Heading 6-digit
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)
Subheading 8-digit
Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of whales, dolphins and porpoises "mammals of the order Cetacea", of manatees and dugongs "mammals of the order Sirenia" and of seals, sea lions and walruses "mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia" (excl. whale and seal meat)

The last 2 digits are the additional code

Basic Information
HS Code
0208408000
Code Status
Normal
Update Date
2026-08-03
Description
Fresh, chilled or frozen meat and edible offal of whales, dolphins and porpoises "mammals of the order Cetacea", of manatees and dugongs "mammals of the order Sirenia" and of seals, sea lions and walruses "mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia" (excl. whale and seal meat)
Unit
Consumption Tax Category
Tariff Rate (Duty)
Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) Import Rate (Third-Country Agreement Rate) 9.000 %
Interim Import Duty Rate (Autonomous Suspension)
Export Duty Rate 0%
Legal Basis Regulation 1006/11
Measure Validity Period 2012-01-01 ~ To Date
Agreement Rates · Asia-Pacific & Americas
Country/Region
Tax Rate
Agreement Rates · Europe
Country/Region
Tax Rate
Iceland
0.000 %
Agreement Rates · Africa, Middle East & Others
Country/Region
Tax Rate
Note: The EU has no free trade agreement with China; goods from China are subject to the "Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) Import Rate" above. GSP/GSP+/EBA are GSP beneficiary rates; see each GSP table for details. Full agreement partner rates are subject to the official TARIC.
VAT (27 Countries, Reference Values)
Austria
10%
Belgium
6%
Bulgaria
20%
Cyprus
5%
Czech Republic
12%
Germany
7%
Denmark
25%
Estonia
9%
Spain
4%
Finland
14%
France
5.5%
Greece
6%
Croatia
5%
Hungary
5%
Ireland
0%
Italy
4%
Lithuania
5%
Luxembourg
3%
Latvia
5%
Malta
5%
Netherlands
9%
Poland
5%
Portugal
6%
Romania
11%
Sweden
12%
Slovenia
5%
Slovakia
5%
VAT category: 食品饮料; Consumption tax category: 无. Reduced rate tiers are reference values; actual application is subject to the ruling of the importing country's tax authority.