Bone-In Pork Shoulder Picnic Cut Salted

A bone-in pork shoulder picnic cut that has been salted for preservation, typically used for slow cooking or smoking. Classified under HTS 0210.11.0020 as shoulders and cuts thereof of swine meat, with bone in, prepared by salting. Excludes fresh or frozen pork under Chapter 02.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+17.5%17.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0203.19.20Same rate: 17.5%

If fresh or frozen, not salted

Fresh or frozen pork shoulders fall under Chapter 02 as unprepared meat, changing from preserved category.

0210.12.00Same rate: 17.5%

If boneless

Boneless hams, shoulders, or cuts thereof are classified separately under 0210.12, based on bone presence.

1602.41.10.00Higher: 23.9% vs 17.5%

If further cooked or prepared beyond salting

Prepared or preserved pork shoulders via cooking move to Chapter 16 for processed meat products.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify salting process documentation to confirm it's not fresh/frozen meat under 0203; provide processing certificates

Include full weight declaration per US note, accounting for bones and fat without allowance

Check country-specific quotas if applicable via USTR regulations for preserved meats