Italian Pork Sausage Links
Fresh-style pork sausages flavored with fennel, garlic, and spices, typically sold in linked casings. Classified under HTS 1601.00.20 as pork-based sausages, even if uncooked, due to their processed sausage form. Excludes fresh cuts or ground pork.
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More Specific Codes
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If unprocessed ground pork without casing
Plain ground fresh pork without sausage processing falls under fresh meat heading 0203.
If fully cooked and hermetically sealed
Ready-to-eat cooked pork sausages in cans classify under preserved meat preparations in 1602.
If includes poultry meat
Sausages with mixed pork and poultry shift to poultry-based subheadings.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide FSIS import permits and ensure pathogen testing for Salmonella and Trichinella
• Document casing material and meat ratio to prevent reclassification as ground meat
• Check for additives; exceeding blood content may trigger different subheadings
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