Beef Chorizo Sausage
Spicy, fresh-style chorizo made from ground beef, paprika, and garlic, often sold loose or cased. Classified in HTS 1601.00.60.20 for beef-based sausage products.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If cured Spanish-style dry chorizo
Fully dry-cured versions are preserved meats in 1602.
If edible offal mixed in
Products with significant meat offal go to Chapter 2 offal headings.
If as sauce or condiment base
Seasoned meat pastes used as flavorings fall under sauces in Chapter 21.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Country-specific approvals needed; Mexico-origin beef requires special FSIS listing
• Declare spice levels and allergens; chorizo often contains garlic triggering labels
Related Products under HTS 1601.00.60.20
Beef Bologna
Large-diameter emulsified sausage from beef, smoked and cooked, sliced for sandwiches. HTS 1601.00.60.20 includes this as a beef sausage product.
Beef Summer Sausage
A semi-dry fermented sausage made primarily from ground beef, seasoned with spices and salt, then stuffed into casings and air-dried. It falls under HTS 1601.00.60.20 as a sausage product of beef, distinct from fresh meat or canned preparations.
Beef Salami
A cured and fermented sausage produced from finely ground beef, garlic, and spices, aged for flavor development. Classified under HTS 1601.00.60.20 as a similar product to sausages made from beef.
Beef Snack Sticks
Thin, smoked beef sausages designed as portable snacks, made from seasoned ground beef and encased in collagen skins. HTS 1601.00.60.20 covers these as similar beef sausage products.
Cooked Beef Sausage Links
Pre-cooked sausage links made from beef emulsion, smoked for flavor, sold in retail packs. Falls under HTS 1601.00.60.20 as processed beef sausages despite cooking.
Smoked Beef Sausage Ring
Ring-shaped beef sausage smoked over hardwood for robust flavor, used in charcuterie. Under HTS 1601.00.60.20 as smoked beef sausage.