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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If battered and fried like beef jerky strips
Breaded or preserved beef snacks fall under other prepared meats in 1602.
If sold bulk as 'prepared meat' without casing
Uncased, seasoned beef preparations are meat offal or similar in Chapter 2.
If formed into sweet snack bars
Sweetened, extruded beef snacks resemble ready-to-eat sweetmeats in Chapter 19.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use FSIS Form 9540-1 for prior approval and ensure pathogen testing results accompany shipment
• Package in vacuum-sealed bags but avoid liquid brine to stay out of 1602 classification
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.
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.
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.
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.