Frozen Beef Bourguignon Dinner
A complete frozen entree featuring slow-cooked beef chunks in red wine sauce with carrots, pearl onions, and mushrooms, accompanied by mashed potatoes. This falls under HTS 1602.50.90.20 as a prepared bovine meal designed for retail heating and consumption.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If components like frozen vegetables dominate and sold separately
Individual frozen vegetable mixes classify under Chapter 7, not as assembled meat meals.
If corned beef is the base without full meal assembly
Plain corned beef preparations go under specific corned beef subheading, excluding complete meals.
If pasta or starch is over 50% by weight
Pasta-based products with meat sauce shift to stuffed or prepared pasta headings.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain USDA import permit for bovine products; confirm no BSE-risk materials are present
• Use tamper-evident packaging and include lot codes for traceability in case of recalls
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