Preserved Beef Cheek Meat
Cooked and canned beef cheeks from bovine facial cuts, braised in gravy for tenderness. Falls under HTS 1602.50.90.40 as other non-liver bovine meat preparations. Commonly used in stews or as taco filling after reheating.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If fresh, chilled, or frozen uncooked
Edible offal in natural state stays in Chapter 2, not preserved.
If from specific pork-beef blends
Certain mixtures have statistical suffixes outside 'other'.
If tuna-added for mixed seafood-meat
Unlikely, but seafood predominant shifts to prepared fish.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Source from approved countries listed in FSIS import library to bypass animal health restrictions
• Label as 'beef cheeks' accurately to prevent confusion with offal categories
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Beef Luncheon Meat
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Canned Beef and Gravy
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Canned Beef Heart
Preserved slices or chunks of bovine heart muscle, cooked and packed in brine or stock. HTS 1602.50.90.40 includes this offal as other bovine meat preparations sans liver. Used in ethnic cuisines like anticuchos or stews.
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Preserved Beef Tripe
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