HS Code 0209Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked

What HS code 0209 covers

Think of the white fat cut from a pig, or the fat taken from a chicken or another farm bird. Neither kind may be melted down or pressed out.

The fat can be fresh, chilled or frozen. It can also be salted, kept in brine, dried or smoked. All of these states stay inside the heading, as long as the fat is still raw.

Traders use other names too. Pig fat is often called pork fat, and papers may say unrendered pork fat. Some countries write the HSN code 0209 or the HTS 0209 entry. The wording changes, but the goods stay the same.

Difference between 020910 and 020990

The two codes under this heading split by animal. That is the main difference. Check the animal first, then check the lean meat point for pig fat.

• Use it for pork back fat and similar raw pig fat.
• 020990 is poultry fat. Use it for raw fat from chickens and other farm birds.
• Neither code is for cooked, melted or pressed fat.

How to classify pig and poultry fat correctly

Most mistakes come from three words in the heading: fat, lean and rendered. Ask these questions in order.

Is there lean meat in the piece? Then it is not plain fat. Pig pieces with meat on them usually belong with the meat of swine, so look at heading 0203. Poultry pieces with meat on them point to heading 0207.

Is the product cured meat, such as bacon that was salted or smoked? Check heading 0210, which is built for that. Fat on its own, treated the same way, stays in 0209.

Is the product edible offal such as liver or tongue? Offal has its own place in heading 0206. It is not fat.

Has the fat been melted, like lard or tallow? The words “not rendered or otherwise extracted” rule it out. It leaves this heading and Chapter 02, so it needs a code from another chapter. If you are unsure, run the product through the HS code classifier.

Is the HS code for pig fat the same in every country?

Mostly yes, at the six-digit level. The World Customs Organization sets the Harmonized System, and countries share the first six digits. So 020910 means pig fat and 020990 means poultry fat wherever the system is used.

Countries then add extra digits of their own. These longer national codes can split the goods further. Names such as HSN code and HTS code usually point to these national versions.

Duty rates and rules are set by each country. This page does not list them. Check the official tariff of the country you trade with before you ship.

Import and export data for HS 0209

If you buy or sell pig fat or poultry fat, shipment records show who trades it. Use import data and export data to see the flows, and buyer data and supplier data to find the companies.

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily. You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo.