# HS code 1601.00: Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products

> HS code 1601.00 covers sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products. It sits in heading 16.01 (sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products) in chapter 16 (preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects). It is the only subheading of heading 16.01, so every good of the heading is classified here.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/160100
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1601.00
- Covers: Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products
- Heading: [16.01: Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1601)
- Chapter: [16: Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/16)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 1601.00 covers sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products.

The legal text of the subheading is “Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 16.01, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

1601.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 16, are the chapter; the first four, 1601, are heading 16.01; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 16: Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects
- Heading 16.01: Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products
- Subheading 1601.00: Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1601.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1601.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [1522.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/152200) Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes
- Next subheading: [1602.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/160210) Homogenised preparations

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1601.00 cover?

HS code 1601.00 covers sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1601.00 in?

HS code 1601.00 is in heading 16.01 (sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products) in chapter 16 (preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects).

### Where are goods of heading 16.01 classified when 1601.00 doesn’t fit?

1601.00 is the only subheading of heading 16.01, so every good of the heading is classified there.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/160100.json