# HS heading 02.03: Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

> HS heading 02.03 covers meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen. It is in chapter 02 (meat and edible meat offal). It is split into 6 subheadings: 0203.11 (fresh or chilled, carcasses and half-carcasses), 0203.12 (fresh or chilled, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), 0203.19 (fresh or chilled, other), 0203.21 (frozen, carcasses and half-carcasses), 0203.22 (frozen, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in) and 0203.29 (frozen, other). National tariff lines under heading 02.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (14 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0203
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/02) / [02.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0203)

## Key facts

- Heading: 02.03
- Description: Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen
- Chapter: 02: Meat and edible meat offal
- Subheadings: 6
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 02.03 covers meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen.

It is split into 6 subheadings: 0203.11 (fresh or chilled, carcasses and half-carcasses), 0203.12 (fresh or chilled, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), 0203.19 (fresh or chilled, other), 0203.21 (frozen, carcasses and half-carcasses), 0203.22 (frozen, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in) and 0203.29 (frozen, other).

- [0203.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/020311) Fresh or chilled: Carcasses and half-carcasses
- [0203.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/020312) Fresh or chilled: Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in
- [0203.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/020319) Fresh or chilled: Other
- [0203.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/020321) Frozen: Carcasses and half-carcasses
- [0203.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/020322) Frozen: Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in
- [0203.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/020329) Frozen: Other

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 02 are classified in its other 9 headings, listed below.

- [02.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0201) Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled
- [02.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0202) Meat of bovine animals, frozen
- [02.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0204) Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen
- [02.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0205) Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
- [02.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0206) Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
- [02.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0207) Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen
- [02.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0208) Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen
- [02.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0209) Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
- [02.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0210) Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal

## How it is structured

Heading 02.03 is one of 10 headings in chapter 02. Its first two digits, 02, are the chapter; the next two, 03, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0203.11, 0203.12, 0203.19).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 02.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (14 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/02): 14 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [02.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0202) Meat of bovine animals, frozen
- Next heading: [02.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0204) Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 02.03 cover?

HS heading 02.03 covers meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen.

### Which chapter is HS heading 02.03 in?

HS heading 02.03 is in chapter 02 (meat and edible meat offal).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 02.03 have?

HS heading 02.03 has 6 subheadings: 0203.11 (fresh or chilled, carcasses and half-carcasses), 0203.12 (fresh or chilled, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in), 0203.19 (fresh or chilled, other), 0203.21 (frozen, carcasses and half-carcasses), 0203.22 (frozen, hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in) and 0203.29 (frozen, other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 02.03?

National tariff lines under heading 02.03 are live on border.bot for the United States (14 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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://border.bot/hs-codes/0203.json