# HS heading 02.05: Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen

> HS heading 02.05 covers meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen. It is in chapter 02 (meat and edible meat offal). It is not split further: its only subheading is 0205.00. National tariff lines under heading 02.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0205
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/02) / [02.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0205)

## Key facts

- Heading: 02.05
- Description: Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
- Chapter: 02: Meat and edible meat offal
- Subheadings: 1
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 02.05 covers meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.

It is not split further: its only subheading is 0205.00.

- [0205.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/020500) Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen

## 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
- [02.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0203) Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen
- [02.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0204) Meat of sheep or goats, 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 02.05 is one of 10 headings in chapter 02. Its first two digits, 02, are the chapter; the next two, 05, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0205.00).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 02.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/020500): 1 line, used by 1 other country

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

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 02.05 cover?

HS heading 02.05 covers meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.

### Which chapter is HS heading 02.05 in?

HS heading 02.05 is in chapter 02 (meat and edible meat offal).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 02.05 have?

HS heading 02.05 has one subheading, 0205.00.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 02.05?

National tariff lines under heading 02.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, 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/0205.json