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      "question": "What does HS chapter 16 cover?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 16 covers preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects."
    },
    {
      "question": "How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 16?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 16 has 5 headings and 42 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 16?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under chapter 16 are live on border.bot for the United States (179 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "title": "What this chapter covers",
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        "HS chapter 16 covers preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects.",
        "It has 5 headings, 16.01 to 16.05, and 42 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
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    {
      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 15, before it, covers animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes; chapter 17, after it, covers sugars and sugar confectionery."
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      "title": "In other countries",
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        "National tariff lines under chapter 16 are live on border.bot for the United States (179 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "text": [
        "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."
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