Foods, Feeds, and Beverages

Jurisdiction depends on the specific product: FDA oversees most processed foods, dietary supplements, and beverages; USDA FSIS has mandatory reinspection authority over imported meat, poultry, and egg products; and USDA APHIS administers quarantine requirements for live plants, seeds, and certain agricultural commodities. Many shipments require coordination across more than one agency.

The EU1 code is primarily an analytical aggregation used in Census Bureau trade statistics. For entry filing, duty determination, and admissibility review, importers must work at the HTS 10-digit level. Consulting a licensed customs broker is advisable given the range of tariff-rate quotas, trade-remedy orders, and agency-specific admissibility requirements that apply within this broad grouping.