U.S. imports of Meat Products (Except Poultry) (NAICS 311611) totaled $2.1B in August 2026, imported from 67 countries.
Importers of Meat Products (Except Poultry) paid $85.4M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 4.33% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataRed meat products — beef, pork, lamb, veal, and game — processed for retail or foodservice use fall under NAICS 311611, with USDA FSIS serving as the primary admissibility authority at the US border. Foreign plants must hold individual FSIS establishment approval, and product is reinspected upon arrival at a FSIS-designated import inspection facility. Tariff-rate quotas apply to several beef and lamb categories, creating a dual compliance burden of both FSIS clearance and quota management. Certain beef and pork products from specific origins have also been subject to antidumping investigations, so trade-remedy screening is a standard step in import due diligence for this category.
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32.6K import shipments a month
Beef TRQs are administered on a first-come, first-served or license basis depending on the specific quota. Because FSIS reinspection can add days to port dwell time, importers must account for that delay when timing quota entries — a shipment that arrives before quota fills may still be processed after the quota closes if inspection is slow. Coordinating with a licensed customs broker and a FSIS-experienced freight forwarder is essential for quota-sensitive beef shipments.
NAICS 311611 covers the slaughtering and initial processing of non-poultry meat — producing fresh, frozen, and minimally processed cuts. NAICS 311612 captures further-processed or value-added meat products such as cured, smoked, or cooked items. The distinction matters for statistical reporting and can affect how trade data is aggregated, though both categories remain subject to FSIS admissibility requirements.
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National industry 311611 · $2.1B of $2.7B
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Imports · August 2026
origin
Australia and Canada together supply 53% of it. Brazil pays 20.6% duty; Mexico 0.0%.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
destination
Census publishes state breakdowns for NAICS to the 4-digit level only. See NAICS 3116 for those.
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Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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Imports
$2.1BYoY · free account
Exports
$1.5BYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $22.1B of Meat Products (Except Poultry) and exported $19.4B.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.