U.S. exports of Poultry, Prepared or Preserved (NAICS 311615) totaled $499.7M in August 2026.
Importers of Poultry, Prepared or Preserved paid $2.4M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 3.60% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataFully cooked, canned, or otherwise preserved poultry products — including canned chicken, duck confit, and shelf-stable poultry-based meals — fall under NAICS 311615 and are subject to USDA FSIS admissibility review as processed poultry products. Foreign establishments must hold FSIS equivalence certification specific to poultry processing, separate from any red-meat approvals. Heat treatment and preservation method are critical classification factors: a product's status as shelf-stable versus refrigerated affects both the applicable FSIS inspection protocol and the HTS classification used for duty assessment. Certain prepared poultry products have historically been subject to antidumping investigations, so trade-remedy screening is advisable when sourcing from lower-cost origins.
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1.7K import shipments a month
No. FSIS approval is process-specific. An establishment certified for raw poultry slaughter must obtain separate FSIS approval for further-processing operations such as cooking, canning, or preservation. Importers should request documentation confirming the establishment's approval covers the specific preparation method used in the product being imported.
Shelf-stable prepared poultry (e.g., retort-processed canned chicken) and refrigerated prepared poultry follow different FSIS inspection protocols and may be classified under different HTS subheadings, affecting applicable duty rates. Shelf-stable products also have different cold-chain requirements at the port, which can simplify logistics but does not reduce the FSIS reinspection requirement. Confirming the correct classification with a licensed customs broker before shipment avoids duty and admissibility complications.
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National industry 311615 · $499.7M of $2.2B
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Exports · August 2026
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Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census publishes state breakdowns for NAICS to the 4-digit level only. See NAICS 3116 for those.
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Imports
$66.6MYoY · free account
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$499.7MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $802.2M of Poultry, Prepared or Preserved and exported $5.7B.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.