U.S. imports of Fresh or Chilled Boneless Beef (SITC 01112) totaled $633.6M in August 2026, imported from 18 countries.
Importers of Fresh or Chilled Boneless Beef paid $4.6M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.73% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataBoneless beef cuts — such as tenderloins, strip loins, and ground beef trim — shipped fresh or chilled are among the most commercially active segments of US beef imports, prized by foodservice and retail buyers for portion consistency and reduced freight weight. USDA FSIS reinspection at an approved port of entry is mandatory, and the exporting establishment must appear on FSIS's list of eligible foreign facilities. Like bone-in product, boneless fresh beef is subject to tariff-rate quota mechanics that can substantially alter the effective duty rate as annual quota volumes fill.
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11.0K import shipments a month
The distinction is straightforward but consequential: any residual bone content can shift a shipment from the boneless heading to the bone-in heading, changing the applicable tariff line and potentially the TRQ sub-allocation. Importers should ensure cutting specifications and packing-house documentation clearly confirm full deboning.
FSIS requires that fresh chilled beef be maintained at temperatures that prevent freezing and inhibit spoilage throughout transit. Shipping containers must have continuous temperature monitoring records available for review at reinspection; product found to have frozen in transit may be reclassified as frozen beef under a different heading.
Imports · August 2026
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Canada and Australia together supply 67% of it. Brazil pays 26.4% duty; Canada 0.0%.
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Basic heading 01112 · $633.6M of $14.7B
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Imports
$633.6MYoY · free account
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$313.2MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $6.8B of Fresh or Chilled Boneless Beef and exported $3.6B.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.