U.S. exports of Frozen Bone-In Beef (SITC 01121) totaled $52.4M in August 2026.
Importers of Frozen Bone-In Beef paid $393K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 1.51% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataFrozen bone-in beef — covering cuts such as ribs, shanks, and bone-in chuck — offers importers extended shelf life and greater supply-chain flexibility compared with chilled product, making it a staple for processing, foodservice, and further-manufacturing end uses. USDA FSIS reinspection is required at entry, and the product must originate from an approved foreign establishment. Tariff-rate quota provisions govern most frozen beef imports, and quota exhaustion mid-year is a recurring planning challenge for high-volume buyers.
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439 import shipments a month
Imported meat products may be held in a USDA-approved cold storage facility under bond prior to reinspection, but they cannot enter US commerce until FSIS has completed reinspection and released the lot. Transfers to non-approved facilities before release are not permitted.
The critical factor is the product's temperature at the time of importation. Beef that has been commercially frozen — typically at or below 0°F — falls under the frozen heading, while product maintained above freezing throughout the supply chain qualifies as fresh or chilled. This distinction affects both the SITC heading and the applicable HTS tariff line.
Basic heading 47 of 337 in section 0
Basic heading 01121 · $52.4M of $11.7B
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Exports · August 2026
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South Korea and China together take 68% of it.
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$26.1MYoY · free account
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$52.4MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $298.7M of Frozen Bone-In Beef and exported $834.4M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.