EU tariff-rate quota · BF2
Frozen beef
Imports into the EU from Mercosur within this quota pay 7.5%; above it, the full base rate applies.
Legal basis: Annex 2-A, Section B, para 3 of the EU–Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement. · Data last updated 18 October 2026
Volume 2026
7,425 t carcass weight equivalent
pro-rated estimate 4,983 t carcass weight equivalent
In-quota duty 2026
7.5%
Full annual volume
44,550 t carcass weight equivalent
from 2031
Year 0 (1 May to 31 December 2026) pro-rated: 4,983 t carcass weight equivalent. This is an estimate (245/365 of the annual volume) unless TARIC shows the opened volume.
Above the quota: the full base rate applies.
Usage and balance
- Order 09.4925 is licence-managed: TARIC doesn't publish a balance for it.
Volume and in-quota terms by year
| Year | Volume | In-quota duty |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7,425 t carcass weight equivalentpro-rated estimate 4,983 t carcass weight equivalent | 7.5% |
| 2027 | 14,850 t carcass weight equivalent | 7.5% |
| 2028 | 22,275 t carcass weight equivalent | 7.5% |
| 2029 | 29,700 t carcass weight equivalent | 7.5% |
| 2030 | 37,125 t carcass weight equivalent | 7.5% |
| 2031 | 44,550 t carcass weight equivalent | 7.5% |
Products covered
15 tariff lines under 4 headings.
| Line | Description |
|---|---|
| 0202 10 00 | Frozen bovine carcases and half-carcases |
| 0202 20 10 | Frozen "compensated" bovine quarters, with bone in |
| 0202 20 30 | Frozen unseparated or separated bovine forequarters, with bone in |
| 0202 20 50 | Frozen unseparated or separated bovine hindquarters, with bone in |
| 0202 20 90 | Frozen bovine cuts, with bone in (excl. carcases and half-carcases, "compensated" quarters, forequarters and hindquarters) |
| 0202 30 10 | Frozen bovine boneless forequarters, whole or cut in max. 5 pieces, each quarter in 1 block; "compensated" quarters in 2 blocks, one containing the forequarter, whole or cut in max. 5 pieces, and the other the whole hindquarter, excl. the tenderloin, in one piece |
| 0202 30 50 | Frozen bovine boneless crop, chuck and blade and brisket cuts |
| 0202 30 90 | Frozen bovine boneless meat (excl. forequarters, whole or cut into a maximum of five pieces, each quarter being in a single block "compensated" quarters in two blocks, one of which contains the forequarter, whole or cut into a maximum of five pieces, and the other, the hindquarter, excluding the tenderloin, in one piece, crop, chuck and blade and brisket cuts) |
| 0206 29 91 | Frozen edible bovine thick and thin skirt (excl. for manufacture of pharmaceutical products) |
| 0210 20 10 | Meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, with bone in |
| 0210 20 90 | Boneless meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked |
| 0210 99 51 | Edible thick skirt and thin skirt of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked |
| 0210 99 90 | Edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal (excl. of primates, whales, dolphins and porpoises "mammals of the order Cetacea", manatees and dugongs "mammals of the order Sirenia", seals, sea lions and walruses and reptiles) |
| 1602 50 10 | Prepared or preserved meat or offal of bovine animals, uncooked, incl. mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal (excl. sausages and similar products, and preparations of liver) |
| 1602 90 61 | Prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, uncooked, containing meat or offal of bovines, incl. mixtures of cooked or uncooked meat and cooked or uncooked offal (excl. of poultry, domestic swine, reindeer, game or rabbits, sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of ≤ 250 g, and preparations of liver) |