1602.10.10.00 - Put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or for dietetic purposes 🖩

This HTS category, 1602.10.10.00, specifically covers homogenized preparations of meat, meat offal, blood, or insects that are packaged and presented for retail sale as food. The defining characteristic is their intended use as suitable for infants or for dietetic purposes. This implies formulations designed for specific nutritional needs, often with a finer texture and carefully controlled ingredients, distinguishing them from general-purpose processed meats.

Unlike its sibling category 1602.10.50, which also focuses on preparations for young children, this classification is broader, encompassing both infant food and general dietetic preparations. While there is overlap, the "dietetic purposes" aspect allows for a wider range of products catering to specific health or dietary restrictions beyond those solely for very young children. The homogenization process is key, ensuring a uniform consistency that is critical for both infant digestion and certain therapeutic dietary needs.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories within 1602.10.10.00. Therefore, classification at this level relies solely on meeting the criteria of being a homogenized meat preparation, put up for retail sale, and specifically intended for infants or dietetic purposes. Importers should be prepared to provide documentation or evidence supporting the intended use of the product.