Sourcing fully cooked chicken wings from China
Listed cooked-chicken duties range from £856 to £2,313 per 1,000 kg, depending on poultry content. Ask APHA to confirm approved sourcing and health certification requirements for Chinese poultry meat products, including whether the certificate covering specific risk-mitigating treatment applies. Cambridge China Bridge sources fully cooked chicken wings.
Chicken wing classification and import controls
Read from the UK Trade Tariff on 30 September 2026, heading 1602 covers prepared or preserved meat and related products. Fully cooked chicken wings must be distinguished from uncooked preparations. The supplied relevant lines carry £856 per 1,000 kg for poultry meat or offal content of at least 57%, or £2,313 per 1,000 kg for the other selected content bands. They show no anti-dumping or countervailing duty and no suspension.
The tariff attaches veterinary and organic import controls. Ask APHA to confirm country and establishment approval, the appropriate health certificate, advance notification and designated border control post requirements for the proposed poultry meat products. China's poultry meat-product certificate covers specific risk-mitigating treatment. For organic wings, confirm the certificate of inspection and certification arrangements with your organic control body; the exporter’s control body issues the certificate.
Confirm the commodity code using the complete recipe, poultry content and processing records. Sauce and coating can affect classification, so do not classify by the product name alone. See the wider cooked chicken and meat products guide. Only the relevant cooked-chicken lines are shown. None has a plain percentage duty in the supplied facts, so a percentage-duty worked order cannot be supported.
| Goods | Commodity code | Duty | Anti-dumping or countervailing duty on China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked chicken wings, poultry meat or offal content at least 57% | 1602 32 19 90 | £856.00 per 1000 kg | None |
| Cooked chicken wing preparations, poultry content 25% to below 57% | 1602 32 30 90 | £2313.00 per 1000 kg | None |
| Other cooked chicken wing preparations, poultry content below 25% | 1602 32 90 90 | £2313.00 per 1000 kg | None |
Specify the wing cut, coating and cooking process
Specify whole wings or separated flats and drumettes, whether tips are included, and whether the product is bone-in or boneless. Agree portion weight, skin coverage, broken-bone acceptance, poultry content and sauce or coating proportions. Compare serving yield and texture against retained samples rather than relying only on pack weight.
Agree the seasoning, glaze, batter or crumb recipe and review its allergens. State whether the wings are ready to eat or intended for reheating. Ask the exporter to confirm the applicable risk-mitigating treatment and provide batch cooking, cooling, freezing and microbiological records, together with evidence supporting the proposed shelf life.
Agree pack seals, batch identification, storage instructions and reheating instructions before approving artwork. Check the food name, ingredients with allergens emphasised, net quantity, date marking, storage conditions and the food business's name and UK address.
Inspection checklist
Documents: match the approved establishment, health certificate, product description and batch markings to the shipped wings.
Cold chain: review transit temperature records and inspect packs for damaged seals, thawing signs, leakage and excessive ice.
Portions and yield: weigh sampled packs and compare wing cuts, tips, broken bones, meat coverage and coating proportions with the agreed specification.
Cooking and finish: review batch cooking and microbiological results; compare coating adhesion, glaze distribution and reheated texture with the approved sample.
What goes wrong
A supplier describes wings as fully cooked without demonstrating the treatment needed for export. An establishment approval or certificate mismatch can also delay the shipment. Verify eligibility before ordering and review the certificate draft and batch processing records before loading.
Serving yield changes when the factory adds more tips, sauce or coating, or supplies smaller portions than the sample. Coating can detach after reheating, while temperature changes leave packs clumped or leaking. Record the agreed cut and recipe, retain samples and investigate affected batches before releasing stock.
Cambridge China Bridge sources these products for UK businesses, checking the factory and the documents before shipment. See factory verification. For repeat volumes, see container programmes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UK import duty on fully cooked chicken wings from China?
The relevant supplied lines carry £856 or £2,313 per 1,000 kg, depending on poultry content. No anti-dumping or countervailing duty or suspension is shown. These are weight-based duties.
Can any Chinese factory export cooked chicken wings to Great Britain?
Do not assume so. Ask APHA to confirm whether the country and establishment are approved for the commodity and which health certificate the consignment needs. Confirm eligibility before ordering.
Does fully cooked mean the wings meet UK import conditions?
Do not assume it does. Ask the exporter to confirm the applicable treatment and supply batch records.
What should I check when frozen cooked wings arrive?
Check shipment documents, batch markings, temperature records, pack seals and sampled weights. Compare wing cuts, broken bones, coating and reheated texture with the agreed specification.