HTS Chapter 21 · Section IV
Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 21 averages a 7.9% general (MFN) duty across its 90 rated tariff lines, with the steepest line reaching 20%.
- 7.9%
- avg MFN duty
- 20%
- highest line
- 90
- rated tariff lines
- 9%
- enter duty-free
Tariff lines in Chapter 21 by duty-rate band
How the 90 rated lines in this chapter distribute across general (MFN) rate ranges
About HTS Chapter 21
HTS Chapter 21 - Miscellaneous edible preparations - organizes 189 tariff classifications in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Of these, 90 carry explicit duty rates at the tariff-line level, meaning importers can look up a specific Column 1 General (MFN) rate for every qualifying shipment. Chapter 21 sits within Section IV (Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits; Tobacco), which groups commercially related product categories together.
The average general duty rate across all tariff lines in this chapter is 7.9%, with the highest individual rate reaching 20%. Duty burden varies widely across tariff lines within this chapter, classification precision matters. Below, each line links to its individual detail page showing General, Special (FTA), and Column 2 rates.
Use this chapter page as the entry point for classifying any product that falls under miscellaneous edible preparations. The tree below preserves the HTS indentation hierarchy (heading → subheading → tariff line), so you can narrow from broad category to specific 8-10 digit code. All data comes from the US International Trade Commission (USITC) HTS 2026 Basic Edition, the official schedule of import duties used by US Customs and Border Protection.
Chapter 21 At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Total tariff classifications | 189 | All headings, subheadings, and tariff lines. |
| Lines with explicit rates | 90 | Tariff lines carrying a Column 1 General duty. |
| Average general rate | 7.9% | Mean MFN rate across rated lines. |
| Highest line rate | 20% | Peak Column 1 General rate within the chapter. |
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule 2026 Basic Edition. Computed at last data refresh, see methodology.
Tariff Lines
2101 Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof:
Extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee:
2101.11 Extracts, essences and concentrates:
2101.11.21 Instant coffee, not flavored
Free
Not decaffeinated:
2101.11.21.26 Packaged for retail sale
kg 2101.11.21.29 Other
kg Decaffeinated:
2101.11.21.31 Packaged for retail sale
kg 2101.11.21.39 Other
kg 2101.11.29 Other
Free
2101.11.29.41 Packaged for retail sale
kg 2101.11.29.49 Other
kg 2101.12 Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee:
2101.12.32.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
Other:
Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17:
2101.12.34.00 Described in additional U.S. note 9 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
2101.12.38.00 Other
kg 30.5¢/kg + 8.5%
Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17:
2101.12.44.00 Described in additional U.S. note 7 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
2101.12.48.00 Other
kg 30.5¢/kg + 8.5%
Articles containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 3 to chapter 17:
2101.12.54.00 Described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
2101.12.58.00 Other
kg 30.5¢/kg + 8.5%
2101.12.90.00 Other
kg 8.5%
2101.20 Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of tea or maté:
2101.20.20 Extracts, essences and concentrates
Free
2101.20.20.10 Instant tea
kg 2101.20.20.90 Other
kg Other:
2101.20.32.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
Other:
Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17:
2101.20.34.00 Described in additional U.S. note 9 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
2101.20.38.00 Other
kg 30.5¢/kg + 8.5%
Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17:
2101.20.44.00 Described in additional U.S. note 7 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
2101.20.48.00 Other
kg 30.5¢/kg + 8.5%
Articles containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 3 to chapter 17:
2101.20.54.00 Described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
2101.20.58.00 Other
kg 30.5¢/kg + 8.5%
2101.20.90.00 Other
kg 8.5%
2101.30.00.00 Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof
kg 2.1¢/kg
2102 Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell microorganisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 3002); prepared baking powders:
2102.10.00.00 Active yeasts
kg 6.4%
2102.20 Inactive yeasts; other single-cell microorganisms, dead:
2102.20.20.00 Yeasts (except dried brewers' yeast)
kg 6.4%
2102.20.40.00 Dried brewers' yeast, crude
kg Free
2102.20.60.00 Other
kg 3.2%
2102.30.00.00 Prepared baking powders
kg Free
2103 Sauces and preparations therefore; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard:
2103.10.00.00 Soy sauce
kg 3%
2103.20 Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces:
2103.20.20.00 Tomato ketchup
kg 6%
2103.20.40 Other
11.6%
2103.20.40.20 In containers holding less than 1.4 kg
kg 2103.20.40.40 Other
kg 2103.30 Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard:
2103.30.20.00 Mustard flour and meal
kg Free
2103.30.40.00 Prepared mustard
kg 2.8¢/kg
2103.90 Other:
2103.90.20.00 Sauces derived or prepared from fish
kg Free
2103.90.40.00 Nonalcoholic preparations of yeast extract (other than sauces)
kg 3.2%
Other:
Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings:
Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings described in additional U.S. note 3 to this chapter:
2103.90.72.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 7.5%
2103.90.74.00 Described in additional U.S. note 4 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 7.5%
2103.90.78.00 Other
kg 30.5¢/kg + 6.4%
2103.90.80.00 Other
kg 6.4%
2103.90.90 Other
6.4%
2103.90.90.20 Mayonnaise
kg 2103.90.90.40 Other salad dressings
kg Tomato-based preparations for sauces:
2103.90.90.51 In containers holding less than 1.4 kg
kg 2103.90.90.59 Other
kg 2103.90.90.91 Other
kg 2104 Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenized composite food preparations:
2104.10.00 Soups and broths and preparations therefor
3.2%
2104.10.00.20 Dried
kg Other:
2104.10.00.40 Based on fish or other seafood
kg 2104.10.00.60 Other
kg 2104.20 Homogenized composite food preparations:
2104.20.10.00 Put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or for dietetic purposes
kg 2.5%
2104.20.50.00 Put up for retail sale as food suitable for young children
kg 6.4%
2105.00 Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa:
Ice cream:
2105.00.05.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 20%
2105.00.10.00 Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg, liters 20%
2105.00.20.00 Other
kg, liters 50.2¢/kg + 17%
Other:
Dairy products described in additional U.S. note 1 to chapter 4:
2105.00.25.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 20%
2105.00.30.00 Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg, kg cmsc 20%
2105.00.40.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc 50.2¢/kg + 17%
2105.00.50.00 Other
kg 17%
2106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included:
2106.10.00.00 Protein concentrates and textured protein substances
kg 6.4%
2106.90 Other:
Products derived from the dried milk, dried buttermilk or dried whey of subheadings 0402.10, 0402.21.05, 0402.21.25, 0402.21.30, 0402.21.50, 0403.90.41, 0403.90.45, 0404.10.50 or 0404.10.90, which contain not over 5.5 percent by weight of butterfat and which are mixed with other ingredients including, but not limited to sugar, if such mixtures contain over 16 percent milk solids by weight, are capable of being further processed or mixed with similar ingredients and are not prepared for marketing to the retail consumer in the identical form and package in which imported:
2106.90.03.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 2.9¢/kg
2106.90.06.00 Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg, kg cmsc 2.9¢/kg
2106.90.09.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc 86.2¢/kg
Compound alcoholic preparations of an alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.5 percent vol., of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages:
2106.90.12.00 Containing not over 20 percent of alcohol by weight
kg 4.2¢/kg + 1.9%
2106.90.15.00 Containing over 20 percent but not over 50 percent of alcohol by weight
kg 8.4¢/kg + 1.9%
2106.90.18.00 Containing over 50 percent of alcohol by weight
kg 17¢/kg + 1.9%
Butter substitutes, whether in liquid or solid state, containing over 15 percent by weight of butter or other fats or oils derived from milk:
Containing over 10 percent by weight of milk solids:
Butter substitutes containing over 45 percent by weight of butterfat:
2106.90.22.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 15.4¢/kg
2106.90.24.00 Described in additional U.S. note 14 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg, kg cmsc 15.4¢/kg
2106.90.26.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc $1.996/kg
2106.90.28.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc 13.1¢/kg
Other:
Butter substitutes containing over 45 percent by weight of butterfat:
2106.90.32.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 15.4¢/kg
2106.90.34.00 Described in additional U.S. note 14 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg, kg cmsc 15.4¢/kg
2106.90.36.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc $1.996/kg
2106.90.38.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc 13.1¢/kg
2106.90.39.00 Artificially sweetened cough drops
kg Free
Syrups derived from cane or beet sugar, containing added coloring but not added flavoring matter:
2106.90.42.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 3.6606¢/kg of total sugars
2106.90.44.00 Described in additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 17 andentered pursuant to its provisions
kg 3.6606¢/kg of total sugars
2106.90.46.00 Other
kg 35.74¢/kg
Fruit or vegetable juices, fortified with vitamins or minerals:
2106.90.48.00 Orange juice
liters 7.85¢/liter
Other:
2106.90.52.00 Juice of any single fruit or vegetable
liters The rate applicable to the natural juice in heading 2009
2106.90.54.00 Mixtures of juices
liters The rate applicable to the natural juice in heading 2009
Other:
2106.90.58 Of gelatin
4.8%
Put up for retail sale:
2106.90.58.30 Containing sugar derived from sugar cane or sugar beets
kg 2106.90.58.50 Other
kg Other:
2106.90.58.70 Containing sugar derived from sugar cane or sugar beets
kg 2106.90.58.90 Other
kg Other:
Containing over 10 percent by weight of milk solids
2106.90.62.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
Other, dairy products described in additional U.S. note 1 to chapter 4:
2106.90.64.00 Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg, kg cmsc 10%
2106.90.66.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc 70.4¢/kg + 8.5%
Other:
Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17:
2106.90.68.00 Described in additional U.S. note 9 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg, kg cmsc 10%
2106.90.72.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc 70.4¢/kg + 8.5%
Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17:
2106.90.74.00 Described in additional U.S. note 7 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg, kg cmsc 10%
2106.90.76.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc 70.4¢/kg + 8.5%
Articles containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 3 to chapter 17:
2106.90.78.00 Described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg, kg cmsc 10%
2106.90.80.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc 70.4¢/kg + 8.5%
2106.90.82.00 Other
kg, kg cmsc 6.4%
Other:
2106.90.83.00 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
Other, dairy products described in additional U.S. note 1 to chapter 4:
2106.90.85.00 Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
2106.90.87.00 Other
kg 28.8¢/kg + 8.5%
Other:
Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 17:
2106.90.89.00 Described in additional U.S. note 9 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
2106.90.91.00 Other
kg 28.8¢/kg + 8.5%
Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17:
2106.90.92.00 Described in additional U.S. note 7 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
2106.90.94.00 Other
kg 28.8¢/kg + 8.5%
Articles containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 3 to chapter 17:
2106.90.95.00 Described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
kg 10%
2106.90.97.00 Other
kg 28.8¢/kg + 8.5%
2106.90.99 Other
6.4%
Preparations for the manufacture of beverages:
2106.90.99.71 Containing high-intensity sweeteners (e.g., aspartame and/or saccharin
kg 2106.90.99.72 Containing sugar derived from sugar cane and/or sugar beets
kg 2106.90.99.73 Other
kg 2106.90.99.75 Non-dairy coffee whiteners
kg 2106.90.99.80 Other cream or milk substitutes
kg 2106.90.99.85 Confectionery (including gum) containing synthetic sweetening agents (e.g., saccharin) instead of sugar
kg 2106.90.99.87 Herbal teas and herbal infusions comprising mixed herbs
kg 2106.90.99.88 Flavored honey
kg Other:
2106.90.99.90 Canned
kg Other:
2106.90.99.95 Frozen
kg Other:
2106.90.99.97 Containing sugar derived from sugar cane and/or sugar beets
kg 2106.90.99.98 Other
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does HTS Chapter 21 cover? ▼
HTS Chapter 21 covers Miscellaneous edible preparations. It contains 189 individual tariff classifications, of which 90 have specified duty rates. This chapter falls under Section IV (Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits; Tobacco).
What is the average tariff rate for Chapter 21? ▼
The average general (MFN) duty rate across all tariff lines in Chapter 21 is 7.9%. The highest individual rate in this chapter is 20%. Actual duty on a specific product depends on its precise HTS classification.
How do I find the correct HTS code for my product? ▼
Browse the tariff lines listed below organized by heading and subheading. Each item with an HTS number links to its full detail page showing general, special, and Column 2 duty rates. For complex classifications, consult a licensed customs broker or contact US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Are there any duty-free items in Chapter 21? ▼
Yes, many chapters contain items with a "Free" general rate, meaning no duty is assessed for imports from most-favored-nation countries. Look for items marked "Free" in the tariff lines table below. Additional preferential rates may also apply under free trade agreements.
Where does PlainTariff get its tariff data? ▼
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