HTS Section II
Vegetable Products
Section II groups 9 HTS chapters covering 1,766 tariff classifications, averaging about 4.3% general (MFN) duty, peaking in Chapter 12 at 13.2%.
- 4.3%
- avg chapter duty
- 9
- HTS chapters
- 1,766
- tariff classifications
- 13.2%
- peak (Ch 12)
According to the U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule 2026 Basic Edition, PlainTariff indexes 13,855 Column 1 general-rate tariff lines across 96 chapters as of August 2026. See our methodology for how rates are parsed and when the USITC vintage updates.
Section at a glance
According to PlainTariff's dutiable-only average MFN rates (USITC HTS 2026 Basic Edition), Section II ranks #4 of 20 among sections with a measurable dutiable average (highest average = #1). The 9 chapters here average about 4.3% general (MFN) duty across 1,766 classifications.
- #4 of 20
- among sections by dutiable avg
- 4.3%
- avg chapter duty
- 9
- HTS chapters
- 1,766
- tariff classifications
Section averages orient only; duty is set at the individual tariff-line level (USITC HTS 2026 Basic Edition).
A section with a high-rate outlier
Section II has a 163.8% chapter-level peak, so its average does not describe every product. Compare the chapter bars first, then open the matching tariff line for the operative rate.
The highest chapter is a triage signal, not a duty quote for every product.
- Catalog
- 1,766
- classifications
- Route
- 9 chapters
- before the heading
FAO ag-trade commodities that map into Section II
35 FAO commodity series (chapter-linked) overlap this USITC section, about $5.6B in reported global trade value across those series. This is agricultural trade volume, not a duty quote; open a commodity for country flows, then return to the chapter table for the operative HTS line.
- Soya beans$934.3M
HTS Ch 12 · top exporter Brazil · top importer China; mainland
- Wheat$659.2M
HTS Ch 10 · top exporter Russian Federation · top importer China; mainland
- Maize (corn)$589.8M
HTS Ch 10 · top exporter United States of America · top importer China; mainland
- Cake of soya beans$368.8M
HTS Ch 12 · top exporter Brazil · top importer Indonesia
- Coffee; green$281.6M
HTS Ch 09 · top exporter Brazil · top importer United States of America
- Rice; milled$267.2M
HTS Ch 10 · top exporter India · top importer Saudi Arabia
- Bananas$170.2M
HTS Ch 08 · top exporter Philippines · top importer United States of America
- Rape or colza seed$159.7M
HTS Ch 12 · top exporter Canada · top importer China; mainland
Source: FAO trade series joined to USITC chapters inside Section II. Only sections with chapter-linked FAO rows render this band.
HTS section dispatch
SEC-II · Section IIRATE-MID · RANK-MID · BOOK-DENSE · CH-9 · PEAK-SPIKE
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RATE-MID
11.3% avg MFN
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RANK-MID
#4 of 20
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BOOK-DENSE
1,766 lines
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CH-9
9 chapters
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PEAK-SPIKE
Peak 163.8%
Nearest avg-rate peer: Section XI (-1.0 pts)
Dutiable MFN neighbourhood around Section II
Lowest/highest poles plus sections nearest this sheet on dutiable-only average (USITC HTS 2026)
Section II vs all HTS sections by classification count
Where this section's tariff-line inventory sits among all 22 HTS sections (schedule breadth, not a virtue ranking)
1,766 7th of 22 higher than 15 of 22 sections
Sections banded by USITC HTS classification count
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more sections. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule 2026 Basic Edition · 2026-05-15
MFN rate bands in Section II
Exclusive bands across all 580 tariff lines in this section (USITC HTS 2026). Rate complex covers non-ad-valorem or unparsed general rates, not a restatement of the chapter-average chart below.
Average duty rate by chapter, Section II
Mean general (MFN) rate across each chapter's tariff lines
| Chapter | Title | Items | With Rates | Avg Rate | Max Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 106 | 31 | 3.3% | 7% |
| 7 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 633 | 192 | 9.0% | 29.8% |
| 8 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 381 | 133 | 4.9% | 29.8% |
| 9 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 154 | 57 | 0.6% | 6.4% |
| 10 | Cereals | 105 | 30 | 1.5% | 11.2% |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 79 | 38 | 4.2% | 12.8% |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 250 | 74 | 13.2% | 163.8% |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 35 | 14 | 0.8% | 3.8% |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 23 | 11 | 1.3% | 4.4% |
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Nationwide HTS sections with similar tariff profiles
Two peer sets for Section II, each excluding this section (the chapter table above stays the within-section path).
Similar dutiable average rate
Nearest other sections by dutiable-only MFN average (4.3% here).
Similar HTS line inventory
Nearest other sections by tariff-line count (1,766 here).
Read with Section II
Contrast this sheet with nearest avg-rate peers and corpus poles, not a generic guide roster.
Section XII: Footwear
Highest dutiable-only average (15.0%) — contrast with Section II.
Section XVI: Machinery
Lowest dutiable-only average (3.6%) — compare rate posture.
Section XI: Textiles and Textile Articles
Nearest avg-rate peer (10.3%) on the same dutiable-only basis.
Section I: Live Animals
Nearest avg-rate peer (10.1%) on the same dutiable-only basis.
Section IV: Prepared Foodstuffs
Nearest avg-rate peer (14.2%) on the same dutiable-only basis.
Next steps
Drill from this section down to the exact rate for your product.
- Open any of Section II's 9 chapters to see its tariff lines. Chapter table above
- Estimate the duty on a shipment in this category. Tariff calculator
- Search for a specific product by code or description. Search HTS
The section average is a rough guide; actual duty depends on the precise HTS classification and country of origin.
Related sections
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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