# HTS Section IV: Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits; Tobacco

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## At a glance

- **Chapters:** 9
- **Tariff lines:** 2,012
- **Average dutiable MFN rate:** 11.9%
- **Corpus rank (avg dutiable rate):** #3 of 20
- **Duty-free share:** 20% of 789 rated lines

## Chapters in this section

- [Chapter 16: Preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or of insects](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-16-preparations-of-meat-of-fish-of-crustaceans-molluscs-or) — avg 3.5%
- [Chapter 17: Sugars and sugar confectionery](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-17-sugars-and-sugar-confectionery) — avg 6.5%
- [Chapter 18: Cocoa and cocoa preparations](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-18-cocoa-and-cocoa-preparations) — avg 6.0%
- [Chapter 19: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-19-preparations-of-cereals-flour-starch-or-milk-pastrycooks-products) — avg 9.9%
- [Chapter 20: Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-20-preparations-of-vegetables-fruit-nuts-or-other-parts-of) — avg 9.8%
- [Chapter 21: Miscellaneous edible preparations](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-21-miscellaneous-edible-preparations) — avg 7.9%
- [Chapter 22: Beverages, spirits and vinegar](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-22-beverages-spirits-and-vinegar) — avg 1.8%
- [Chapter 23: Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-23-residues-and-waste-from-the-food-industries-prepared-animal) — avg 2.2%
- [Chapter 24: Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-24-tobacco-and-manufactured-tobacco-substitutes-products-whether-or-not) — avg 59.8%

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