Heading 2106

Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included

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Heading 2106 is the leftover food heading: it covers food preparations not provided for in any other heading of the tariff schedule. It splits into 2106.10 for protein concentrates and textured protein substances, and 2106.90 for everything else, which is then broken out by milk solids, dairy content, sugar content, butterfat, alcohol, and use. Most consumer food powders, syrups, whiteners and premixes that have no more specific home land here.

Products in this heading

Textured soy or vegetable protein used as a meat extender
Non-dairy coffee whiteners in powder or liquid form
Beverage premix powders for manufacturing drinks
Flavored honey
Herbal tea and herbal infusion blends of mixed herbs
Gelatin dessert mixes put up for retail sale
Butter substitutes containing milk fat or milk-derived oils
Hard candy or gum sweetened with saccharin or aspartame instead of sugar

How to choose the right subheading

Whether the product is a protein concentrate or textured protein (2106.10) or any other preparation (2106.90)
Milk solids content: whether the product contains over 10% by weight of milk solids
Whether the product contains dairy products as described in additional U.S. note 1 to chapter 4
Sugar content: whether articles contain over 65% or over 10% by dry weight of sugar under the chapter 17 notes
Whether the product is a butter substitute, a compound alcoholic preparation, a fortified juice, a gelatin preparation, or a sugar syrup

Often confused with

Instant coffee or coffee extract
Extracts and essences of coffee are named in heading 2101, not in 2106.
Heading 2101
Soy sauce or ketchup
Sauces and mixed condiments have their own heading in chapter 21.
Heading 2103
Canned soup or broth
Soups and preparations therefor are classified in heading 2104.
Heading 2104
Pure cane sugar syrup with no coloring or flavoring
Sugar syrups of chapter 17 stay in chapter 17; 2106 covers syrups with added coloring.
Heading 1702
Orange juice with nothing added beyond fortification
Natural fruit juices are classified in heading 2009; 2106 covers juices fortified with vitamins or minerals.
Heading 2009

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for non-dairy coffee whitener?

Non-dairy coffee whiteners are classified under 2106.90.99.75. The general (MFN) rate for that line is 6.4%.

What is the duty on flavored honey?

Flavored honey falls under 2106.90.99.88. The general (MFN) rate is 6.4%.

How do I classify a beverage premix powder?

Premixes for the manufacture of beverages are split by sweetener. If the premix contains high-intensity sweeteners such as aspartame or saccharin, use 2106.90.99.71 at 6.4% general (MFN); if it contains sugar from cane or beets, use 2106.90.99.72, also 6.4%.

Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.