GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 2103.90

2103.90.20.00.00

2103.90.20.00.00: Chili sauce.

Other sauces, condiments and seasonings

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026

What you pay

Importing into GCC

Customs duty 5% standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

2103.90 Sauces and preparations therefor: other

UK Free – 6% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 4% EU Free – 7.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2.6% Türkiye Free – 7.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 5.1% USA Free – 7.5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 5.2% · 1× specific or compound duty Canada 8% – 11% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 9.8% Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 14.4% – 16.2% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 15.3% Argentina 16% – 18% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 17.4% Peru Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines Japan 7.2% – 12.8% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 9.6% Taiwan 6.3% – 12% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 10.5% Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty North Macedonia 5% – 30% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 17% · 1× specific or compound duty Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines

GCC lines: 2103.90

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • H344166 U.S. CBP 24 June 2025 · 2103.90.90

    Application for Further Review of Protest No. 4601-24-137774; Tariff Classification of Certain Tomato Product

  • N345245 U.S. CBP 13 February 2025 · 2103.90.90.91

    The tariff classification of a sauce from Spain

  • H317626 U.S. CBP 1 November 2024 · 2103.90.90

    Revocation of HQ H259324, HQ H258812, NY 856914, and HQ 085838; Modification of NY N195658, NY D88850, NY 890395, and HQ 088976; Classification of sauces; Revocation by operation of law; Mondiv, Div. of Lassonde Specialties Inc. v. United States, 329 F. Supp. 3d 1331 (Ct. Int’l Trade 2018); Mild…

  • N334397 U.S. CBP 25 August 2023 · 2103.90.90.91

    The tariff classification of fishcakes from Japan

  • 600016830 HMRC 13 October 2026 – 12 October 2029 · 2103 90 90 89

    A ready-to-eat pickled ginger condiment intended for use as a palate cleanser with sushi and other Asian dishes. The product is prepared from fresh, raw ginger that is processed by being cleaned, peeled, sliced, and pickled in a seasoned liquid containing water, salt, acids and sweeteners.…

  • 600016628 HMRC 12 October 2026 – 11 October 2029 · 2103 90 90 89

    Korean style fermented chili paste used in cooking. Also known as gochujang. Product is packed in 170g plastic tubs

  • 600016833 HMRC 6 October 2026 – 5 October 2029 · 2103 90 90 89

    A ready to eat condiment paste, with a strong distinctive flavour, used to enhance Sushi and other Asian dishes. Ingredients: Horseradish, water, corn oil, salt, lactose, wasabi powder, sweetener, acidity regulator, mustard extract, thickener (E415), and colouring, tartrazine and brilliant blue…

  • 600016196 HMRC 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2029 · 2103 90 90 89

    A red paste of roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, mixed with herbs, spices and extra virgin olive oil packed in glass jar 190G with a steel lid

126 rulings in total for this code

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) mixed vegetables of heading 0712;

  2. (b) roasted coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion (heading 0901);

  3. (c) flavoured tea (heading 0902);

  4. (d) spices or other products of headings 0904 to 0910;

  5. (e) food preparations, other than the products described in heading 2103 or 2104, containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (Chapter 16);

  6. (f) products of heading 2404;

  7. (g) yeast put up as a medicament or other products of heading 3003 or 3004; or

  8. (h) prepared enzymes of heading 3507.

2. Extracts of the substitutes referred to in note 1(b) are to be classified in heading 2101.

3. For the purposes of heading 2104, the expression ‘homogenised composite food preparations’ means preparations consisting of a finely homogenised mixture of two or more basic ingredients such as meat, fish, vegetables, fruit or nuts, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may be added to the mixture for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. Such preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of ingredients.

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HS code 2103.90.20.00.00 is a line of the GCC Common Customs Tariff under HS subheading 2103.90 (sauces and preparations therefor: other).

The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–6%, the EU duty is 0%–7.7%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–7.7%, the US duty is 0%–7.5%, the Canada duty is 8%–11%, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%–16.2%, the Argentina duty is 16%–18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 7.2%–12.8%, the Taiwan duty is 6.3%–12%, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5%–30% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The GCC states imported goods of subheading 2103.90 worth US$612m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the GCC import duty for HS code 2103.90.20.00.00?

The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kilograms. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does the GCC import these goods from?

For subheading 2103.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$141m), followed by Indonesia.

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