Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 0409.00

0409.00.00

0409.00.00: Natural honey

Natural honey

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 6 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 1.9¢/kg standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 2

  • Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
    Applies to goods from
    Canada
    In force
    from 22 August 2026
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.03.14
  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—1.9¢/kg
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus6.6¢/kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 0409.00.00 Natural honey 1.9¢/kg
  2. 0409.00.00.05 Certified Organic kg
  3. 0409.00.00.10 Comb honey and honey packaged for retail sale kg
  4. 0409.00.00.35 White or lighter kg
  5. 0409.00.00.45 Extra light amber kg
  6. 0409.00.00.56 Light amber kg
  7. 0409.00.00.65 Amber or darker kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

0409.00 Natural honey

UK 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU 17.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 38.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Canada Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 16% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines Peru 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines Japan 25.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 45% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

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.

  • N330941 U.S. CBP 10 March 2023 · 0409.00.00.65

    The tariff classification of a filtered honey from Argentina

  • N286319 U.S. CBP 12 June 2017 · 0409.00.00.10

    The tariff classification and country of origin marking of monofloral honey from the Republic of Yemen

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 04 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 0409.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 0409.00, natural honey.

The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 1.9¢/kg.

6 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 16%, the EU duty is 17.3%, the Türkiye duty is 38.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 25.5%, the Taiwan duty is 35%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 45% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 0409.00 worth US$629m in 2024; the largest supplier was India.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 0409.00.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 1.9¢/kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 0409.00.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A+,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 0409.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was India (US$146m), followed by Argentina.

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