Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 2103.20
2103.20.20: Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces: tomato ketchup
Tomato ketchup and sauces
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 22 October 2026
- 2103 Sauces and preparations therefore; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard:
- 2103.20 Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces:
- 2103.20.20 Tomato ketchup
What you pay
Importing into USA
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 1
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 1 September 2019
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.15
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 6% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 35% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK
EU
TürkiyeUSA lines: 2103.20
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.
- N343934 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a sauce from Spain
- H317626 U.S. CBP
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…
- N302829 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a chopped tomato product from Italy
- N272808 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a tomato product from Italy
- 600014563 HMRC
Brown Sauce Packaged in a 290ml bottle with metal lid
- 600014564 HMRC
A tomato ketchup. The product is of a smooth consistency with no lumps. Packaged in a 290ml bottle with metal lid.
- 600011049 HMRC
Product is a 650g bottle of tomato ketchup. It is made from Water, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Vinegar, Salt and Flavouring. Packaged in a transparent squeezy plastic bottle with a white plastic dispenser lid. Tomato ketchup is a sauce made from tomatoes with a smooth consistency and no lumps.
- 600011050 HMRC
Product is a 650g bottle of tomato ketchup. It is made from Tomato paste, Sugar, Salt, White vinegar, Flavouring and Water. Packaged in a transparent squeezy plastic bottle with a white plastic dispenser lid. Tomato ketchup is a sauce made from tomatoes with a smooth consistency and no lumps.
9 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) mixed vegetables of heading 0712;
(b) roasted coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion (heading 0901);
(c) flavoured tea (heading 0902);
(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);
(f) products of heading 2404;
(g) yeast put up as a medicament or other products of heading 3003 or 3004; or
(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.
HTS code 2103.20.20 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 2103.20 (tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces).
The general duty is 6%, and quantities are declared in kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 10.2% and the Türkiye duty is 10.2%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 2103.20 worth US$116.3m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 2103.20.20?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 6%; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 2103.20.20 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 2103.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$35m), followed by Italy.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.