Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 2104.10

2104.10.00

2104.10.00: Soups and broths and preparations therefor

Soups and broths

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 4 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 2104 Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenized composite food preparations:
  2. 2104.10.00 Soups and broths and preparations therefor

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3.2% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
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 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 schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3.2%
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, Belarus35%

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. 2104.10.00 Soups and broths and preparations therefor 3.2%
  2. 2104.10.00.20 Dried kg
  3. 2104.10.00.40 Based on fish or other seafood kg
  4. 2104.10.00.55 Certified organic kg
  5. 2104.10.00.65 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

2104.10 Soups and broths and preparations therefor

UK 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines EU 11.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 11.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Canada 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 14.4% – 16.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 15.3% Argentina 16% – 18% Third-country duty 23 tariff lines · average 17.3% Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Japan 7% – 8.4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.7% Taiwan 5% – 15% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 10% GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 8 tariff lines North Macedonia specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines

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.

  • N355178 U.S. CBP 24 November 2025 · 2104.10.00.20

    The tariff classification of an instant noodle soup from South Korea and China

  • N350178 U.S. CBP 14 July 2025 · 2104.10.00.20

    The tariff classification, country of origin, marking and eligibility for preferential treatment under the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement of an instant noodle soup from South Korea and China

  • N327674 U.S. CBP 14 September 2022 · 2104.10.00.20

    The tariff classification of an instant noodle soup from Vietnam

  • N327675 U.S. CBP 14 September 2022 · 2104.10.00.20

    The tariff classification of an instant noodle soup from Vietnam

  • N327676 U.S. CBP 14 September 2022 · 2104.10.00.20

    The tariff classification of an instant noodle soup from Vietnam

  • N327241 U.S. CBP 17 August 2022 · 2104.10.00.20

    The tariff classification of an instant noodle soup from Vietnam

  • N324049 U.S. CBP 23 February 2022 · 2104.10.00.60

    The tariff classification of stock concentrates from Australia

  • H304896 U.S. CBP 6 February 2020 · 2104.10.00.20

    Revocation of NY N125119, HQ 953104, and HQ 086309; Classification of Instant Noodle Soup

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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HTS code 2104.10.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 2104.10 (soups and broths and preparations therefor).

The general duty is 3.2%.

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

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 10%, the EU duty is 11.5%, the Türkiye duty is 11.5%, the Canada duty is 6%, the Mexico duty is 10%, 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%–8.4%, the Taiwan duty is 5%–15%, the GCC duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 2104.10 worth US$560m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 2104.10.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3.2%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 2104.10.00 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 2104.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$233m), followed by Mexico.

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