Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 2104.20

2104.20.50

2104.20.50: Put up for retail sale as food suitable for young children

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 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. 2104.20 Homogenized composite food preparations:
  3. 2104.20.50 Put up for retail sale as food suitable for young children

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 6.4% 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)—6.4%
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, Belarus20%

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

2104.20 Homogenised composite food preparations

UK 14% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU 14.1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 14.1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 12% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% – 17% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 9% 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 2 tariff lines North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 2104.20

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.

  • N340949 U.S. CBP 17 July 2024 · 2104.20.10.00

    The tariff classification of organic baby foods from Chile

  • N332740 U.S. CBP 1 June 2023 · 2104.20.10.00

    The tariff classification of organic baby foods from the Czech Republic

  • H315436 U.S. CBP 11 June 2021 · 2104.20.10

    Tariff Classification of Organic Baby Foods; USMCA

  • 600013164 HMRC 28 May 2025 – 27 May 2028 · 2104 20 00 90

    Homogenised food preparation for babies and infants in 100g predominantly purple pouch, 7 months +. Ingredients: Organic Apples, Organic Coconut Milk Yogurt (Coconut Milk, Tapioca Starch, Non Dairy Milk Cultures), Organic Strawberries, Organic Oat Base (Water, Organic Oats), Organic Blackcurrants,…

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 2104.20.50 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 2104.20 (homogenised composite food preparations).

The general duty is 6.4%, and quantities are declared in kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 14%, the EU duty is 14.1%, the Türkiye duty is 14.1%, the Canada duty is 11%, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 12%, the Taiwan duty is 5%–17%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 2104.20 worth US$67m in 2024; the largest supplier was Chile.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 2104.20.50?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 6.4%; 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 2104.20.50 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 2104.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Chile (US$46m), followed by Canada.

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