Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 2106.10

2106.10.00

2106.10.00: Protein concentrates and textured protein substances

Protein concentrates and textured proteins

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. 2106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included:
  2. 2106.10.00 Protein concentrates and textured protein substances

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) 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)—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

2106.10 Protein concentrates and textured protein substances

UK Free – 12% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 4% EU 12.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty Türkiye Free – 12.8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.4% Canada 11% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Peru Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan 10.6% – 25% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 15.1% · 2× specific or compound duty Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5%

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.

  • H315652 U.S. CBP 21 March 2024 · 2106.10.00

    Modification of NY N308405; Tariff Classification of Rice Protein Powder

  • N334179 U.S. CBP 18 August 2023 · 2106.10.00.00

    The tariff classification of yeast extracts from China

  • N325630 U.S. CBP 23 May 2022 · 2106.10.00.00

    The tariff classification of soy protein crisps from Germany

  • H280419 U.S. CBP 7 December 2020 · 2106.10.00

    Internal Advice; tariff classification of rice protein powder

  • N314435 U.S. CBP 1 October 2020 · 2106.10.00.00

    The tariff classification of protein powders from Mexico

  • N312180 U.S. CBP 11 June 2020 · 2106.10.00.00

    The tariff classification of rice protein powder from India

  • N301396 U.S. CBP 14 November 2018 · 2106.10.00.00

    The tariff classification of sunflower protein from Russia

  • N293615 U.S. CBP 9 February 2018 · 2106.10.00.00

    The tariff classification of dietary supplements from Canada

Legal notes

Additional notes

1. For the purposes of subheadings 21061020 and 21069092, the term ‘starch’ also covers starch breakdown products.

2. For the purposes of subheading 21069020, ‘compound alcoholic preparations, other than those based on odoriferous substances, of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages’ means those preparations having an alcoholic strength by volume of more than 0,5 % vol.

3. For the purposes of subheading 21069030, the term ‘isoglucose’ means the product obtained from glucose or its polymers with a content by weight in the dry state of at least 10 % fructose.

4. For products of subheadings 21069030 and 21069059, the sucrose content, including other sugars expressed as sucrose, is to be determined by the refractometry method (expressed in degrees Brix in accordance with the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014).

5. Other food preparations presented in measured doses, such as capsules, tablets, pastilles and pills, and which are intended for use as food supplements are to be classified under heading 2106, unless elsewhere specified or included.

6. Preparations with a basis of coffee, tea or maté or extracts, essences or concentrates thereof, with a sugar content of 97 % or more by weight, calculated on the dry matter, are excluded from classification under heading 2101 and are, in principle, to be classified in Chapter 17. The character of such products is no longer deemed to be determined by the coffee, tea or maté or extracts, essences or concentrates thereof.

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HTS code 2106.10.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 2106.10 (protein concentrates and textured protein substances).

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

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–12%, the EU duty is 12.8%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–12.8%, the Canada duty is 11%, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 10.6%–25%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%–10%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 2106.10 worth US$158m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada, and the United Kingdom ranked 7th with US$4m.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 2106.10.00?

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 2106.10.00 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 2106.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$54m), followed by the Czechia.

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