Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 2106.90
2106.90.39: Other food preparations: Artificially sweetened cough drops
Other food preparations
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 2106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included:
- 2106.90 Other:
- 2106.90.39 Artificially sweetened cough drops
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.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
Same subheading in other tariffs
2106.90 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: other
UK 8% – 16% Third-country duty 32 tariff lines · average 9.7% · 9× specific or compound duty 
EU 12.8% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · 6× specific or compound duty 
Türkiye 9% – 58.5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 31.4% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 10.5% Third-country duty 35 tariff lines · average 5.8% · 5× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% – 156% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 26.9% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Brazil 12.6% – 16.2% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 14.2% 
Argentina 12.6% – 18% Third-country duty 20 tariff lines · average 15.4% 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines · average 1.2% 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 38 tariff lines · average 2% · 6× specific or compound duty 
Japan Free – 28% Third-country duty 43 tariff lines · average 17.4% · 15× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 1% – 35% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines · average 17.2% · 1× specific or compound duty 
GCC Free – 5% Third-country duty 33 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 29 tariff lines 
Norway Free – 19% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 10.3% · 6× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 20% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 20% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 15.6% USA lines: 2106.90
- 2106.90.03Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.06Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.09Products derived from the dried milk, dried buttermilk: other
- 2106.90.12Containing not over 20 percent of alcohol by weight
- 2106.90.15Containing over 20 percent but not over 50 percent of alcohol by weight
- 2106.90.18Containing over 50 percent of alcohol by weight
- 2106.90.22Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.24Described in additional U.S. note 14 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.26Butter substitutes containing over 45 percent by weight: other
- 2106.90.28Containing over 10 percent by weight of milk solids: other
- 2106.90.32Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.34Described in additional U.S. note 14 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.36Butter substitutes containing over 45 percent by weight: other
- 2106.90.38Butter substitutes, whether in liquid or solid state: other, other
- 2106.90.39Artificially sweetened cough drops
- 2106.90.42Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.44Described in additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 17 andentered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.46Syrups derived from cane or beet sugar, containing added: other
- 2106.90.48Fruit or vegetable juices, fortified with vitamins: orange juice
- 2106.90.52Juice of any single fruit or vegetable
- 2106.90.54Fruit or vegetable juices, fortified with vitamins: other, mixtures of juices
- 2106.90.58Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: other, other, of gelatin
- 2106.90.62Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.64Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.66Other, dairy products described in additional U.S. note 1: other
- 2106.90.68Described in additional U.S. note 9 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.72Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4: other
- 2106.90.74Described in additional U.S. note 7 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.76Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar: other
- 2106.90.78Described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.80Articles containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar: other
- 2106.90.82Containing over 10 percent by weight of milk solids: other, other
- 2106.90.83Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.85Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.87Other, dairy products described in additional U.S. note 1: other
- 2106.90.89Described in additional U.S. note 9 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.91Blended syrups described in additional U.S. note 4: other
- 2106.90.92Described in additional U.S. note 7 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.94Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar: other
- 2106.90.95Described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 2106.90.97Articles containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar: other
- 2106.90.99Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: other, other, other, other, other, other
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.
- N364947 U.S. CBP
The Tariff Classification of Imitation Meat Products from the United Kingdom
- N364551 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of cooked eggs from South Korea
- N364552 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of cooked quail eggs from South Korea
- N364553 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of cooked quail eggs from South Korea
- 600015459 HMRC
Brewed blood orange flavour preparation. This is a base ingredient for use in the further manufacturing of carbonated non-alcoholic beverages. Ingredients include blood orange concentrate, natural flavouring, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulphite and ascorbic acid.…
- 600015460 HMRC
Brewed lemonade flavour preparation. This is a base ingredient for use in the further manufacturing of carbonated non-alcoholic beverages. Ingredients include lemonade concentrate, flavouring, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium metabisulphite and ascorbic acid. Not suitable…
- 600016336 HMRC
A honey and ginger beverage preparation, in powder form. The sachet can be used with hot or cold water. The product is packaged in 18g sachets. The sachets are available in cartons of 10 or 20. Ingredients: Cane sugar, ginger extract, honey.
- 600016161 HMRC
Liquid concentrated Omija (Schisandra chinensis) extract with xylose sugar for the manufacture of beverages. Ingredients: Omija (Schisandra chinensis) extract and xylose sugar. Packaged in bulk, 20-litre food-grade tubs.
471 rulings in total for this code
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.
HTS code 2106.90.39 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 2106.90 (food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: other).
The general duty is free, and quantities are declared in kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%–16%, the EU duty is 12.8%, the Türkiye duty is 9%–58.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–10.5%, the Mexico duty is 10%–156%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%–16.2%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%–18%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 0%–28%, the Taiwan duty is 1%–35%, the GCC duty is 0%–5%, the Norway duty is 0%–19%, the North Macedonia duty is 20% and the Nigeria duty is 5%–20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 2106.90 worth US$7bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Singapore.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 2106.90.39?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 2106.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Singapore (US$3bn), followed by Canada.
Typical products
- ashwagandha supplement
- chewing gum (sugar free)
- cordials, non-alcoholic concentrates
- energy gel, supplement
- fish collagen tablets
- mincemeat
- multi vitamins, gummies
- protein bites, vegetarian
- sweeteners
- tofu
- vanilla flavouring
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.