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U.S. exports of food preparations, not elsewhere specified (HS 210690) totaled $597.1M in July 2026.
Importers of Food Preparations, Not Elsewhere Specified paid $30.3M in duties in July 2026 — an effective duty rate of 14% on $216.9M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Heading 210690 is one of the broadest catch-all categories in the US tariff schedule, capturing a wide array of finished and intermediate food preparations that do not fit more specific headings—ranging from butter substitutes and beverage manufacturing bases to fortified juice concentrates, gelatin-based preparations, non-dairy coffee whiteners, and confectionery containing synthetic sweeteners. Dairy fat and milk-solid thresholds drive classification across many of the heading's lines, with butter substitute lines (e.g., 2106902400 through 2106903800) stratified by butterfat and milk-solid percentages, while beverage preparation lines (2106901200 through 2106906773) are split by alcohol content and sugar type. The heading's breadth means misclassification risk is high; importers should confirm that a product does not belong in a more specific chapter before defaulting to 210690. FDA admissibility review applies across the heading, and dairy-content lines may carry TRQ implications.
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13.7K shipments/mo
The butter substitute lines (2106902400 through 2106903800) are differentiated by combinations of butterfat percentage, milk-solid content, and whether the product contains more than 10% or 15% milk solids. Importers must obtain precise compositional analysis—particularly butterfat and total milk-solid percentages—before selecting the correct 10-digit line, as duty rates and TRQ treatment can differ across these lines.
The beverage preparation lines (2106901200 through 2106906773) are split primarily by alcohol content of the finished beverage and by the type of sweetener or sugar present. For example, preparations yielding beverages with no more than 0.5% alcohol by volume fall under 2106901200, while those for higher-alcohol beverages are further divided by weight percentage of the preparation. The sweetener type—aspartame/saccharin versus cane/beet sugar—creates additional line distinctions at 2106906771 and 2106906772. Consult a licensed customs broker to confirm classification based on the finished beverage's intended alcohol level and the preparation's sugar composition.
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Subheading 1 of 2 in heading 2106
Subheading 210690 · $339.6M of $349.9M
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
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$339.6MYoY · Pro
Exports
$597.1MYoY · Pro
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YoY · ProThrough July 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Exports · July 2026
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35.3% enters free of duty; the effective duty rate is 8.93%.