HTS tariff line · chapter 21
2102.10.00
Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell microorganisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 3002); prepared baking powders: active yeasts
Analysis
HTS 2102.10.00 covers yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell microorganisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 3002); prepared baking powders: active yeasts under heading 2102 (yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell microorganisms, dead (but not including…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.4%. Compared with 2102.30.00 (prepared baking powders), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.4 percentage points.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.4%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The general duty rate is 6.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 21 (37th percentile of 51 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $640 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other lines in the same group are 2102.20.20 (yeasts (except dried brewers' yeast), 6.4%), 2102.20.40 (dried brewers' yeast, crude, duty-free), 2102.20.60 (inactive yeasts; other single-cell microorganisms, dead…, 3.2%) and 2102.30.00 (prepared baking powders, duty-free).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2102.20.20 | Yeasts (except dried brewers' yeast) | 6.4% |
| 2102.20.40 | Dried brewers' yeast, crude | Free |
| 2102.20.60 | Inactive yeasts; other single-cell microorganisms, dead: other | 3.2% |
| 2102.30.00 | Prepared baking powders | Free |