Analysis
HTS 2103.30.20 covers mustard flour and meal under heading 2103 (sauces and preparations therefore; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 11.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 2103.20.40 (tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces: other) at 11.6%, a difference of 11.6 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 16% of the 51 tariff lines in chapter 21 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311211 (Flour Milling), an industry of 333 US establishments employing 14,916 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2103.10.00 | Sauces and preparations therefore; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard: soy sauce | 3% |
| 2103.20.20 | Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces: tomato ketchup | 6% |
| 2103.20.40 | Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces: other | 11.6% |
| 2103.30.40 | Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard: prepared mustard | 2.8¢/kg |
| 2103.90.20 | Sauces derived or prepared from fish | Free |
| 2103.90.40 | Nonalcoholic preparations of yeast extract (other than sauces) | 3.2% |
| 2103.90.72 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 7.5% |
| 2103.90.74 | Described in additional U.S. note 4 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | 7.5% |
| 2103.90.78 | Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings described in additional U.S. note 3 to this chapter: other | 30.5¢/kg + 6.4% |
| 2103.90.80 | Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings: other | 6.4% |
| 2103.90.90 | Other: other | 6.4% |