Analysis
HTS 2103.90.80 covers mixed condiments and mixed seasonings: other under heading 2103 (sauces and preparations therefore; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 7.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2103.90.20 (sauces derived or prepared from fish) at duty-free, a difference of 6.4 points on the customs value.
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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 5.5 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2103.90.90 | Other: other | 6.4% |