What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 20 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 0.8% to 131.8% (median 9.6%); roughly 14% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to compute the full landed rate, including Section 301/232 overlays, IEEPA tariffs, and AD/CVD deposits where applicable.

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 20 products?

Section 301 (China) and Section 232 (steel, aluminum, copper) tariffs are layered on top of the base HTSUS rate via Chapter 99 provisions. Whether they apply to a specific 10-digit line in Chapter 20 depends on the product's country of origin, material content, and the active proclamation. Open any code in this chapter to see the live overlay stack and effective rate.

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 20 products?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Tandom's AD/CVD catalog cross-references every active order to the HTS codes it covers — open any code in Chapter 20 to see flagged orders, deposit rates, and the underlying scope determinations.

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Section IV: Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits, Vinegar; Tobacco

Chapter 20: Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

Q: What does HTS Chapter 20 cover?

Chapter 20 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants. It sits within Section IV: Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits, Vinegar; Tobacco. Tandom's catalog lists all 282 10-digit statistical lines and 8 4-digit headings in this chapter.

Chapter 20 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants and sits within Section IV: Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits, Vinegar; Tobacco.

About Chapter 20

Chapter 20 contains 282 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 8 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the applicable Column 1, Special, and Column 2 duty rates.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 20 range from 0.8% to 131.8%, with a median of 9.6%. About 7% of the chapter's lines (21 of 282) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-program rates (USMCA, KORUS, GSP, AGOA, and others) and Chapter 99 overlays modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Every code page links into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the HTS code prefilled, so you can compute the full landed duty for a specific shipment by entering value, country of origin, and (where relevant) material content or date of entry. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2001.10.00.00	Cucumbers including gherkins	9.6%	35%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90	Other:	—	—	—	—
2001.90.10.00	··In immediate containers holding more than 3.4 kg	8%	20%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.20.00	··Other	8%	20%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.25.00	···Artichokes	10.2%	35%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.30.00	···Beans	5.8%	35%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.33.00	···Nopalitos	7.7%	35%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.34.00	···Onions	3.6%	35%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.35.00	···Pimientos (Capsicum anuum)	8.1%	38.5%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.38.00	···Other	9.6%	35%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.42.00	··Chestnuts, other than Chinese water chestnuts	4.9¢/kg	55¢/kg	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.45.00	··Mangoes	1.5¢/kg	33¢/kg	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.48.00	··Chinese water chestnuts	9.6%	35%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.50.00	··Walnuts	7¢/kg	33¢/kg	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2001.90.60.00	··Other	14%	35%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2002.10.00	Tomatoes, whole or in pieces	12.5%	50%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
2002.10.00.20	·In containers holding less than 1.4 kg	12.5%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2003.10.01	Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus	6¢/kg on drained weight + 8.5%	22¢/kg on drained weight + 45%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
2003.10.01.27	··Whole (including buttons)	6¢/kg on drained weight + 8.5%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2004.10	Potatoes:	—	—	—	—
2004.10.40.00	·Yellow (Solano) potatoes	6.4%	35%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2005.10.00.00	Homogenized vegetables	11.2%	35%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2005.20.00	Potatoes	6.4%	35%

Chapter 20: Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

`2001`Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid:

`2002`Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid:

`2003`Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid:

`2004`Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006:

`2005`Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006:

`2006`

`2007`Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut pureé and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

`2008`Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included:

`2009`Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 20 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 20 imports?

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 20 products?

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 20 products?

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2006.00	Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallized):	—	—	—	—
2006.00.20.00	Cherries	9.9¢/kg + 6.4%	20.9¢/kg + 40%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2007.10.00.00	Homogenized preparations	12%	35%	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
2007.91	·Citrus fruit:	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2008.11	·Peanuts (ground-nuts):	—	—	—	—
2008.11.02.00	···Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
2009.11.00	·Frozen	7.85¢/liter	18¢/liter	Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
2009.11.00.20	··In containers each holding less than 0.946 liter

2001Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid:

2002Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid:

2003Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid:

2004Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006:

2005Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006:

2006

2007Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut pureé and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

2008Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included:

2009Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 20 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 20 imports?

Are Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs applied to Chapter 20 products?

Are there antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders covering Chapter 20 products?

`2001`Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid:

`2002`Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid:

`2003`Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid:

`2004`Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006:

`2005`Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006:

`2006`

`2007`Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut pureé and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

`2008`Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included:

`2009`Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: