Code 2104 10 · Heading 2104

Soup, bouillon and preparations for making them

This code covers soup, bouillon and preparations used to make soup or bouillon. It does not cover the separate category of finely homogenised food for babies or dietary use in retail packs with a net weight of <= 250 g.

For example

Soup
Bouillon
A preparation for making soup

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Official tariff text

Soups and broths and preparations therefor

How we got to this code

IV
21
2104
2104 10

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The path to this code

Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar…
What kind of product is it: a prepared food product made from meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic invertebrates or insects; sugar or a sugar product; cocoa or a product made from cocoa; a product made from grain, flour, starch or milk, or baked goods; a product made from vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plants or plant parts; another food-industry product; a beverage, ethanol or vinegar; a food-industry residue or waste product or prepared animal feed; tobacco, a manufactured tobacco substitute, a product with or without nicotine intended for inhalation without combustion, or another nicotine-containing product intended for nicotine absorption in the human body?
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Step 2 · Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 6 of 9 chapters in section IV
Is it a coffee, tea or maté extract or preparation; yeast, another inactive single-cell microorganism or prepared baking powder; a sauce or sauce preparation; soup, broth or a preparation for children or dietary use; ice cream; or another prepared food?
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Step 3 · Heading 2104 Soups and broths and preparations therefor; food pr… 4 of 6 headings under chapter 21
Is it soup, bouillon or a preparation for making them, or is it a finely homogenised mixture of two or more basic ingredients used as food for babies or for dietary purposes in a retail pack with a net weight <= 250 g?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2104 10 Soups and broths and preparations therefor 1 of 2 subheadings under heading 2104
Is the product soup, bouillon or a preparation for making them, rather than a finely homogenised mixture of two or more basic ingredients for babies or dietary use in a retail pack with a net weight of <= 250 g?

Pick the 8-digit code

Import duty on the codes below: 11.5%

Only one code below

2104 10 00

Soups and broths and preparations therefor

11.5%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 11.5% to 14.1%.

2104 10 Soups and broths and preparations therefor you are here 11.5%
2104 20 Food preparations consisting of finely homogenised mixtures of two or more basic ingredients, such as meat, fish, vegetables or fruit, put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of <= 250 g 14.1%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines8 Norwegian lines

21.04.1011 Dried

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

10.0%

Their lines4 British lines
EU originDuty free

2104 10 00 11 Monosodium glutamate in mixture or in solution, containing by dry weight 50 % or more

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines4 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2104.10.00.20 Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenized composite food preparations, Soups

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 8 Norwegian lines

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

21.04.1011

Dried

Ordinary duty

6,42 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.04.1019

Other

Ordinary duty

6,42 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

3,88 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.04.1020

Vegetable soup, whether or not pre-cooked, containing neither meat nor meat extracts

Ordinary duty

0,38 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.04.1030

Fish soup (containing at least 25 % by weight of fish)

Ordinary duty

0,98 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.04.1040

Other

Ordinary duty

3,28 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.04.1050

Containing meat or meat extracts

Ordinary duty

2,60 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.04.1060

Fish soup (containing at least 25 % by weight of fish)

Ordinary duty

0,19 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
21.04.1090

Other

Ordinary duty

0,17 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 4 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

All 4 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

10.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 4 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

2104.10.00.20

Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenized composite food preparations, Soups and broths and preparations therefor, Dried

General rate

3.2%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2104.10.00.40

Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenized composite food preparations, Soups and broths and preparations therefor, Other, Based on fish or other seafood

General rate

3.2%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2104.10.00.55

Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenized composite food preparations, Soups and broths and preparations therefor, Other, Certified organic

General rate

3.2%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2104.10.00.65

Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenized composite food preparations, Soups and broths and preparations therefor, Other

General rate

3.2%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.