Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals · Section 6

HS Code 2940.00

Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than products of heading 2937, 2938 or 2939

US duty (general)
Free - 5.8%
US HTS lines
2
EU CN codes
1
UK commodity codes
7
Unit
kg

US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources

United States - HTS lines under 2940.00

Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.

HTS codeDescriptionGeneralSpecialOtherUnit
2940.00.20 D-Arabinose Free - 50% kg
2940.00.60 Other 5.8% Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 50% kg

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European Union - CN codes under 2940.00

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.

CN codeDescription
2940 00 00 2940 00 00 Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than products of heading 2937, 2938 or 2939 EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 2940.00

Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.

Commodity codeDescription
2940 00 00 00 Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than products of heading 2937, 2938 or 2939 UK duty & VAT →
2940 00 00 10 Rhamnose, raffinose and mannose UK duty & VAT →
2940 00 00 20 D-Xylose (CAS RN 58-86-6) UK duty & VAT →
2940 00 00 30 D(+)- Trehalose dihydrate (CAS RN 6138-23-4) UK duty & VAT →
2940 00 00 60 Methyl α-D-mannopyranoside (CAS RN 617-04-9) with a purity by weight of 98 % or more UK duty & VAT →
2940 00 00 70 Alpha-D-Mannopyranose, 6-acetate 2,3,4-tribenzoate 1-(2,2,2-trichloroethanimidate) (CAS RN 346441-49-4) with a purity by weight of 95 % or more UK duty & VAT →
2940 00 00 80 Other UK duty & VAT →
Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).

Other subheadings in 2940

Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.