# United States tariff lines under HS 2940.00

> The United States tariff splits HS 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) into 2 national lines: 2940.00.20.00 (D-Arabinose) and 2940.00.60.00 (other). The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 2940.00.20.00 and 5.8% on 2940.00.60.00.

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/294000
Last updated: 9 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS subheading: [2940.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/294000)
- National lines: 2
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- Chapter: 29: Organic chemicals

## United States lines under 2940.00

The United States tariff splits HS 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) into 2 national lines: 2940.00.20.00 (D-Arabinose) and 2940.00.60.00 (other).

The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 2940.00.20.00 and 5.8% on 2940.00.60.00.

- [2940.00.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2940002000) D-Arabinose. Duty (MFN): free
- [2940.00.60.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2940006000) Other. Duty (MFN): 5.8%

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 2940.00 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 2940.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/294000)

- Previous subheading: [2939.80](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/293980) Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives
- Next subheading: [2941.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/294110) Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof

## Frequently asked questions

### How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 2940.00?

The United States tariff splits HS 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) into 2 national lines: 2940.00.20.00 (D-Arabinose) and 2940.00.60.00 (other).

### What is the duty on HS 2940.00 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty differs by line: free on 2940.00.20.00 and 5.8% on 2940.00.60.00.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/294000.json