# United States tariff line 2940.00.60.00: Other

> In the United States tariff, line 2940.00.60.00 covers 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. The general (MFN) duty rate is 5.8%. It falls under HS subheading 2940.00 in heading 29.40 (chapter 29).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2940006000
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 29](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/29) / [2940.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/294000) / [2940.00.60.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2940006000)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 2940.00.60.00
- Covers: 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
- Duty (MFN): 5.8%
- Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [2940.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/294000)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 2940.00.60.00 covers 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.

Its legal text is “Other”.

Products commonly classified here include (3S,4S,5S,6R)-6-(Hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol (D-Mannose) (CAS No. 3458-28-4) (border.bot’s search keywords, not legal text).

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 2940.00 in heading 29.40 (chapter 29). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 29: Organic chemicals
- Heading 29.40: 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
- Line 2940.00.60.00: Other

## Duty

The general (MFN) duty rate is 5.8%.

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*).

- Free: a group of origins (origin group A*) (A*)
- Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU)
- Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH)
- Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL)
- Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO)
- Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D)
- Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E)
- Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL)
- Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO)
- Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR)
- Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA)
- Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM)
- Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P)
- Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA)
- Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE)
- Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S)
- Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG)

## 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)

## Other lines under 2940.00

- [2940.00.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2940002000) D-Arabinose

- Previous line: [2940.00.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2940002000) D-Arabinose
- Next line: [2941.10.10.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2941101000) Ampicillin and its salts

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 2940.00.60.00 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 2940.00.60.00 covers 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.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 2940.00.60.00 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty rate is 5.8%.

### Which preferential rates apply to 2940.00.60.00?

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*).

## 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/2940006000.json