# HS chapter 21: Miscellaneous edible preparations

> HS chapter 21 covers miscellaneous edible preparations. It has 6 headings, 21.01 to 21.06, and 16 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. Chapter 20, before it, covers preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants; chapter 22, after it, covers beverages, spirits and vinegar.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/21
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/21)

## Key facts

- Chapter: 21
- Description: Miscellaneous edible preparations
- Headings: 6
- Subheadings: 16
- Edition: HS2022

## What this chapter covers

HS chapter 21 covers miscellaneous edible preparations.

It has 6 headings, 21.01 to 21.06, and 16 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

### [21.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2101) Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof

- [2101.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210111) Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee: Extracts, essences and concentrates
- [2101.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210112) Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee: Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee
- [2101.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210120) Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of tea or maté
- [2101.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210130) Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof

### [21.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2102) Yeasts (active or inactive); other single-cell micro-organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of heading 30.02); prepared baking powders

- [2102.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210210) Active yeasts
- [2102.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210220) Inactive yeasts; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead
- [2102.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210230) Prepared baking powders

### [21.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2103) Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard

- [2103.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210310) Soya sauce
- [2103.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210320) Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces
- [2103.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210330) Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard
- [2103.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210390) Other

### [21.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2104) Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations

- [2104.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210410) Soups and broths and preparations therefor
- [2104.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210420) Homogenised composite food preparations

### [21.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2105) Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa

- [2105.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210500) Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa

### [21.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2106) Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included

- [2106.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210610) Protein concentrates and textured protein substances
- [2106.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/210690) Other


## What it doesn’t cover

Chapter 20, before it, covers preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants; chapter 22, after it, covers beverages, spirits and vinegar.

## How it is structured

Chapter 21 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (21.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.

## In other countries

No national tariff lines in chapter 21 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use these headings and subheadings and add their own digits after the first six.

- Previous chapter: [20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/20) Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
- Next chapter: [22](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/22) Beverages, spirits and vinegar

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS chapter 21 cover?

HS chapter 21 covers miscellaneous edible preparations.

### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 21?

HS chapter 21 has 6 headings and 16 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/21.json