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HTS code 1006.20.40 covers husked (brown) rice that doesn’t fall into more specific categories. This code is used for import/export classification within Chapter 10 (Cereals) and has a general duty of 2.1¢/kg, though preferential rates—including free duty—apply to goods from certain trade partners or those covered by FTA programs.

Detailed information for HTS Code 1006.20.40

This tariff code falls within Chapter 10, which covers cereals, and specifically addresses rice. Code 1006.20.40 covers husked (brown) rice that is not further specified elsewhere. More detailed reporting can be done using statistical suffixes, such as 1006.20.40.25 for Jasmine long grain rice, 1006.20.40.35 for other long grain rice, or codes for medium, short grain, and mixtures, allowing for a more precise categorization of the type of brown rice being reported.

Chapter	Chapter 10 - Cereals
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

2.1¢/kg

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The duty for HTS code 1006.20.40 (and all its subdivisions like 1006.20.40.25, 1006.20.40.35 etc.) is calculated in kilograms. The general duty rate is 2.1¢ per kg, applying to imports from countries without a preferential trade agreement with the US (Standard trade partners/NTR). However, a duty-free rate applies to imports from eligible countries participating in Free Trade Agreements or preference programs (A+, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG). These special rates are contingent on meeting the requirements of the specific FTA or preference program. The duty applies equally to all subdivisions of 1006.20.40, regardless of grain type (Jasmine, long grain, medium grain, etc.) or mixture.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 3.3¢/kg

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Code subdivisions

1006.20.40.25

Rice: > Husked (brown) rice: > Other > Long grain: > Jasmine

1006.20.40.35

Rice: > Husked (brown) rice: > Other > Long grain: > Other

1006.20.40.40

Rice: > Husked (brown) rice: > Other > Medium grain

1006.20.40.60

Rice: > Husked (brown) rice: > Other > Short grain

1006.20.40.80

Rice: > Husked (brown) rice: > Other > Mixtures of any of the above

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Chapter & section notes

Chapter notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 10 CEREALS II 10-1 Notes 1. (a) The products specified in the headings of this chapter are to be classified in those headings only if grains are present, whether or not in the ear or on the stalk. (b) This chapter does not cover grains which have been hulled or otherwise worked. However, rice, husked, milled, polished, glazed, parboiled, or broken remains classified in heading 1006. Similarly, quinoa from which the pericarp has been wholly or partly removed in order to separate the saponin, but which has not undergone any other processes, remains classified in heading 1008. 2. Heading 1005 does not cover sweet corn (chapter 7). Subheading Note 1. The term " durum wheat" means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the hybrids derived from the interspecific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species. Additional U.S. Note 1. In subheading 1005.10, the expression "seed" covers only seed corn or maize which is certified by a responsible officer or agency of a foreign government in accordance with the rules and regulations of that government to have been grown and approved especially for use as seed, in containers marked with the foreign government's official certified seed corn tags. Statistical Note 1. For a list of approved standards for "Certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 10-2

Section notes

SECTION II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS II-1 Note 1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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