Soups and broths and preparations therefor

HS code 210410 covers the production of soups, broths, and related preparations. This industry plays a crucial role in the global food and beverage sector, providing essential ingredients and convenience products for consumers and food service businesses. As a versatile and widely-consumed product category, soups and broths generated significant international trade flows, making this code an important part of the broader import/export landscape.

The production of soups and broths typically involves a multi-step process. Key steps include the preparation of a liquid base, often by simmering meat, vegetables, or other ingredients in water or stock. Seasonings, thickeners, and other additives may then be incorporated to achieve the desired flavor and consistency. The mixture is then packaged, often in cans, cartons, or pouches, to create the final consumer product.

The main inputs required for the production of soups and broths include a variety of raw materials such as meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, grains, and herbs/spices. Specialized equipment like industrial-scale cooking vessels, blending/mixing machinery, and packaging lines are also essential for efficient production. Additionally, the industry relies on a range of food-grade packaging materials, such as cans, cartons, and pouches, to deliver the final products to market.

The primary outputs of HS code 210410 are ready-to-serve soups, broths, and related preparations. These products are widely consumed by households, food service establishments, and other industries. The output of this code may be used as an ingredient in the production of 160100 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products, 190190 Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included, and other food items.