HS Code 1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products

What this heading covers

Think of this heading as the bakery shelf of the tariff. It holds bakery products that are baked or toasted. Cocoa in the recipe does not move a product out. A chocolate biscuit and a plain one sit in the same place.

A few items on this shelf are not snacks. Communion wafers, empty cachets for medicines, sealing wafers and rice paper are named here too, so they travel with bakers' wares.

In some countries people say HSN code for the same number. It belongs to Chapter 19, which is about cereal, flour, starch and milk preparations and pastrycooks' products.

How to pick the right subheading for bread and biscuits

The first four digits are shared by every bakery product. The last two digits name the type. Match your product to the list below.

Plain soft bread, pastry and cakes have no line of their own. They normally fall to 190590, because the other lines name only specific goods. The letters n.e.c. mean not elsewhere classified, so that last line works as a catch-all for bakers' wares.

Biscuits that are not sweet are also not named, so check 190590 for them. Always look at the exact product before you file.

Your country may add extra digits after the sixth. Each customs office sets those. If you are unsure, try our classifier.

• Crispbread: 190510
• Gingerbread and the like: 190520
• Sweet biscuits: 190531
• Waffles and wafers: 190532
• Rusks and toasted bread: 190540
• Everything else, plus communion wafers, empty cachets, sealing wafers and rice paper: 190590

What this heading does not include

Ask one question first. Is the item a baked or toasted product such as bread, a biscuit, a cake or a wafer? If so, it probably belongs here. If it looks like one of the foods below, check the neighbouring heading.

Mixed products can be tricky. Read the wording of each candidate heading and choose the one that fits the item most closely.

• Pasta, noodles, lasagne and couscous: the pasta heading
• Corn flakes and cereals made by swelling or roasting: the prepared cereals heading
• Tapioca and starch-based substitutes: the tapioca heading
• Malt extract and some flour, meal and starch preparations: the malt extract heading

HS code 1905 buyers and suppliers: import and export data

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