Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and similar baked products, and puddings, whether or not containing chocolate, fruit, nuts or confectionery
Classified under heading 1905 / subheading 1905.90 — chapter 19 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
General rate applies to goods from countries with normal trade relations. Special rates require a program code (USMCA, GSP, AGOA…). Column 2 applies where normal trade relations do not.
Duty calculator
Estimate the duty owed on an import under HTS 1905.90.10.
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Where this rate sits
Heading 1905 contains 4 tariff lines. The general rate on this line is duty-free, against an average of 4.5% across the heading (range 4.5%–4.5%).
| Metric | This line | Heading 1905 |
|---|---|---|
| General rate | Free | avg 4.5% |
| Duty-free lines | yes | 3 of 4 |
| Specific-rate lines | no | 0 |
Classification path
- 1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty capsules of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products
- 1905.90Other
- 1905.90.10Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and similar baked products, and puddings, whether or not containing chocolate, fruit, nuts or confectionery
All 4 tariff lines under heading 1905
Heading overview →| HTS code | Description | General | Col. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905.31.00 | Sweet biscuits | Free | 30% |
| 1905.32.00 | Waffles and wafers | Free | 30% |
| 1905.90.10 | Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and similar baked products, and puddings, whether or not containing chocolate, fruit, nuts or confectionerythis page | Free | 30% |
| 1905.90.90 | Other | 4.5% | 20% |
Using HTS 1905.90.10 correctly
A ten-digit HTS number has three parts: the four-digit heading, the six-digit international subheading shared by every WTO member, and the two-digit US statistical suffix. 1905.90.10 is a US national line — the same product may carry a different suffix in the EU TARIC or in another country's tariff.
Classification is determined by the General Rules of Interpretation, not by what the product is called on the invoice. If your goods could fall in two headings, GRI 1 sends you to the heading with the most specific description; GRI 3 breaks ties by essential character. A GRI 3(b) mistake is the single most common reason an entry gets reclassified and billed for unpaid duty plus interest.