HS code 1905: Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not…
Bread, 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 — heading 1905 of the Harmonized System (HS 2022).
Chapter 19: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Subheadings of 1905 (6 digits)
- Food preparations; crispbread, whether or not containing cocoa
- Food preparations; gingerbread and the like, whether or not containing cocoa
- Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa
- Food preparations; waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa
- Food preparations; rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoa
- Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products
Pick the subheading that describes your product. A subheading marked “n.e.c.” (not elsewhere classified) or “other” covers only what the subheadings before it do not. Click a code to copy it.
Common products under 1905
Confirm the full code and the duty rate
The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022. Each country adds 2–4 more digits and sets the duty in its own tariff, and the section and chapter notes can include or exclude products, so check the destination’s official tariff before you put the code on the invoice.
Other headings in chapter 19
- 1901 Malt extract; flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no cocoa (or less than 40% by weight) and food…
- 1902 Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti…
- 1903 Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch; in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or…
- 1904 Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals (other…
Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.
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Common questions
What is HS code 1905?
1905 is the HS 2022 heading for Bread, 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. It is in chapter 19 (Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products), section IV, and has 6 six-digit subheadings, from 1905.10 to 1905.90.
Can I write 1905 on a commercial invoice?
Customs usually need at least the 6-digit subheading (for example 1905.10), and the import declaration uses the destination country’s full code of 8 to 10 digits. Use the subheading that matches your product, and confirm the national digits with the buyer, the customs broker or the official tariff.
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