HTS heading 1905 · Chapter 19
HTS 1905: Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers'…
HTS heading 1905 covers bread, 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. It has 7 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (6 lines), 4.5% (1 line).
Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.
Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.
Tariff lines and duty rates
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905.10.00.00 | Crispbread[kg] | Free | 30% | Estimate → | |
| 1905.20.00.00 | Gingerbread and the like[kg] | Free | 30% | Estimate → | |
| Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: | |||||
| 1905.31.00 | Sweet biscuits | Free | 30% | ||
| Frozen: | |||||
| 1905.31.00.21 | Containing peanuts or peanut products[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.31.00.29 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1905.31.00.41 | Containing peanuts or peanut products[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1905.31.00.42 | Certified organic[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.31.00.45 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.32.00 | Waffles and wafers | Free | 30% | ||
| Frozen: | |||||
| 1905.32.00.21 | Containing peanuts or peanut products[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.32.00.29 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1905.32.00.41 | Containing peanuts or peanut products[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.32.00.49 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.40.00.00 | Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products[kg] | Free | 30% | Estimate → | |
| 1905.90 | Other: | ||||
| 1905.90.10 | Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and similar baked products, and puddings, whether or not containing chocolate, fruit, nuts or confectionery | Free | 30% | ||
| Frozen: | |||||
| 1905.90.10.41 | Pastries, cakes and similar sweet baked products; puddings[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.90.10.49 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1905.90.10.50 | Pastries, cakes and similar sweet baked products; puddings[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.90.10.70 | Bread[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 1905.90.10.75 | Certified organic[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.90.10.85 | Other[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.90.90 | Other | 4.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 20% | |
| 1905.90.90.30 | Corn chips and similar crisp savory snack foods[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.90.90.60 | Pizza and quiche[kg] | Estimate → | |||
| 1905.90.90.90 | Other[kg] | Estimate → |
25 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.
Example: base duty and fees on $10000
For HTS 1905.90.90 at the general rate of 4.5%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (4.5%) | $450.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $497.14 |
Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.
Special program codes in this heading
- A, A*, A+
- Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- AU
- U.S.–Australia FTA
- BH
- U.S.–Bahrain FTA
- CL
- U.S.–Chile FTA
- CO
- U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
- D
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- E, E*
- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
- IL
- U.S.–Israel FTA
- JO
- U.S.–Jordan FTA
- KR
- U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
- MA
- U.S.–Morocco FTA
- OM
- U.S.–Oman FTA
- P, P+
- CAFTA-DR
- PA
- U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
- PE
- U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
- S, S+
- USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
- SG
- U.S.–Singapore FTA
A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.