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European Union tariff, chapter 19: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

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Key facts

National lines
69
Subheadings
19
Import VAT/GST in the European Union
VAT 21%
De minimis in the European Union
Flat €3 duty up to €150; tax always charged
Tariff
European Union
Chapter
19: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

Summary

The European Union tariff has 69 national lines in HS chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products), under 19 subheadings in 5 headings.

Subheadings with European Union lines

The European Union tariff has 69 national lines in HS chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products), under 19 subheadings in 5 headings.

19.01 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

  • 1901.10Preparations suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale1 line
  • 1901.20Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 19.051 line
  • 1901.90Other7 lines

19.02 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared

  • 1902.11Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: Containing eggs2 lines
  • 1902.19Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: Other4 lines
  • 1902.20Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared12 lines
  • 1902.30Other pasta5 lines
  • 1902.40Couscous2 lines

19.03 Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or similar forms

  • 1903.00Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms1 line

19.04 Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included

  • 1904.10Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products3 lines
  • 1904.20Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals4 lines
  • 1904.30Bulgur wheat1 line
  • 1904.90Other2 lines

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

  • 1905.10Crispbread1 line
  • 1905.20Gingerbread and the like3 lines
  • 1905.31Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: Sweet biscuits5 lines
  • 1905.32Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: Waffles and wafers5 lines
  • 1905.40Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products2 lines
  • 1905.90Other8 lines

Import VAT and de minimis in the European Union

The European Union charges VAT on imports at a standard rate of 21%.

From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, consignments sold to buyers in the European Union worth up to €150 pay a flat customs duty of €3 per tariff classification in the consignment instead of the tariff rate. Import tax is charged whatever the value.

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In other countries

National tariff lines under chapter 19 are live on border.bot for the United States (111 lines, also used by 1 other country).

The Harmonized System text for chapter 19

Frequently asked questions

How many national tariff lines does the European Union tariff have in HS chapter 19?

The European Union tariff has 69 national lines in HS chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products), under 19 subheadings in 5 headings.

Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.

The duty rates for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.

The import taxes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, imported from a file, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The de minimis thresholds for the European Union come from border.bot release 2, entered by border.bot, and have been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

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