Key facts
- HS subheading
- 1901.90
- National lines
- 7
- 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 splits HS 1901.90 (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) into 7 national lines: 1901 90 11 00 (with a dry extract content of 90 % or more by weight), 1901 90 19 00 (other), 1901 90 91 00 (containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than 1,5 % milkfat, 5 % sucrose (including invert sugar) or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch, excluding food preparations in powder form of goods of headings 0401 to 0404), 1901 90 95 00 (food preparations in powder form, consisting of a blend of skimmed milk and/or whey and vegetable fats/oils, with a content of fats/oils not exceeding 30% by weight) and 3 others. The general (MFN) duty differs by line: 5.100 % + 18.000 EUR DTN on 1901 90 11 00, 5.100 % + 14.700 EUR DTN on 1901 90 19 00, 12.8% on 1901 90 91 00, 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 95 00, 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 99 33, 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 99 36 and 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 99 90.
European Union lines under 1901.90
The European Union tariff splits HS 1901.90 (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) into 7 national lines: 1901 90 11 00 (with a dry extract content of 90 % or more by weight), 1901 90 19 00 (other), 1901 90 91 00 (containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than 1,5 % milkfat, 5 % sucrose (including invert sugar) or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch, excluding food preparations in powder form of goods of headings 0401 to 0404), 1901 90 95 00 (food preparations in powder form, consisting of a blend of skimmed milk and/or whey and vegetable fats/oils, with a content of fats/oils not exceeding 30% by weight) and 3 others.
The general (MFN) duty differs by line: 5.100 % + 18.000 EUR DTN on 1901 90 11 00, 5.100 % + 14.700 EUR DTN on 1901 90 19 00, 12.8% on 1901 90 91 00, 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 95 00, 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 99 33, 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 99 36 and 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 99 90.
- 1901 90 11 00With a dry extract content of 90 % or more by weightDuty: 5.100 % + 18.000 EUR DTN
- 1901 90 19 00OtherDuty: 5.100 % + 14.700 EUR DTN
- 1901 90 91 00Containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than 1,5 % milkfat, 5 % sucrose (including invert sugar) or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch, excluding food preparations in powder form of goods of headings 0401 to 0404Duty: 12.8%
- 1901 90 95 00Food preparations in powder form, consisting of a blend of skimmed milk and/or whey and vegetable fats/oils, with a content of fats/oils not exceeding 30% by weightDuty: 7.600 % + EA
- 1901 90 99 33Containing less than 70 % of sucrose (including invert sugar expessed as sucrose)Duty: 7.600 % + EA
- 1901 90 99 36OtherDuty: 7.600 % + EA
- 1901 90 99 90OtherDuty: 7.600 % + EA
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.
In other countries
National tariff lines under 1901.90 are live on border.bot for the United States (23 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States23 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
How many national tariff lines does the European Union tariff have under HS 1901.90?
The European Union tariff splits HS 1901.90 (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) into 7 national lines: 1901 90 11 00 (with a dry extract content of 90 % or more by weight), 1901 90 19 00 (other), 1901 90 91 00 (containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or containing less than 1,5 % milkfat, 5 % sucrose (including invert sugar) or isoglucose, 5 % glucose or starch, excluding food preparations in powder form of goods of headings 0401 to 0404), 1901 90 95 00 (food preparations in powder form, consisting of a blend of skimmed milk and/or whey and vegetable fats/oils, with a content of fats/oils not exceeding 30% by weight) and 3 others.
What is the duty on HS 1901.90 in the European Union?
The general (MFN) duty differs by line: 5.100 % + 18.000 EUR DTN on 1901 90 11 00, 5.100 % + 14.700 EUR DTN on 1901 90 19 00, 12.8% on 1901 90 91 00, 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 95 00, 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 99 33, 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 99 36 and 7.600 % + EA on 1901 90 99 90.
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.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.