# United States tariff line 1904.20.10.00: In airtight containers and not containing apricots, citrus fruits, peaches or pears > In the United States tariff, line 1904.20.10.00 covers prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, cornflakes); cereals (other than corn (maize)) 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, prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals, in airtight containers and not containing apricots, citrus fruits, peaches or pears. The general (MFN) duty rate is 5.6%. It falls under HS subheading 1904.20 in heading 19.04 (chapter 19). Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1904201000 Last updated: 9 October 2026 [Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 19](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/19) / [1904.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/190420) / [1904.20.10.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1904201000) ## Key facts - Tariff line: 1904.20.10.00 - Covers: Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, cornflakes); cereals (other than corn (maize)) 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, prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals, in airtight containers and not containing apricots, citrus fruits, peaches or pears - Duty (MFN): 5.6% - Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins) - Additional duties: None recorded - Restrictions: None recorded - Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) - HS subheading: [1904.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190420) ## What this line covers In the United States tariff, line 1904.20.10.00 covers prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, cornflakes); cereals (other than corn (maize)) 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, prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals, in airtight containers and not containing apricots, citrus fruits, peaches or pears. Its legal text is “In airtight containers and not containing apricots, citrus fruits, peaches or pears”, read under “Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals”. ## How it is structured It falls under HS subheading 1904.20 in heading 19.04 (chapter 19). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff. - Chapter 19: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products - Heading 19.04: Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, cornflakes); cereals (other than corn (maize)) 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 - Subheading 1904.20: Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals - Line 1904.20.10.00: In airtight containers and not containing apricots, citrus fruits, peaches or pears ## Duty The general (MFN) duty rate is 5.6%. Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A+). - Free: a group of origins (origin group A+) (A+) - Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU) - Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH) - Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL) - Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO) - Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D) - Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E) - Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL) - Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO) - Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR) - Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA) - Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM) - Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P) - Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA) - Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE) - Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S) - Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG) ## In other countries No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 1904.20 yet. - [The Harmonized System text for 1904.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190420) ## Other lines under 1904.20 - [1904.20.90.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1904209000) Other - Previous line: [1904.10.00.75](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1904100075) Other - Next line: [1904.20.90.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1904209000) Other ## Frequently asked questions ### What does tariff line 1904.20.10.00 cover in the United States tariff? In the United States tariff, line 1904.20.10.00 covers prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, cornflakes); cereals (other than corn (maize)) 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, prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals, in airtight containers and not containing apricots, citrus fruits, peaches or pears. ### What is the general (MFN) duty on 1904.20.10.00 in the United States? The general (MFN) duty rate is 5.6%. ### Which preferential rates apply to 1904.20.10.00? Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A+). ## Sources and updates The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026. This page was last updated on 9 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. Official source files: - https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/1904201000.json