# HS code 1902.40: Couscous

> HS code 1902.40 covers couscous. It sits in heading 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) in chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products). Other goods of heading 19.02 are classified under 1902.11 (uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, containing eggs), 1902.19 (uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, other), 1902.20 (stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared) or 1902.30 (other pasta). National tariff lines under 1902.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/190240
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/19) / [19.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1902) / [1902.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190240)

## Key facts

- HS code: 1902.40
- Covers: Couscous
- Heading: [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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1902)
- Chapter: [19: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products](https://border.bot/hs-codes/19)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/190240)

## What this code covers

HS code 1902.40 covers couscous.

The legal text of the subheading is “Couscous”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 19.02 are classified under 1902.11 (uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, containing eggs), 1902.19 (uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, other), 1902.20 (stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared) or 1902.30 (other pasta).

- [1902.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190211) Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: Containing eggs
- [1902.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190219) Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: Other
- [1902.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190220) Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared
- [1902.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190230) Other pasta

## How it is structured

1902.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 19, are the chapter; the first four, 1902, are heading 19.02; the last two, 40, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 19: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
- Heading 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
- Subheading 1902.40: Couscous

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 1902.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/190240): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [1902.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190230) Other pasta
- Next subheading: [1903.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190300) Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1902.40 cover?

HS code 1902.40 covers couscous.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1902.40 in?

HS code 1902.40 is in heading 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) in chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products).

### Where are goods of heading 19.02 classified when 1902.40 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 19.02 are classified under 1902.11 (uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, containing eggs), 1902.19 (uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, other), 1902.20 (stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared) or 1902.30 (other pasta).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 1902.40?

National tariff lines under 1902.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/190240.json