HS heading 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
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Key facts
- Heading
- 19.05
- Description
- 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
- Chapter
- 19: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
- Subheadings
- 6
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS heading 19.05 covers 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. It is in chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products). It is split into 6 subheadings: 1905.10 (crispbread), 1905.20 (gingerbread and the like), 1905.31 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, sweet biscuits), 1905.32 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, waffles and wafers), 1905.40 (rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products) and 1905.90 (other). National tariff lines under heading 19.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (21 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS heading 19.05 covers 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.
It is split into 6 subheadings: 1905.10 (crispbread), 1905.20 (gingerbread and the like), 1905.31 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, sweet biscuits), 1905.32 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, waffles and wafers), 1905.40 (rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products) and 1905.90 (other).
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of chapter 19 are classified in its other 4 headings, listed below.
- 19.01Malt 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 04.01 to 04.04, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included
- 19.02Pasta, 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
- 19.03Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms
- 19.04Prepared 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
How it is structured
Heading 19.05 is one of 5 headings in chapter 19. Its first two digits, 19, are the chapter; the next two, 05, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (1905.10, 1905.20, 1905.31).
In other countries
National tariff lines under heading 19.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (21 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States21 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS heading 19.05 cover?
HS heading 19.05 covers 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.
Which chapter is HS heading 19.05 in?
HS heading 19.05 is in chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products).
How many subheadings does HS heading 19.05 have?
HS heading 19.05 has 6 subheadings: 1905.10 (crispbread), 1905.20 (gingerbread and the like), 1905.31 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, sweet biscuits), 1905.32 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, waffles and wafers), 1905.40 (rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products) and 1905.90 (other).
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 19.05?
National tariff lines under heading 19.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (21 lines, 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.