# HS code 1905.20: Gingerbread and the like

> HS code 1905.20 covers gingerbread and the like. It sits in 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) in chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products). Other goods of heading 19.05 are classified under 1905.10 (crispbread), 1905.31 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, sweet biscuits), 1905.32 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, waffles and wafers), 1905.40 (rusks, toasted bread or similar toasted products) and 1 other. National tariff lines under 1905.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/190520
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/19) / [19.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1905) / [1905.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190520)

## Key facts

- HS code: 1905.20
- Covers: Gingerbread and the like
- 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1905)
- 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/190520)

## What this code covers

HS code 1905.20 covers gingerbread and the like.

The legal text of the subheading is “Gingerbread and the like”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 19.05 are classified under 1905.10 (crispbread), 1905.31 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, sweet biscuits), 1905.32 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, waffles and wafers), 1905.40 (rusks, toasted bread or similar toasted products) and 1 other.

- [1905.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190510) Crispbread
- [1905.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190531) Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: Sweet biscuits
- [1905.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190532) Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: Waffles and wafers
- [1905.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190540) Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products
- [1905.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190590) Other

## How it is structured

1905.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 19, are the chapter; the first four, 1905, are heading 19.05; the last two, 20, 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 19.05: 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
- Subheading 1905.20: Gingerbread and the like

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 1905.20 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/190520): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [1905.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190510) Crispbread
- Next subheading: [1905.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/190531) Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: Sweet biscuits

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1905.20 cover?

HS code 1905.20 covers gingerbread and the like.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1905.20 in?

HS code 1905.20 is in 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) in chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products).

### Where are goods of heading 19.05 classified when 1905.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 19.05 are classified under 1905.10 (crispbread), 1905.31 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, sweet biscuits), 1905.32 (sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers, waffles and wafers), 1905.40 (rusks, toasted bread or similar toasted products) and 1 other.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 1905.20?

National tariff lines under 1905.20 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/190520.json