Malt extract; flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no cocoa (or less than 40% by weight) and food preparations of goods of headings 04.01 to 04.04, no cocoa (or less than 5% by weight), weights calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.c.
In plain English
This category covers malt extract and various food preparations made from cereals, flour, starch, or milk products that contain little or no cocoa. The goods are divided based on their specific purpose, including items suitable for infants or young children, mixes and doughs for baking bread and pastries, and other food preparations not listed elsewhere.
6-digit subheadings (3)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
Food preparations; of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale
Food preparations; mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares
Food preparations; of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901
Covered items classified under 1901
- 1901.10Baby Formula— country-by-country customs rules
Chapter 19 classification notes
Frequent misclassification in this chapter
Granola / muesli mixes vs. corn flakes — 1904.10 (puffed/roasted cereal) vs. 1904.20 (other prepared cereal foods).
Classification certainty
The 6-digit level shown here is the internationally harmonised layer. Duty rates attach to national 8-10 digit tariff lines, which differ by country — use the duty calculator for lane estimates. For binding certainty, request a ruling from the destination customs authority.
Binding tariff ruling databaseOther headings in Chapter 19
- 1902 — Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, …
- 1903 — Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch; in the form of …
- 1904 — Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal prod…
- 1905 — Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not co…