GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 1902.30
1902.30.30.00.00: Dried prepared pasta (except stuffed)
Other pasta (cooked, instant noodles)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Importing into GCC
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
1902.30 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: other pasta
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 6.4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA 6.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 11% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 4.6% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Japan 21.3% – 23.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 22.1% 
Taiwan 20% – 24% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 21.3% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 30% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC lines: 1902.30
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N348190 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a frozen meal from Vietnam
- N348191 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a frozen meal from Vietnam
- N337547 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a frozen meal from the United Kingdom
- N337548 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a frozen prepared meal from the United Kingdom
- 600016261 HMRC
a dry wheat noodle with pea protein 2-4cm long 84% wheat, 15% pea protein, 1% salt, steamed and then dried packaging - polythene bag in box
- 600014614 HMRC
Precooked Noodles For human consumption. To be heated in boiling water. Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Water, Modified Tapioca Starch 7.1% Salt, Acidity Regulator: E270 E325 Net Weight: 200g bag
- 600014615 HMRC
Precooked Noodles For human consumption. To be heated in boiling water. Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Water, Tapioca Starch, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid, Sodium Lactate, Stabiliser: Sodium Alginate Net Weight 200g bag
- 600014231 HMRC
Pasta dish. Ambient meal of pre-cooked Spaghetti Bolognese, aimed at babies and toddlers, aged 12 months plus. A ready to eat heat and serve meal of organic cooked pasta (water, organic pasta (organic durum wheat, organic dried egg whites)) Organic carrots, Organic tomato sauce, (organic tomato…
30 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) except in the case of stuffed products of heading 1902, food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (Chapter 16);
(b) biscuits or other articles made from flour or from starch, specially prepared for use in animal feeding (heading 2309); or
(c) medicaments or other products of Chapter 30.
2. For the purposes of heading 1901:
(a) the term ‘groats’ means cereal groats of Chapter 11;
(b) the terms ‘flour’ and ‘meal’ mean:
3. Heading 1904 does not cover preparations containing more than 6 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis or completely coated with chocolate or other food preparations containing cocoa of heading 1806 (heading 1806).
4. For the purposes of heading 1904, the expression ‘otherwise prepared’ means prepared or processed to an extent beyond that provided for in the headings of or notes to Chapter 10 or 11.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, 1902.30.30.00.00 is one of 4 lines under subheading 1902.30, pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: other pasta.
The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 6.4%, the US duty is 6.4%, the Canada duty is 0%–11%, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 21.3%–23.8%, the Taiwan duty is 20%–24%, the North Macedonia duty is 30% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 1902.30 worth US$105m in 2024; the largest supplier was South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 1902.30.30.00.00?
The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kilograms. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does the GCC import these goods from?
For subheading 1902.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was South Korea (US$34m), followed by Indonesia.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.