Subheading · Chapter 19 · Heading 1901
1901.20: Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905
Mixes and doughs for bakery products
1901.20 is the HS subheading for mixes and doughs for bakery products, under heading 1901 in chapter 19.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1901 20 00 00 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905 6%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 233 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
- Documents
- C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreementQuota | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £193.9m | 49.8% | -0.2% |
 Belgium | £51.5m | 13.2% | -6% |
 Germany | £45.1m | 11.6% | -25.7% |
 Greece | £21.7m | 5.6% | +9.5% |
 Netherlands | £16.5m | 4.2% | -28.5% |
 Ireland | £11.1m | 2.9% | +9.2% |
 Italy | £7.4m | 1.9% | +18.3% |
 Denmark | £6.7m | 1.7% | +0.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 60% – 100% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines · average 78.3% 
USA 8.5% – 10% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · average 9.7% · 6× specific or compound duty The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$674.7kUS$674.7k+US$16.3m+US$67.3m+> US$350.3m
Exports: 153
- France: US$1.2bn
- United States: US$641.8m
- Germany: US$639.4m
- Belgium: US$403.3m
- Canada: US$350.3m
- Austria: US$332.2m
- Netherlands: US$238.1m
- Greece: US$164.8m
- United Kingdom: US$154.9m
- Italy: US$120.6m
- Poland: US$117.5m
- Hungary: US$108.7m
- Denmark: US$101.5m
- Spain: US$91.5m
- China: US$67.3m
- Switzerland: US$65.1m
- South Korea: US$56.6m
- Singapore: US$54.3m
- Czechia: US$53.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$43.9m
- Portugal: US$40.5m
- Malaysia: US$39.1m
- Thailand: US$36.9m
- New Zealand: US$33.3m
- Australia: US$31.8m
- Türkiye: US$30.4m
- Sweden: US$30.3m
- Lithuania: US$28.7m
- Indonesia: US$28.6m
- Brazil: US$27.1m
- India: US$26.7m
- Estonia: US$25.3m
- Romania: US$24.2m
- South Africa: US$20.9m
- Argentina: US$18m
- Vietnam: US$17.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$17.2m
- Mexico: US$16.3m
- Serbia: US$16.3m
- Taiwan: US$16m
- Croatia: US$15.9m
- Ireland: US$14.8m
- Bulgaria: US$14.8m
- Japan: US$14.5m
- Guatemala: US$13.6m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$12.9m
- Pakistan: US$12.5m
- Costa Rica: US$10.9m
- Finland: US$9.7m
- Slovakia: US$8.8m
- Uruguay: US$7.6m
- Peru: US$7.5m
- Bangladesh: US$7.2m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Dominican Republic: US$6.8m
- Jordan: US$6.4m
- Luxembourg: US$5.9m
- Malta: US$4.9m
- Colombia: US$4.8m
- Philippines: US$4.2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.1mUS$2.1m+US$13.6m+US$62.3m+> US$282.3m
Imports: 218
- Germany: US$623m
- United States: US$483.3m
- United Kingdom: US$481.7m
- Italy: US$295.9m
- Canada: US$294.6m
- Belgium: US$287.7m
- Netherlands: US$282.3m
- France: US$200.6m
- Mexico: US$189.2m
- Poland: US$180.7m
- Austria: US$165.3m
- Spain: US$158.8m
- Japan: US$140.6m
- Sweden: US$105.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$93.8m
- South Korea: US$82.1m
- Ireland: US$79.6m
- Switzerland: US$75.6m
- Czechia: US$71.8m
- Australia: US$64.7m
- Romania: US$63.7m
- Hungary: US$62.3m
- Norway: US$57.7m
- China: US$57.3m
- Croatia: US$57.2m
- Finland: US$51.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$51.3m
- Slovakia: US$47.3m
- Denmark: US$47.3m
- Portugal: US$42.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$38.1m
- Greece: US$34.8m
- Malaysia: US$30.4m
- Singapore: US$26.7m
- Serbia: US$24.8m
- Bulgaria: US$23.7m
- Taiwan: US$23.3m
- Guatemala: US$23.1m
- Luxembourg: US$22.9m
- Honduras: US$20.8m
- Kuwait: US$20.8m
- New Zealand: US$19.6m
- Slovenia: US$19.3m
- El Salvador: US$17.9m
- Indonesia: US$17.6m
- Thailand: US$17.4m
- Latvia: US$17.4m
- Lithuania: US$16.2m
- Qatar: US$16.2m
- Panama: US$15.8m
- Philippines: US$15.7m
- Russia: US$15.3m
- Estonia: US$14.4m
- South Africa: US$14.4m
- Venezuela: US$13.6m
- Dominican Republic: US$13.2m
- Cyprus: US$12.7m
- Ukraine: US$11.9m
- Costa Rica: US$11.7m
- Israel: US$11.3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$1.2bn | 21% |
| 2 | United States | US$641.8m | 11.1% |
| 3 | Germany | US$639.4m | 11.1% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$403.3m | 7% |
| 5 |  Canada | US$350.3m | 6.1% |
| 6 |  Austria | US$332.2m | 5.8% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$238.1m | 4.1% |
| 8 | Greece | US$164.8m | 2.9% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$154.9m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Italy | US$120.6m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$623m | 10.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$483.3m | 8.4% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$481.7m | 8.4% |
| 4 | Italy | US$295.9m | 5.1% |
| 5 | Canada | US$294.6m | 5.1% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$287.7m | 5% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$282.3m | 4.9% |
| 8 | France | US$200.6m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$189.2m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$180.7m | 3.1% |
Subheading 1901.20 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 6%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 1901.20 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported mixes and doughs for bakery products worth £389.6m (down 6% on the year before), at an average of £2.64 per kg; France supplied 50%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in mixes and doughs for bakery products reached US$5.8bn in 2024, up 7.6% on 2023.
France was the largest exporter with 21% of the total, ahead of the United States.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905?
Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905 fall under HS subheading 1901.20, part of heading 1901, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers'… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1901.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers'… in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 1901.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8.5% to 10%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers'…?
France, with US$1.2bn in 2024 (21% of world exports).
Which countries can export mixes and doughs for bakery products to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import mixes and doughs for bakery products from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (50%), Belgium (13%) and Germany (12%), out of total imports of £389.6m.