Subheading · Chapter 19 · Heading 1902
1902.40: Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: couscous
Official description Couscous
Subheading 1902.40 belongs to heading 1902 (pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or…) in chapter 19.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 1902 40 00 00 Couscous
- 1902 40 10 00 Unprepared 6 % + 20 GBP / 100 kg
- 1902 40 90 00 Other 6 % + 8.1 GBP / 100 kg
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 11%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
Import requirements 3
- 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
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 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))
- Y931 Goods benefitting from derogation to veterinary controls according to Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | — |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico | 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–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | 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–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | 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 | 0% + 20 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 8.1 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | 0% + 20 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 8.1 GBP / 100 kg |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% + 20 GBP / 100 kg / 2.5% + 8.1 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | 0% + 20 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 8.1 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 0% + 10 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 4.1 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 0% + 20 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 8.1 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Türkiye agreementQuota | Türkiye | 0% + 20 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 8.1 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | 0% + 20 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 8.1 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £4.1m | 50.1% | -12.1% |
 Italy | £2.4m | 28.8% | -8.5% |
 Spain | £581k | 7% | +1.4% |
 Türkiye | £279k | 3.4% | +5.1% |
 Morocco | £242k | 2.9% | -14.7% |
 Poland | £174k | 2.1% | +3,984.4% |
 Belgium | £119k | 1.4% | +203.1% |
 Israel | £95k | 1.1% | -78.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 6.4% – 7.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.1% 
USA 6.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 22% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 30% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$62kUS$62k+US$674k+US$3m+> US$14m
Exports: 120
- Italy: US$65m
- Morocco: US$52m
- France: US$33m
- Tunisia: US$14m
- Canada: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- Germany: US$6m
- Israel: US$5m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- United States: US$2m
- India: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Mozambique: US$1m
- Hungary: US$988k
- South Korea: US$977k
- Senegal: US$897k
- Denmark: US$792k
- China: US$789k
- Guatemala: US$735k
- Bangladesh: US$675k
- Czechia: US$674k
- Thailand: US$672k
- Lebanon: US$625k
- Singapore: US$578k
- Russia: US$445k
- Algeria: US$377k
- Australia: US$330k
- Lithuania: US$279k
- Romania: US$232k
- Greece: US$220k
- Benin: US$203k
- Slovenia: US$196k
- Oman: US$195k
- Palestinian Territories: US$188k
- Latvia: US$175k
- Togo: US$163k
- Portugal: US$136k
- Malaysia: US$131k
- Switzerland: US$128k
- Jordan: US$127k
- Finland: US$124k
- Kenya: US$123k
- Norway: US$117k
- Japan: US$116k
- Bulgaria: US$104k
- Egypt: US$97k
- United Arab Emirates: US$83k
- Philippines: US$75k
- Serbia: US$62k
- Estonia: US$62k
- Ireland: US$61k
- Taiwan: US$52k
- Ghana: US$52k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$91kUS$91k+US$534k+US$3m+> US$12m
Imports: 193
- France: US$54m
- United States: US$17m
- Germany: US$14m
- Belgium: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Spain: US$12m
- Libya: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Togo: US$6m
- Senegal: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Poland: US$4m
- Canada: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Benin: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Burkina Faso: US$2m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Guinea: US$942k
- Norway: US$911k
- Saudi Arabia: US$879k
- Ireland: US$864k
- Gambia: US$797k
- Honduras: US$789k
- Mauritania: US$789k
- Sierra Leone: US$732k
- Romania: US$689k
- Greece: US$683k
- Slovakia: US$668k
- Slovenia: US$613k
- Mexico: US$611k
- New Zealand: US$578k
- Chile: US$576k
- Croatia: US$534k
- Gabon: US$531k
- Qatar: US$471k
- Lithuania: US$457k
- Finland: US$433k
- Kazakhstan: US$421k
- Japan: US$408k
- Niger: US$377k
- Moldova: US$375k
- Malta: US$356k
- Ethiopia: US$334k
- New Caledonia: US$301k
- Morocco: US$248k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$65m | 27.8% |
| 2 | Morocco | US$52m | 22.4% |
| 3 | France | US$33m | 14.2% |
| 4 |  Tunisia | US$14m | 6% |
| 5 | Canada | US$9m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$8m | 3.5% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$6m | 2.4% |
| 8 | Israel | US$5m | 2.3% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$4m | 1.8% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$3m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$54m | 23.1% |
| 2 | United States | US$17m | 7.1% |
| 3 | Germany | US$14m | 5.8% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$13m | 5.7% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$13m | 5.5% |
| 6 | Spain | US$12m | 5% |
| 7 |  Libya | US$9m | 4% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$8m | 3.6% |
| 9 | Switzerland | US$6m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Togo | US$6m | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 16%median duty
- 19number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Angola, Morocco
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15%* | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 35% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 25% | 20% – 30% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 2.8% | 0% – 5.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 25% | 20% – 30% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 18%* | 12% – 23% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 30% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 9.9%* | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 25% | 20% – 30% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
| Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 26%* | 12% – 51% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 0% – 50% | 2023 |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Morocco | 48% | 40% – 50% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 25% | 20% – 30% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 40% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 30% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 16%* | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 25% | 20% – 30% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 22%* | 9.7% – 43% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
| Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 20%* | 14% – 25% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 16%* | 12% – 20% | 2023 |
| United States | 6.4% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 40% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 09891 Pasta, cooked/stuffed; couscous, whether/not prepared
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113201
- CPC 2.1 product
- 23721 Pasta, cooked, stuffed or otherwise prepared (but not as a complete dish); couscous, except as a complete dish23722 Prepared dishes containing stuffed pasta; prepared couscous dishes
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1074 Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products1075 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1902.40 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 1902.40 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 1902.40 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 1902.40 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 1902.40 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 1902.40 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
- N305308 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a couscous meal from France
- N274225 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a dry couscous mix from Canada
- 600013151 HMRC
dried Cous Cous This product is comprised of green, orange and white cous cous The product is packed in a paper based bag, and then in a cardboard box
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
Update to Autonomous Tariff Suspensions – 28 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6499 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff all 2 lines under subheading 1902.40 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 2 lines under subheading 1902.40 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £8.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 10% on the year before); France supplied 50%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$233m (−2.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Italy (US$65m), followed by Morocco.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: couscous?
Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: couscous fall under HS subheading 1902.40, part of heading 1902, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: couscous in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1902.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.4% to 7.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: couscous in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 1902.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: couscous?
Italy, with US$65m in 2024 (27.8% of world exports).
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (50%), Italy (29%) and Spain (7%), out of total imports of £8.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.