Heading · Section IV
1904: Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included
- 8%UK
- —EU
- 50%–100%Türkiye
- 1.1%–14.9%USA
- US$8.7bnWorld trade in 2024
Heading 1904 is divided into 4 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 19, preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products.
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 1904 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is 8%. 9 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 10 lines under heading 1904 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 1904 into 18 tariff lines; the statutory rate is between 50% and 100% (average 77.8%).
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 1904 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 1.1% and 14.9%.
In 2024, countries exported heading 1904 goods worth US$8.7bn (+1.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$890.9m), followed by the United States.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$1.1bn.
The United Kingdom ranked 3rd among 178 exporters with US$659m.
The United Kingdom imported US$475.3m.
Duty rates compared
The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
Subheadings 4
- 1904.10Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products
- 1904.20Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals
- 1904.30Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of: bulgur wheat
- 1904.90Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of: other
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.7mUS$1.7m+US$23.7m+US$104.8m+> US$481m
Exports: 178
- Germany: US$890.9m
- United States: US$784.8m
- United Kingdom: US$659m
- Poland: US$638m
- Belgium: US$484.5m
- Spain: US$481m
- Canada: US$442.5m
- France: US$431.8m
- Netherlands: US$305.6m
- Mexico: US$301.5m
- Thailand: US$280.2m
- South Korea: US$243.5m
- Türkiye: US$225.3m
- China: US$217.3m
- Italy: US$189.3m
- Czechia: US$179.2m
- South Africa: US$104.8m
- Australia: US$103.8m
- Denmark: US$100.9m
- India: US$93.7m
- Austria: US$81.7m
- Switzerland: US$80.8m
- Lithuania: US$78.2m
- Indonesia: US$77.6m
- Malaysia: US$71.6m
- Sweden: US$67.3m
- El Salvador: US$66.4m
- Egypt: US$63.4m
- Japan: US$59m
- Guatemala: US$55.6m
- Portugal: US$55.6m
- Bulgaria: US$40.3m
- Bahrain: US$37.4m
- Greece: US$36.4m
- Serbia: US$35m
- Chile: US$34.9m
- Romania: US$32.8m
- Russia: US$27.7m
- Honduras: US$27.6m
- Hungary: US$27m
- Colombia: US$26.6m
- Taiwan: US$24.4m
- Brazil: US$23.7m
- Zambia: US$22.1m
- Dominican Republic: US$18.3m
- Philippines: US$17.7m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$16.9m
- Ireland: US$16.1m
- New Zealand: US$15.5m
- Ukraine: US$15.5m
- Vietnam: US$15.3m
- Peru: US$15.3m
- North Macedonia: US$14.2m
- Costa Rica: US$14m
- Slovakia: US$13.4m
- Bangladesh: US$12.5m
- Latvia: US$12.2m
- Senegal: US$11.6m
- Croatia: US$10.8m
- Argentina: US$9.3m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5.5mUS$5.5m+US$25.2m+US$86.4m+> US$328m
Imports: 221
- United States: US$1.1bn
- Germany: US$639m
- Canada: US$638.9m
- United Kingdom: US$475.3m
- France: US$436.3m
- Netherlands: US$378.7m
- Belgium: US$328m
- Italy: US$311.5m
- Spain: US$224.2m
- Ireland: US$193.1m
- Sweden: US$182.3m
- Australia: US$171.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$168.7m
- China: US$145.6m
- Denmark: US$138.7m
- Austria: US$136.5m
- Greece: US$118.3m
- Switzerland: US$110.5m
- Poland: US$95.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$90.9m
- Philippines: US$87.4m
- Guatemala: US$86.8m
- Portugal: US$86.4m
- Finland: US$82.7m
- Czechia: US$75.4m
- Hungary: US$73.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$71.3m
- Mexico: US$71.1m
- Romania: US$70.2m
- New Zealand: US$67.8m
- South Korea: US$67.7m
- Norway: US$56.7m
- Iraq: US$53.4m
- Israel: US$52.9m
- Thailand: US$52.1m
- Slovakia: US$47.9m
- Dominican Republic: US$46.9m
- Singapore: US$42.6m
- Croatia: US$40.3m
- Panama: US$36.5m
- Honduras: US$36.4m
- Malaysia: US$36.3m
- Japan: US$36m
- Taiwan: US$34m
- Indonesia: US$33m
- Vietnam: US$30.1m
- Libya: US$28.6m
- Slovenia: US$28.2m
- Cyprus: US$27.8m
- Lithuania: US$27.8m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$27.2m
- Bulgaria: US$27.1m
- Kuwait: US$26.9m
- Costa Rica: US$26.1m
- Botswana: US$25.7m
- Russia: US$25.2m
- El Salvador: US$24.8m
- Latvia: US$24.4m
- Serbia: US$23.2m
- Morocco: US$22.9m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$890.9m | 10.3% | |
| 2 | US$784.8m | 9.1% | |
| 3 | US$659m | 7.6% | |
| 4 | US$638m | 7.4% | |
| 5 | US$484.5m | 5.6% | |
| 6 | US$481m | 5.6% | |
| 7 | US$442.5m | 5.1% | |
| 8 | US$431.8m | 5% | |
| 9 | US$305.6m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$301.5m | 3.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$1.1bn | 12.6% | |
| 2 | US$639m | 7.4% | |
| 3 | US$638.9m | 7.4% | |
| 4 | US$475.3m | 5.5% | |
| 5 | US$436.3m | 5% | |
| 6 | US$378.7m | 4.4% | |
| 7 | US$328m | 3.8% | |
| 8 | US$311.5m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$224.2m | 2.6% | |
| 10 | US$193.1m | 2.2% |
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.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included?
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included fall under HS heading 1904, part of chapter 19, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on prepared foods obtained by the swelling or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1904 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on prepared foods obtained by the swelling or… in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 1904 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.1% to 14.9%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most prepared foods obtained by the swelling or…?
Germany, with US$890.9m in 2024 (10.3% of world exports).