Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 1901.20
1901.20.211: Mixes and doughs for bakery products: A Containing added sugar
Mixes and doughs for bakery products
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1901 Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 04.01 to 04.04, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included
- 1901.20 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 19.05
- 1901.20.168 Other
- 1901.20.211 A Containing added sugar
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Same subheading in other tariffs
1901.20 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905
UK 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 7.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA 8.5% – 10% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · average 9.7% · 6× specific or compound duty 
Canada 3% – 6% General (MFN) 25 tariff lines · average 4.1% · 10× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 15 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan lines: 1901.20
- 1901.20.111For "the Pooled Quota of other milk products″
- 1901.20.112Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other
- 1901.20.116For "the Pooled Quota of other milk products″
- 1901.20.117Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other
- 1901.20.122Imported by Japanese Government according to Article 30 of "The Law for Stabilization of Supply-Demand and Price of Staple Food″, imported to be purchased and sold by Japanese Government in response to a joint application by seller to and purchaser from Japanese Government according to Article 31 of the Law, imported with certification of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery according to the cabinet order concerning rice and others provided by the cabinet order provided in column 3 of paragraph 1 of Article 34 of the law
- 1901.20.128Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other
- 1901.20.131Imported by Japanese Government according to Article 42 of "The Law for Stabilization of Supply-Demand and Price of Staple Food″, imported to be purchased and sold by Japanese Government in response to a joint application by seller to and purchaser from Japanese Government according to Article 43 of the Law or imported with certification of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery according to the cabinet order concerning wheat and others provided by the cabinet order provided in column 3 of paragraph 1 of Article 45 of the law
- 1901.20.139Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other
- 1901.20.141Imported by Japanese Government according to Article 42 of "The Law for Stabilization of Supply-Demand and Price of Staple Food″, imported to be purchased and sold by Japanese Government in response to a joint application by seller to and purchaser from Japanese Government according to Article 43 of the Law or imported with certification of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery according to the cabinet order concerning wheat and others provided by the cabinet order provided in column 3 of paragraph 1 of Article 45 of the law
- 1901.20.149Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other
- 1901.20.151Imported by Japanese Government according to Article 42 of "The Law for Stabilization of Supply-Demand and Price of Staple Food″, imported to be purchased and sold by Japanese Government in response to a joint application by seller to and purchaser from Japanese Government according to Article 43 of the Law or imported with certification of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery according to the cabinet order concerning wheat and others provided by the cabinet order provided in column 3 of paragraph 1 of Article 45 of the law
- 1901.20.152Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other
- 1901.20.156Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other, containing added sugar
- 1901.20.157Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other
- 1901.20.159Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other
- 1901.20.162Imported by Japanese Government according to Article 30 of "The Law for Stabilization of Supply-Demand and Price of Staple Food″, imported to be purchased and sold by Japanese Government in response to a joint application by seller to and purchaser from Japanese Government according to Article 31 of the Law, imported with certification of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery according to the cabinet order concerning rice and others provided by the cabinet order provided in column 3 of paragraph 1 of Article 34 of the law
- 1901.20.168Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other
- 1901.20.211A Containing added sugar
- 1901.20.219Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other, b Other
- 1901.20.222A Containing added sugar
- 1901.20.223(a) Put up in containers for retail sale, not more than 500g each including container
- 1901.20.224A Containing added sugar: (b) Other
- 1901.20.231Preparations of rice flour
- 1901.20.232Preparations of wheat flour
- 1901.20.233A Containing added sugar: other
- 1901.20.234Preparations of rice flour
- 1901.20.235Preparations of wheat flour
- 1901.20.239A Containing added sugar: other
- 1901.20.241Put up in containers for retail sale, not more than 500g each including container
- 1901.20.242Preparations of rice flour
- 1901.20.243Preparations of wheat flour
- 1901.20.249Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares: other
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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.
Additional notes
1. Goods of subheadings 190531, 190532, 190540 and 190590, presented in the form of an assortment, are subject to an agricultural component (EA) fixed according to the average content in milkfats, milk proteins, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose and starch of the assortment as a whole.
2. The expression ‘sweet biscuits’ in subheading 190531 applies only to products having a water content of not more than 12 % by weight and a fat content of not more than 35 % by weight (fillings and coatings are not to be taken into consideration in determining these contents).
3. Subheading 19059020 covers only dry and brittle products.
4. Food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract of heading 1901 as well as those of goods of headings 0401 to 0404 presented in measured doses, such as capsules, tablets, pastilles and pills intended for use as food supplements, are excluded from classification under heading 1901. The essential character of a food supplement is not only given by its ingredients, but also by its specific form of presentation revealing its function as a food supplement, since it determines the dosage, the way in which it is absorbed and the place where it is supposed to become active. Such food preparations are to be classified under heading 2106 insofar as they are not specified or included elsewhere.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, 1901.20.211 is one of 32 lines under subheading 1901.20, mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905.
The applied rate is 23.8%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the Türkiye duty is 7.6%, the US duty is 8.5%–10%, the Canada duty is 3%–6%, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Taiwan duty is 20%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 1901.20 worth US$141m in 2024; the largest supplier was France.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 1901.20.211?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is 23.8%; the supplementary unit is KG. 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 Japan import these goods from?
For subheading 1901.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was France (US$56m), followed by South Korea.
Typical products
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