Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 1905.20
1905.20.000: Gingerbread and the like
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products
- 1905.20.000 Gingerbread and the like
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Importing into Japan
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
1905.20 Gingerbread and the like
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 9.4% – 10.1% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 9.8% 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 21% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 30% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
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, 1905.20.000 is one of 1 line under subheading 1905.20, gingerbread and the like.
The applied rate is 18%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 9.4%–10.1%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is 3%, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Taiwan duty is 21%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 30% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 1905.20 worth US$3m in 2024; the largest supplier was Belgium.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 1905.20.000?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is 18%; 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 1905.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Belgium (US$2m).
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.