Working Tariff Document of New Zealand · tariff item · HS 1905.20
1905.20.00.00: GINGERBREAD ETC
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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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 
Japan 18% 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 Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, 1905.20.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1905.20, gingerbread and the like.
The normal tariff rate is 5%.
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 Japan duty is 18%, the Taiwan duty is 21%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 30% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
New Zealand imported goods of subheading 1905.20 worth US$465k in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the New Zealand import duty for tariff item 1905.20.00.00?
The normal tariff rate in the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand is 5%. 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.
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