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HS code for manioc, prepared foodstuff
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “manioc, prepared foodstuff” points to heading 1903: tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or similar forms. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under 1903 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
1903 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 6.4%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides 1903 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
Duty rates compared
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 9.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 7% – 17% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 12.7% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for manioc, prepared foodstuff?
Manioc, prepared foodstuff are classified under 1903 (Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains…) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.