Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 1905.20

1905.20.12

1905.20.12: exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 9 %

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 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
  2. 1905.20 gingerbread and the like
  3. 1905.20.12 exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 9 %

What you pay

Importing into Switzerland

Customs duty CHF 124.3 per 100 kg gross standard rate depends on the country of origin

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 Japan 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 21% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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

Switzerland lines: 1905.20

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.

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In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), 1905.20.12 is one of 5 lines under subheading 1905.20, gingerbread and the like.

The normal tariff rate is a specific or compound duty: CHF 124.30 per 100 kg gross.

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 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%.

Switzerland imported goods of subheading 1905.20 worth US$9m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 1905.20.12?

The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is CHF 124.30 per 100 kg gross. 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 Switzerland import these goods from?

For subheading 1905.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$7m).

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