Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 1905.31
1905.31.94: Sweet biscuits: not exceeding 3 %
Sweet biscuits
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Same subheading in other tariffs
1905.31 Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: sweet biscuits
UK 8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye 9% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 3% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 2% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Mexico specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Japan 20.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia specific or compound duty General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland lines: 1905.31
- 1905.31.11Gingerbread and the like: sweet biscuits, exceeding 15 %
- 1905.31.12exceeding 6 % but not exceeding 15 %
- 1905.31.13exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %
- 1905.31.14exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 3 %
- 1905.31.91Gingerbread and the like: sweet biscuits, exceeding 15 %
- 1905.31.92exceeding 6 % but not exceeding 15 %
- 1905.31.93exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %
- 1905.31.94not exceeding 3 %
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- H317110 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N303994; Tariff classification of a chocolate-covered cookie assortment from Germany
- N320964 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of sandwich cookies from Canada.
- N311175 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of cookies from Belgium
- N310253 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of cookies from Belgium
- 600015295 HMRC
A sweet, crunchy biscuit snack with a chocolate and milk cream filling and a caramelised biscuit coating. Intended for general consumption as a tea-time treat or an on-the-go biscuit snack. Made from milk chocolate, milk cream filling, white chocolate and caramelised biscuit crumbs (containing…
- 600012662 HMRC
The product is a ready to eat dipper product - of which there are 3 varieties - Chocolate, White Chocolate & Vanilla and Caramel & White Chocolate. The product is a Chocolate Cheesecake Dipper and Sweet Biscuits. The dipper consists of a small portion of a cheesecake topping with a portion of…
- 600013489 HMRC
The product is a ready to eat dipper product - of which there are 3 varieties - Chocolate, White Chocolate & Vanilla and Caramel & White Chocolate. The product is a White Chocolate & Vanilla Cheesecake Dipper and Sweet Biscuits. The dipper consists of a small portion of a cheesecake topping with a…
- 600013490 HMRC
The product is a ready to eat dipper product - of which there are 3 varieties - Chocolate, White Chocolate & Vanilla and Caramel & White Chocolate. The product is a Caramel Blondie Cheesecake Dipper with Sweet Biscuits. The dipper consists of a small portion of a cheesecake topping with a portion…
13 rulings in total for this code
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 Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), 1905.31.94 is one of 8 lines under subheading 1905.31, sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers: sweet biscuits.
The normal tariff rate is a specific or compound duty: CHF 87.60 per 100 kg gross.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 9%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is 0%–3%, 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 20.4%, the Taiwan duty is 25%, the GCC duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.
Switzerland imported goods of subheading 1905.31 worth US$87m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany, and the United Kingdom ranked 4th with US$5m.
Questions and answers
What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 1905.31.94?
The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is CHF 87.60 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 1905.31 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$33m), followed by Italy.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.