Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 1905.90

1905.90.79

1905.90.79: Other bakery products: Communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable: of wild boars, other

Other bakery products

✓ 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. 1905.90 other
  3. 1905.90.40 communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products
  4. 1905.90.72 of wild boars
  5. 1905.90.79 other

What you pay

Importing into Switzerland

Customs duty CHF 42.5 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

1905.90 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares: other

UK 8% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Türkiye 3.8% – 9.7% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines · average 7.1% USA Free – 4.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.3% Canada Free – 14.5% General (MFN) 30 tariff lines · average 5.2% · 5× specific or compound duty Mexico 10% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Brazil Free – 16.2% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 10.8% Argentina 18% General (MFN) 35 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 4% Japan 6% – 34% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 17.8% Taiwan 5% – 20% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 12.1% GCC 5% General (MFN) 25 tariff lines Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 11 tariff lines North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · 7× specific or compound duty Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Switzerland lines: 1905.90

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.

  • N362449 U.S. CBP 15 July 2026 · 1905.90.90.30

    The tariff classification of a snack food from Australia

  • N361555 U.S. CBP 9 June 2026 · 1905.90.10.49

    The tariff classification of bakery products from Germany

  • N359273 U.S. CBP 25 March 2026 · 1905.90.10.50

    The tariff classification of “Panettone” from Brazil

  • N352598 U.S. CBP 17 September 2025 · 1905.90.10.41

    The tariff classification of honey cakes from the Czech Republic

  • 600016248 HMRC 9 October 2026 – 8 October 2029 · 1905 90 80 00

    Thai Vegetable selection pack which includes: 10 x Fried Massaman Teardrops – 10 x 30g = 300g 10 x Fried Thai Green Money Bags – 10 x 20g = 200g 10 x Steamed Vegetarian Net Pastry Roll – 1 x 30g = 300g Green curry money bags filled with vegetables, coconut milk, lemongrass, green chili and garlic.…

  • 600016691 HMRC 15 September 2026 – 14 September 2029 · 1905 90 80 00

    Frozen, pre-cooked vegetable spring rolls for human consumption, eaten as an appetiser, finger food, or side dish. The product requires further cooking before consumption by either deep frying, air frying, or oven baking. The spring rolls consists of a wrapper made from wheat flour, vermicelli,…

  • 600015880 HMRC 4 September 2026 – 3 September 2029 · 1905 90 80 00

    Product is a box of 8 frozen vegetable bao buns. They are made from Wheat Flour, Water, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Wheat Gluten, Yeast, Baking powder, Salt, E141ii, Cauliflower, Char Sui BBQ Sauce, Green Bell Pepper, Red Bell Pepper, Corn Starch and Garlic puree. Each bun has been assembled, steamed and…

  • 600015881 HMRC 4 September 2026 – 3 September 2029 · 1905 90 80 00

    Product is a box of 8 frozen hoisin duck bao buns. They are made from Wheat Flour, Water, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Wheat Gluten, Yeast, Baking powder, Salt, Skinless Boneless Duck Breast, Onion, Cabbage, Carrot, Hoisin Sauce, Soybean Paste, Corn Starch, Spring Onion, Sesame Oil and Chinese Five Spices.…

140 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.

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In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), 1905.90.79 is one of 18 lines under subheading 1905.90, bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares: other.

The normal tariff rate is a specific or compound duty: CHF 42.50 per 100 kg gross.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 3.8%–9.7%, the US duty is 0%–4.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–14.5%, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 0%–16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 6%–34%, the Taiwan duty is 5%–20%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 35%.

Switzerland imported goods of subheading 1905.90 worth US$573m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 1905.90.79?

The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is CHF 42.50 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 1905.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$158m), followed by Italy.

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