UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 1902.19
1902 19 90 20: Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: other, other, containing rice
Uncooked pasta (no egg)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared
- Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared
- 1902 19 00 00 Other
- 1902 19 90 00 Other
- 1902 19 90 20 Containing rice
What you pay
Importing into UK
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 11%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1432
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on genetically modified organisms (GMO) and products containing GMOs
- Applies to goods from
- China
- Documents
- C678 Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y062 Products which are not containing, consisting of or produced from rice (Commission Implementing Decision 2011/884/EU)
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6 % + 17 GBP / 100 kg |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 0% + 17 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | 0% + 17 GBP / 100 kg |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 2.5% + 17 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | 0% + 17 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 0% + 10 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 0% + 17 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Türkiye agreementQuota | Türkiye | 0% + 17 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | 0% + 17 GBP / 100 kg |
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
UK: imports by month · HS 1902.19
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £272.6m | 82.5% | +2.6% |
 Germany | £17.7m | 5.4% | -17.7% |
 Belgium | £7.4m | 2.2% | -2.6% |
 Greece | £6.5m | 2% | -17% |
 Thailand | £2.9m | 0.9% | +19% |
 South Korea | £2.8m | 0.9% | +172.1% |
 Spain | £2.7m | 0.8% | +22% |
 China | £1.9m | 0.6% | +38.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
1902.19 Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: other
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 7.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
USA Free – 6.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.2% 
Canada Free – 6% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines · average 1.6% · 3× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Taiwan 21% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 1902.19
- 1902 19 10 20Containing no common wheat flour or meal: containing rice
- 1902 19 10 90Containing no common wheat flour or meal: other
- 1902 19 90 20Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: other, other, containing rice
- 1902 19 90 90Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: other, other, other
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.
- N328733 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of pasta from Slovenia
- N326727 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gluten-free pasta from Italy.
- H316296 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 2704-20-149105; Classification of “Gluten-Free Pasta”
- N316588 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a pasta dinner from Turkey
6 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) except in the case of stuffed products of heading 1902, food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (Chapter 16);
(b) biscuits or other articles made from flour or from starch, specially prepared for use in animal feeding (heading 2309); or
(c) medicaments or other products of Chapter 30.
2. For the purposes of heading 1901:
(a) the term ‘groats’ means cereal groats of Chapter 11;
(b) the terms ‘flour’ and ‘meal’ mean:
3. Heading 1904 does not cover preparations containing more than 6 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis or completely coated with chocolate or other food preparations containing cocoa of heading 1806 (heading 1806).
4. For the purposes of heading 1904, the expression ‘otherwise prepared’ means prepared or processed to an extent beyond that provided for in the headings of or notes to Chapter 10 or 11.
Commodity code 1902 19 90 20 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 1902.19 (uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared: other).
The third-country duty is a specific or compound duty: 6.00 % + 17.00 GBP / 100 kg.
149 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 6 % + 17 GBP / 100 kg.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of uncooked pasta (no egg) (HS 1902.19) into the UK came to £330.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 0% on the year before); Italy supplied 83%, followed by Germany.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 7.7%, the US duty is 0%–6.4%, the Canada duty is 0%–6%, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Taiwan duty is 21%, the GCC duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 1902.19 worth US$441m in 2024; the largest supplier was Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 1902 19 90 20?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 6.00 % + 17.00 GBP / 100 kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 1902 19 90 20?
173 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 149 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 1902 19 90 20?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 1902.19 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Italy (US$335m), followed by Germany.