Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1901.20

1901.20.45

1901.20.45: Mixes and doughs for bakery products: Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions

Mixes and doughs for bakery products

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1901 Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 percent by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 percent by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included:
  2. 1901.20 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905:
  3. Other:
  4. Other:
  5. Dairy products described in additional U.S. note 1 to chapter 4:
  6. 1901.20.45 Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 10% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

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Additional duties and charges 1

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Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—10%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus20%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Same subheading in other tariffs

1901.20 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905

UK 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 7.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Canada 3% – 6% General (MFN) 25 tariff lines · average 4.1% · 10× specific or compound duty Mexico 10% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Japan 12% – 25% General (MFN) 32 tariff lines · average 21.4% · 8× specific or compound duty Taiwan 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 15 tariff lines Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 5 tariff lines North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

USA lines: 1901.20

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.

  • N337593 U.S. CBP 7 February 2024 · 1901.20.80.00

    The tariff classification of Protein Mug Cake from Brazil

  • N331864 U.S. CBP 27 April 2023 · 1901.20.65.00

    The tariff classification of Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookie Mix from Canada

  • N315418 U.S. CBP 13 November 2020 · 1901.20.65.00

    The tariff classification of Corn Muffin Mix from Turkey

  • N304808 U.S. CBP 24 July 2019 · 1901.20.65.00

    The tariff classification, country of origin, marking and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of Chocolate Cake Mix from Canada, Article 509

  • 600015343 HMRC 17 May 2026 – 16 May 2029 · 1901 20 00 00

    The product are frozen, uncooked gluten-free cheese dough balls that are made for human consumption. It is made from cassava flour, milk, cheddar cheese, sunflower oil, egg, water and salt. Presented as approximately 20 individual portions (approx. 20g each) in a 400g a food-grade plastic bag. The…

  • 600015019 HMRC 4 March 2026 – 3 March 2029 · 1901 20 00 00

    Chocolate mousse mix used in industrial bakery to decorate or fill cakes This is a powder which is packed of into 12.5 kg bags. Ingredients: Sugar Fat reduced cocoa powder Dried glucose syrup Stabilisers Potato starch Non hydrogenated coconut oil Cream milk powder Vegetarian whey powder…

  • 600014636 HMRC 24 December 2025 – 23 December 2028 · 1901 20 00 00

    A chocolate cake powder mix intended for use in in-store bakeries. The mix contains wheat flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and raising agents. The ingredients are poured into the mixing vessel, blended, and packed into a food-grade polyethene bag. To prepare a chocolate cake, simply combine the powder…

  • 600011170 HMRC 29 October 2024 – 28 October 2027 · 1901 20 00 00

    Product is a dry mix used to make Dosas, a traditional Indian breakfast dish. To use, the mix is mixed with sour curd and water (not included) to form a batter and fried. The dry mix is made from rice flour, black gram flour, refined wheat flour, edible vegetable oil - interesterified (palm oil,…

27 rulings in total for this code

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (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);

  2. (b) biscuits or other articles made from flour or from starch, specially prepared for use in animal feeding (heading 2309); or

  3. (c) medicaments or other products of Chapter 30.

2. For the purposes of heading 1901:

  1. (a) the term ‘groats’ means cereal groats of Chapter 11;

  2. (b) the terms ‘flour’ and ‘meal’ mean:

    1. (1) cereal flour and meal of Chapter 11, and

    2. (2) flour, meal and powder of vegetable origin of any chapter, other than flour, meal or powder of dried vegetables (heading 0712), of potatoes (heading 1105) or of dried leguminous vegetables (heading 1106).

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.

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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HTS code 1901.20.45 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1901.20 (mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905).

The general duty is 10%, and quantities are declared in kg, kg cmsc.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the Türkiye duty is 7.6%, the Canada duty is 3%–6%, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 12%–25%, the Taiwan duty is 20%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 1901.20 worth US$483m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada, and the United Kingdom ranked 6th with US$8m.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1901.20.45?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 10%; the supplementary unit is kg, kg cmsc. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 1901.20.45 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A*,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 1901.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$344m), followed by South Korea.

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