Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1902.30

1902.30.00

1902.30.00: Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: other pasta

Other pasta (cooked, instant noodles)

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagna, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared:
  2. 1902.30.00 Other pasta

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 6.4% 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

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—6.4%
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).

Subdivisions

  1. 1902.30.00 Other pasta 6.4%
  2. 1902.30.00.20 Canned kg
  3. 1902.30.00.40 Frozen kg
  4. 1902.30.00.60 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

1902.30 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: other pasta

UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 6.4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Canada Free – 11% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 4.6% · 1× specific or compound duty Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 14.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 16% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Japan 21.3% – 23.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 22.1% Taiwan 20% – 24% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 21.3% · 1× specific or compound duty GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines North Macedonia 30% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

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.

  • N348190 U.S. CBP 20 May 2025 · 1902.30.00.40

    The tariff classification of a frozen meal from Vietnam

  • N348191 U.S. CBP 20 May 2025 · 1902.30.00.40

    The tariff classification of a frozen meal from Vietnam

  • N337547 U.S. CBP 7 February 2024 · 1902.30.00.40

    The tariff classification of a frozen meal from the United Kingdom

  • N337548 U.S. CBP 7 February 2024 · 1902.30.00.40

    The tariff classification of a frozen prepared meal from the United Kingdom

  • H315384 U.S. CBP 12 April 2021 · 1902.30.00

    Tariff Classification of Frozen Roasted Vegetable Primavera Meal Kit; USMCA; Country of Origin Marking

  • N302328 U.S. CBP 7 February 2019 · 1902.30.00.60

    The tariff classification of a cheesy pasta snack from France

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.

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In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1902.30.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1902.30, pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed: other pasta.

The general duty is 6.4%.

3 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 6.4%, the Canada duty is 0%–11%, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 21.3%–23.8%, the Taiwan duty is 20%–24%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 30% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 1902.30 worth US$652m in 2024; the largest supplier was South Korea.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1902.30.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 6.4%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 1902.30.00 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 1902.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was South Korea (US$265m), followed by Italy.

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