HTS heading · chapter 19
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
Analysis
Heading 1902 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers 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. It divides into 5 six-digit subheadings and 7 eight-digit tariff lines, with 19 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 6.4 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6.4%, applies to 1902.11.40 (containing eggs: other, including pasta packaged…) and 1902.19.40 (other: other, including pasta packaged with sauce…).
2 of its 7 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (29%) and 5 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.4%. The median line pays 6.4%.
The largest subheadings are 1902.11 (containing eggs, 2 lines), 1902.19 (other, 2 lines), 1902.20 (unnamed, 1 line) and 1902.30 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 6.4% sits at the 28th percentile of the headings in chapter 19.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1902.11.20 | Containing eggs: exclusively pasta | Free |
| 1902.11.40 | Containing eggs: other, including pasta packaged with sauce preparations | 6.4% |
| 1902.19.20 | Other: exclusively pasta | Free |
| 1902.19.40 | Other: other, including pasta packaged with sauce preparations | 6.4% |
| 1902.20.00 | Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared | 6.4% |
| 1902.30.00 | 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: other pasta | 6.4% |
| 1902.40.00 | 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: couscous | 6.4% |