Analysis
HTS 1902.19.20 covers other: exclusively pasta under heading 1902 (pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.4%. Compared with 1902.40.00 (pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other…), which pays 6.4%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.4 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 17% of the 59 tariff lines in chapter 19, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The ten-digit suffixes separate subject to the Inward Processing Regime, subject to the EU reduced export refund…, certified organic and certified organic. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902.19.20.10 | Subject to the Inward Processing Regime (IPR) | kg | 311824 |
| 1902.19.20.20 | Subject to the EU reduced export refund in accordance with the US-EU Pasta agreement | kg | 311824 |
| 1902.19.20.40 | Certified organic | kg | |
| 1902.19.20.50 | Other | kg | |
| 1902.19.20.75 | Certified organic | kg | |
| 1902.19.20.85 | Other | kg |
Neighbouring 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% |
| 1902.19.40 | 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% |