HS chapter 19
Cereal preparations and bakery
Chapter 19 has 5 headings with 51 EU tariff lines and 27 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 0 EU and 4 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 6 EU and 23 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 0 | 4 |
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 45 | 0 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 5 | 6 |
| Phased out over 15 years (15, 15V) | 0 | 8 |
| Tariff-rate quota | 1 | 3 |
| Excluded (E) | 0 | 6 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Malt extract and infant food preparationsQuota | base 5.1–12.8%zero by 2036 | base 14–18%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 1902 | PastaExcluded lines | base 0–8.5%zero by 2033 | base 16% | Calculate |
| 1903 | Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch; in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or similar forms | base 6.4%zero by 2033 | base 16% | Calculate |
| 1904 | Breakfast cereals | base 3.8–9%zero by 2033 | base 16%zero by 2041 | Calculate |
| 1905 | Bread, biscuits and pastryExcluded lines | base 3.8–10.1%zero by 2033 | base 18%zero by 2041 | Calculate |