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Sugar Wafers

Delicate, icing-sugar-dusted wafers ideal for tea time. HTS 1905.32.0049 covers these as 'other' wafers, prepared extensively from flours into thin, crisp forms per chapter notes.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ChinaFree+20.0%20%
πŸ‡²πŸ‡½MexicoFree+10.0%10%
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺGermanyFree+10.0%10%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅JapanFree+12.5%12.5%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1905.31.00Same rate: 20%

If flavored with cocoa powder

Any notable cocoa pushes to chocolate-containing biscuits.

1701.99.50Higher: 37.5% vs 20%

If wafer is mostly cane sugar structure

Sugar-dominant products may classify as cane sugar preparations.

1902.20.00Higher: 43.9% vs 20%

If sold as stuffed pasta alternative

Thickened wafers mimicking pasta shift to pasta headings.

Not sure which classification is right?

The Tariff Assistant works through the GRI rules on your specific product to reach the right HTS code β€” and can price the duty on it in the same conversation.

Import Tips & Compliance

β€’ Ensure sugar dusting is noted as 'otherwise prepared' to fit heading 1904 exclusion criteria

β€’ Use HS explanatory notes on wafer thinness for binding rulings if challenged

β€’ Check for starch content to avoid potato flour mix-ups under chapter 11