Communion Wafers from China
Unleavened, thin wheat or rice wafers used in religious ceremonies. They qualify under HTS 1905.90.90 as explicitly named communion wafers, a type of other bakers' wares. Minimal processing distinguishes them from bread.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Provide certification of unleavened status and religious use; include ingredient disclosure
• Common issue: oversized wafers mistaken for crackers under 1905.31
• Watch for country-of-origin marking on packaging