HS code 1904.20: Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included, prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals
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Key facts
- HS code
- 1904.20
- Covers
- Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included, prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 1904.20 covers prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included, prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals. It sits in heading 19.04 (prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included) in chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products). Other goods of heading 19.04 are classified under 1904.10 (prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products), 1904.30 (bulgur wheat) or 1904.90 (other).
What this code covers
HS code 1904.20 covers prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included, prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals.
The legal text of the subheading is “Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 19.04 are classified under 1904.10 (prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products), 1904.30 (bulgur wheat) or 1904.90 (other).
How it is structured
1904.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 19, are the chapter; the first four, 1904, are heading 19.04; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 1904.20
- Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 1904.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1904.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 1904.20 cover?
HS code 1904.20 covers prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included, prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 1904.20 in?
HS code 1904.20 is in heading 19.04 (prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included) in chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products).
Where are goods of heading 19.04 classified when 1904.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 19.04 are classified under 1904.10 (prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products), 1904.30 (bulgur wheat) or 1904.90 (other).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.