Sweet biscuits
Import duty rates
Indicative MFN and preferential rates by destination, for HS 1905.31.
| Destination | MFN duty | Preferential | VAT / GST |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnguillaCaribbean | 20% | — | — |
| ArgentinaSouth America | 18% | — | — |
| ArmeniaAsia | 8.5% | — | — |
| ArubaCaribbean | 6% | — | — |
| AustraliaOceania | 5% | 0%MAFTA (Malaysia-Australia FTA) | — |
| AustriaEurope | — | 0%CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) | — |
| AzerbaijanAsia | 15% | — | — |
| BahrainMiddle East | 5% | — | — |
| BangladeshAsia | 25% | — | — |
| BarbadosCaribbean | 20% | — | — |
| BelarusEurope | 9% | — | — |
| BelgiumEurope | — | 0%CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) | — |
| BelizeCentral America | 35% | — | — |
| BermudaNorth America | 12.5% | — | — |
| BhutanAsia | 10% | — | — |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope | 39.2% | — | — |
| BotswanaAfrica | 21% | — | — |
| BruneiAsia | 0% | 0%ASEAN AFTA (ATIGA) | — |
| BurundiAfrica | 35% | — | — |
| CambodiaAsia | 15% | 0%ASEAN AFTA (ATIGA) | — |
| CanadaNorth America | 2.7% | 0%USMCA | — |
| Cayman IslandsCaribbean | 22% | — | — |
| ChileSouth America | — | 0%US-Chile | — |
| ChinaAsia | 10% | 0%ACFTA (ASEAN-China FTA) | — |
| ColombiaSouth America | 15% | 0%US-Colombia | — |
| ComorosAfrica | 20% | — | — |
| Cook IslandsOceania | 0% | — | — |
| DenmarkEurope | — | 0%CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) | — |
| EcuadorSouth America | 20% | — | — |
| EgyptAfrica | 60% | — | — |
| EswatiniAfrica | 21% | — | — |
| FijiOceania | 32% | — | — |
| FranceEurope | — | 0%CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) | — |
| GeorgiaAsia | 12% | — | — |
| GermanyEurope | — | 0%CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) | — |
| GibraltarEurope | 0% | — | — |
| GrenadaCaribbean | 20% | — | — |
| Hong KongAsia | 0% | 0%AHKFTA (ASEAN-Hong Kong FTA) | — |
| IcelandEurope | 21.2% | — | — |
| IndiaAsia | 30% | — | — |
| IndonesiaAsia | 20% | 0%ASEAN AFTA (ATIGA) | — |
| IrelandEurope | — | 0%CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) | — |
| IsraelMiddle East | 4% | — | — |
| ItalyEurope | — | 0%CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) | — |
| JapanAsia | 20.4% | 0%MJEPA (Malaysia-Japan EPA) | — |
| JordanMiddle East | 20% | — | — |
| KazakhstanAsia | 8.5% | — | — |
| KenyaAfrica | 35% | — | — |
| KiribatiOceania | 50% | — | — |
| KuwaitMiddle East | 5% | — | — |
| KyrgyzstanAsia | 9% | — | — |
| LaosAsia | — | 0%ASEAN AFTA (ATIGA) | — |
| LebanonMiddle East | 20% | — | — |
| LesothoAfrica | 21% | — | — |
| LiberiaAfrica | 10% | — | — |
| LiechtensteinEurope | 45.7% | — | — |
| MalaysiaAsia | 6% | 0%ASEAN AFTA (ATIGA) | — |
| MaldivesAsia | 0% | — | — |
| MexicoNorth America | 20.1% | 0%USMCA | — |
| MicronesiaOceania | 3% | — | — |
| MoldovaEurope | 15% | — | — |
| MontenegroEurope | 8% | — | — |
| MyanmarAsia | — | 0%ASEAN AFTA (ATIGA) | — |
| NamibiaAfrica | 21% | — | — |
| NauruOceania | 50% | — | — |
| NepalAsia | 40% | — | — |
| NetherlandsEurope | — | 0%CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) | — |
| New ZealandOceania | 5% | 0%AANZFTA (ASEAN-Australia-NZ FTA) | — |
| North MacedoniaEurope | 29.6% | — | — |
| OmanMiddle East | 5% | — | — |
| PakistanAsia | 20% | — | — |
| PalauOceania | 0% | — | — |
| PalestineMiddle East | 4% | — | — |
| PanamaCentral America | 15% | 0%US-Panama | — |
| Papua New GuineaOceania | 20% | — | — |
| PeruSouth America | — | 0%US-Peru | — |
| PhilippinesAsia | — | 0%ASEAN AFTA (ATIGA) | — |
| PolandEurope | — | 0%CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) | — |
| QatarMiddle East | 5% | — | — |
| RussiaEurope | 9% | — | — |
| RwandaAfrica | 35% | — | — |
| Saint Kitts and NevisCaribbean | 25% | — | — |
| Saint LuciaCaribbean | 20% | — | — |
| Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean | 20% | — | — |
| SamoaOceania | 20% | — | — |
| Saudi ArabiaMiddle East | 10% | — | — |
| SeychellesAfrica | 0% | — | — |
| SingaporeAsia | 0% | 0%ASEAN AFTA (ATIGA) | — |
| Solomon IslandsOceania | 10% | — | — |
| South AfricaAfrica | 21% | — | — |
| South KoreaAsia | 8% | 0%AKFTA (ASEAN-Korea FTA) | — |
| SpainEurope | — | 0%CETA (Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) | — |
| Sri LankaAsia | 20% | — | — |
| SwitzerlandEurope | 38.1% | — | — |
| TaiwanAsia | 25% | — | — |
| TajikistanAsia | 15% | — | — |
| TanzaniaAfrica | 35% | — | — |
| ThailandAsia | 20% | 0%ASEAN AFTA (ATIGA) | — |
| Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean | 20% | — | — |
| TurkeyEurope | 9% | 0%MTFTA (Malaysia-Turkey FTA) | — |
| TuvaluOceania | 30% | — | — |
| UgandaAfrica | 60% | — | — |
| UkraineEurope | 10% | — | — |
| United Arab EmiratesMiddle East | 5% | — | — |
| United KingdomEurope | 8% | 0%EU-UK TCA (EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement) | — |
| United StatesNorth America | 0% | 0%USMCA | — |
| UzbekistanAsia | 20% | — | — |
| VanuatuOceania | 10% | — | — |
| VietnamAsia | — | 0%ASEAN AFTA (ATIGA) | — |
| ZambiaAfrica | 25% | — | — |
| ZimbabweAfrica | 40% | — | — |
Classification risk · low
Sweet biscuits. Watch chocolate-coated variants. Those go to 1806.32.
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