Code 1903 00 · Heading 1903

Starch-based tapioca and tapioca substitutes in flakes, grains, pearl grains or sifted flour

This covers tapioca and tapioca substitutes made from starch, presented as flakes, grains, pearl grains, sifted flour or similar forms.

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Starch-based tapioca flakes
Starch-based tapioca pearls
Starch-based tapioca sifted flour

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Official tariff text

Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or similar forms

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Step 1 · Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar…
What kind of product is it: a prepared food product made from meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic invertebrates or insects; sugar or a sugar product; cocoa or a product made from cocoa; a product made from grain, flour, starch or milk, or baked goods; a product made from vegetables, fruit, nuts or other plants or plant parts; another food-industry product; a beverage, ethanol or vinegar; a food-industry residue or waste product or prepared animal feed; tobacco, a manufactured tobacco substitute, a product with or without nicotine intended for inhalation without combustion, or another nicotine-containing product intended for nicotine absorption in the human body?
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Step 2 · Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pas… 4 of 9 chapters in section IV
Which named product type is it: malt extract or a prepared food made from flour, meal, starch or milk; pasta or couscous; tapioca or a starch-based tapioca substitute; an expanded, roasted or otherwise prepared grain food; or bread, pastry, cake, biscuit or another baked good?
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Step 3 · Heading 1903 Tapioka og tapiokaerstatninger fremstillet af stive… 3 of 5 headings under chapter 19
Is it tapioca or a starch-made tapioca substitute in flakes, groats, pearl groats, sifted flour or a similar form?
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Step 4 · Subheading 1903 00 Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from star… 1 of 1 subheading under heading 1903
Is it tapioca or a tapioca substitute made from starch, in flakes, grains, pearl grains, sifted flour or a similar form?

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1903 00 00 Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or similar forms 6.4% Save

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

19.03.0000

Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar forms.

Ordinary duty

7,65 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

4,41 NOK per kg You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

1903 00 00 00

Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or similar forms

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.