Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (not flour and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, n.e.c.
HS heading 19.04 covers Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (not flour and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, n.e.c.. Within Chapter 19 it splits into 4 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $79.3M
- Share of Chapter 19
- 9%
- Rank in its chapter
- #3 of 5
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 19.04 covers Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (not flour and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, n.e.c.. At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with food preparations — into 4 duty lines shown below. India exports biscuits, cereals, pasta, papad and a wide range of ethnic flour preparations to its large diaspora markets. India exported $79.3M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 9% of all Chapter 19 exports, ranking #3 of 5 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
19.04 is the four-digit HS heading for prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting ce. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many prepared foodstuffs, beverages & tobacco lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 19.04
The Harmonised System breaks Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (not flour and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, n.e.c. into these 4 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Food preparations; obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products
Food preparations; obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals, not maize (corn), in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains, from bulgur wheat
Food preparations; cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared
Top destinations for Chapter 19 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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