Pelleted White Guinea Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) from China
White Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) tubers dried and pelleted, high in starch for export to food processors. HTS 0714.30.5000 specifies pellet form for these yams, excluding ground forms. Used in fufu production after rehydration.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Supplier affidavits on no chemical treatments; preserves 'provisional preservation' status
• Size pellets uniformly (per statistical notes indirectly); irregularities flag inspection
• Customs value includes processing costs; undervaluation common pitfall