Pelleted White Guinea Yam (Dioscorea rotundata) from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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