Dried Arrowroot Pellets from China
Arrowroot tubers dried into pellets, valued for high starch content and used in food manufacturing or as gluten-free thickener base. HTS 0714.90.51.00 covers this as arrowroot in pellet form among high-starch roots and tubers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Document botanical identity as Maranta arundinacea to distinguish from similar tubers
• Avoid contamination with fresh material; customs may test for drying process compliance
• Use ISPM-15 compliant packaging for wooden pallets to meet international standards