Dried Arrowroot Slices from China
Sliced and sun-dried arrowroot tubers, valued for their high starch content used in gluten-free flours. HTS 0714.90.61.00 covers dried similar roots and tubers, sliced but not pelleted. Provisional preservation via drying keeps it in this chapter, unsuitable for immediate raw consumption.
Duty Rate — China → United States
33.3%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include lab analysis showing high starch/inulin to differentiate from lower-starch vegetables
• Use ventilated packaging to prevent mold during ocean freight
• Declare slicing method to avoid disputes over 'pellets' classification