White Wheat Grain from Japan
White wheat varieties offer mild flavor and light color for Asian noodles and flatbreads. Falls under HTS 1001.99.00 as other non-durum wheat. Increasingly imported for specialty baking.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify club wheat vs. common white on invoices to aid correct statistical reporting
• Fumigate containers if transiting through fumigation-required countries
• Monitor for ergot contamination with lab certificates under 0.1% levels