Medium Yellow Popcorn Kernels from Japan
Medium-sized yellow popcorn kernels offer a balance of tenderness and yield for theater-style popping, precisely under HTS 1005.90.4040 for popcorn maize. They feature the glassy endosperm essential for uniform expansion.
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
• Declare exact varietal (e.g
• 'Zea mays everta') on commercial invoice to support HTS 1005.90.4040 classification
• Fumigate shipments with phosphine if originating from high-quarantine risk areas like South America
• Avoid common pitfall of classifying as 'corn grits' which would incorrectly shift to higher-duty processed categories