1005.90.40.40/Medium Yellow Popcorn Kernels/Mexico

Medium Yellow Popcorn Kernels from Mexico

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 — Mexico → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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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