Orville Redenbacher Gourmet Popping Corn
Branded gourmet yellow popcorn kernels from Orville Redenbacher, optimized for home popping machines, classified as popcorn under HTS 1005.90.4040. These kernels ensure minimal unpopped rate due to selective breeding.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If high-amylose maize type
Special starch maize varieties have separate provisions even within popcorn traits.
If ground into cornmeal for popping mixes
Starches and flours from maize, including popcorn derivatives, move to processed Chapter 11.
If marketed primarily as forage seeds
Seeds for sowing or forage change heading to Chapter 12 for oil seeds and fodder.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide supplier certificates of analysis showing protein content around 10-12% typical for popcorn
• Register with USDA APHIS for prior notification of maize imports regardless of quantity
• Watch for reclassification risk if kernels are oversized, resembling field corn
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