Canadian Hard Spring Wheat Flour from Japan
Flour from prairie-grown hard spring wheat (e.g., AAC Redwater), exported for US baking industry with consistent high protein (13%+). Fits HTS 1101.00.00.10: exceeds starch threshold, low ash, fine powder form per chapter criteria. Key ingredient in North American bread production.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Leverage USMCA certificates for preferential duties; specify hard spring class in origin declarations
• Provide Canadian Grain Commission grade reports verifying variety and milling specs
• Avoid reclassification by ensuring no added enzymes, which could push to 1901 prepared products