High-Gluten White Winter Wheat Flour from Japan
Specialty flour milled from high-protein white winter wheat, classified under 1101.00.00.30 due to exceeding starch threshold and low ash, with fine grind passing sieve requirements. Essential for chewy bagels and sourdough requiring strong gluten development.
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 protein content in documentation but ensure it doesn't imply 'preparation' under exclusion (b)
• Use independent labs for Ewers polarimetric starch verification to preempt CBP challenges
• Package in food-grade bags with varietal origin labels to support 'white winter wheat' claim