Buckwheat Flour from Japan
Gluten-free flour from buckwheat groats, essential for soba noodles, pancakes, and blinis. HTS 1102.90.60.00 covers buckwheat flour with starch >80% and ash <4% per chapter specifications.
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
• Buckwheat ash <4%; hull contamination common—test cleaned groats only
• Confirm not roasted (0901/2101 exclusion); pure milling flour only
• Popular for celiac; voluntary gluten-free claims need third-party testing