Bulgur Wheat Meal from Japan
Parboiled, dried, and cracked wheat groats used in Middle Eastern dishes like tabbouleh, fragmented to qualify as meal under 1103 notes. Falls in 1103.11.00.40 as 'other' wheat groats/meal with proper starch/ash profile.
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
• Provide lab reports confirming fragmentation (95% through 1.25mm) to distinguish from whole groats
• Declare parboiling process but emphasize dry milling status to stay in Chapter 11
• Watch for contamination; high mineral ash triggers 2302 downgrade