Cream of Wheat Groats from China
Finely milled wheat groats used for hot breakfast cereal, meeting Chapter 11 starch and ash content requirements with over 80% starch and low ash. Classified under 1103.11.00.40 as 'other' wheat groats and meal, fragmented to pass 1.25 mm sieve per heading notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify starch >80% and ash ≤2.5% via Ewers method; test certificates prevent reclassification to 2302
• Ensure 95% passes 1.25mm sieve for 'meal' definition; bulk packaging avoids retail set issues
• Label as 'wheat groats/meal' not flour to comply with Chapter 11 exclusions from 1101