Cream of Wheat Groats from Japan
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 — 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
• 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