Wheat Grits Meal
Coarse wheat meal from fragmented endosperm, ideal for porridge or baking, compliant with 95% passing 1.25mm sieve. HTS 1103.11.00.40 covers this 'other' category of wheat groats and meal.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If actually corn/maize based
Corn meal requires 95% through 2mm sieve; material origin changes subheading.
If rye-dominant blend
Blends over 50% rye shift to 1102 rye flours/meal per starch/ash rules.
If toasted or puffed
Puffed cereals exclude to Chapter 19 per chapter note (c).
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Conduct sieve analysis pre-shipment; retain for CBP review to avoid 1104 misclassification
• Use food-grade packaging to prevent ash contamination from dust
• Differentiate from corn grits (1103.13) via origin certificates
Related Products under HTS 1103.11.00.40
Cream of Wheat Groats
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.
Bulgur Wheat Meal
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.
Semolina Coarse Meal
Granular wheat meal from durum, coarser than flour but sieved for 1103 compliance, used in couscous bases. 'Other' under 1103.11.00.40.
Wheat Bran Groats Blend
Blended wheat groats with light bran fraction, still meeting low ash for Chapter 11, for high-fiber meal. 1103.11.00.40 as other wheat products.
Organic Wheat Meal
Certified organic fragmented wheat meal for health foods, adhering to sieve and purity standards. HTS 1103.11.00.40 for organic 'other' wheat groats.
Farina Wheat Groats
Fine-ground wheat groats from the endosperm heart, used for creamy cereals, meeting exact sieve and composition specs for 1103. 'Other' wheat meal in 1103.11.00.40.