Cream of Wheat from Japan
Finely ground wheat semolina used for hot cereal, classified under HTS 1103.11.00 as wheat meal where >=95% passes 1.25mm sieve. Complies with starch content exceeding 80% and ash not over 2.5% per chapter provisions.
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
• Conduct sieve analysis proving 95% passage through 1.25mm; include polarimetric starch and ash certificates
• Label as 'wheat meal' not 'prepared cereal' to prevent 1904 misrouting; source from approved mills