Masa Harina from Canada
Nixtamalized corn flour treated with lime, dried and ground to meet 2mm sieve for 1103.13.00.60 classification as corn meal. Essential for tortillas/authentic Mexican cuisine. Fragmentation defines it as meal, not flour.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide nixtamalization process docs; test for 95% 2mm passage despite treatment
• Watch for reclassification if moisture >12% as Chapter 11 excludes wet products