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
9903.05.2910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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