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Polenta Meal from Japan

Coarse-ground yellow corn meal specifically for Italian polenta, fragmented to pass 95% through 2mm sieve per HTS 1103.13 definition. Dry product only—no cooking. High starch content qualifies under Chapter 11 note (A).

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Document Italian-style coarse grind specs; include ash deduction proof

• Pitfall: pre-cooked polenta reclassified to Chapter 19—ensure raw state