Irish Oatmeal Groats from Japan
Irish oatmeal is coarsely ground oat groats meeting 1103 criteria: 95% through 1.25mm sieve, high starch, low ash as per Chapter notes. Traditional stone-ground fragmentation product of oat grains, used for authentic porridge. Excluded from Chapter 19 as unprepared.
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
• Include lab reports for sieve aperture test and Ewers polarimetric method starch verification
• Specify 'coarse ground groats' on invoices to differentiate from finer meals
• Ensure no additives that trigger Chapter 19 or 21 reclassification