Steel Cut Oatmeal from China
Steel cut oatmeal consists of oat groats chopped into smaller pieces, with 95%+ passing 1.25mm sieve per heading 1103 definition for cereal meal of oats. This fragmentation product retains high starch content (>80%) and low ash, distinguishing it from flours or coarser workings. Ideal for hearty oatmeal dishes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Conduct polarimetric starch test (>80%) and ash analysis to confirm Chapter 11 eligibility over 2302
• Document steel-cutting process to prove fragmentation status
• Watch for contamination that raises ash content beyond limits