Triticale Groats from Japan
Triticale groats, hybrid wheat-rye grain fragmented to HTS 1103.19.90 sieve specs. Meets rye ash limits (≤2.5%), starch >80% for Chapter 11 classification.
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
• Hybrid status requires genetic/process docs to avoid wheat/rye confusion
• Limited market; specialty brokers familiar with triticale rulings
• Higher protein than wheat; nutrition labeling aligns with CBP specs