Textured Wheat Pellets for Pet Food
Expanded or textured pellets from wheat meal, base ingredient for dry kibble extrusion in dog and cat foods. Classified in 1103.20.0010 as pure wheat pellets prior to final pet food mixing.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If puffed or flaked during texturing process
Cereal puffs/flakes explicitly excluded to 1904 per chapter note (c).
If pellets of barley or oats
Other cereal pellets under 1103.19 have adjusted sieve/ash specs (e.g., oats 5% ash max).
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document pre-extrusion milling specs to confirm 1103 status vs processed 1901/2309
• Ensure no added vitamins/minerals inflating ash content beyond 2.5% threshold
Related Products under HTS 1103.20.00.10
Wheat Pellets for Bird Feed
Small-diameter pellets from ground wheat used in wild bird seed mixes, providing carbohydrate energy. HTS 1103.20.0010 applies to these wheat-derived pellets meeting milling product criteria in chapter notes.
Wheat Pellets for Animal Feed
Compressed pellets made from wheat meal, used primarily as a high-energy feed supplement for livestock such as horses and cattle. Classified under HTS 1103.20.0010 as wheat pellets, meeting chapter requirements for cereal milling products with specified starch and ash content, fragmented to pass required sieve sizes.
Organic Wheat Pellets
Pelletized organic wheat grain meal, certified free of synthetic pesticides, used in pet food formulations or human supplemental nutrition. Falls under HTS 1103.20.0010 for wheat pellets from milled cereals compliant with fragmentation and composition notes.
Plain Wheat Pellets Bulk Pack
Unflavored, bulk-packed wheat pellets for industrial food processing or feed milling. Meets HTS 1103.20.0010 for wheat pellets from fragmented grains passing chapter sieve and composition tests.