Buckwheat Pellets for Gluten-Free Baking
Compressed buckwheat groats used in gluten-free flour blends and baking mixes. As pellets of buckwheat ('other cereals'), they qualify under 1103.20.00.90 with required starch >80%, ash <4%, and 95% through 1.25mm sieve.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If buckwheat flour passing 315 micron sieve, not pelleted
Fine buckwheat flour/semolina without compression goes to rice/other cereals in 1102.
If pre-mixed with other flours for direct baking
Flour mixtures for baking violate exclusion (b), moving to Chapter 19.
If low-starch milling by-products like buckwheat bran
Bran, sharps, or pollard exceeding ash limits classify in 2302.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Use independent lab for polarimetric starch and ash tests; results critical for chapter placement
• Ensure not 'prepared flours' of 1901 per exclusion (b); declare as raw pellets
• Check for cross-contamination with wheat to maintain gluten-free claims at entry
Related Products under HTS 1103.20.00.90
Rice Pellets for Fish Feed
Compressed pellets made from rice flour or meal, used primarily as a base ingredient in aquaculture feeds. These fall under HTS 1103.20.00.90 as cereal pellets of rice (other cereals), meeting starch and ash content requirements for Chapter 11 without further processing into prepared feeds.
Oat Pellets for Livestock
Pelletized oat groats or meal used in horse and cattle rations, compressed for easier handling and digestion. Classified under 1103.20.00.90 as oat pellets ('other cereals'), with starch >80% and ash <4% per chapter criteria.
Barley Pellets for Brewing
Pellets of malted or unmalted barley meal used in beer production adjuncts. HTS 1103.20.00.90 covers barley pellets of other cereals, provided they meet fragmentation sieve (95% through 2mm for barley) and chapter starch/ash tests.
Rye Pellets for Rye Bread Production
Pelletized rye meal for artisan bread and distilling adjuncts, fragmented to pass chapter sieve requirements. Falls in HTS 1103.20.00.90 as rye pellets of other cereals, starch >80%, ash ≤2.5%.
Sorghum Pellets for Poultry Feed
Compressed grain sorghum (milo) groats for energy component in bird feeds. HTS 1103.20.00.90 applies to sorghum pellets ('other cereals'), meeting corn/sorghum starch >90% and 500 micron sieve specs where applicable.