Oat Pellets for Livestock from Germany
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.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Test ash content post-mineral deduction; exceeding limits shifts to 2302 as cereal by-products
• Document pellet formation process to prove not a 'prepared flour' excluded under chapter note (b)
• Label clearly as 'pellets' not 'feed' to avoid CBP reclassification during entry