Rice Pellets for Fish Feed from Japan
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.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Verify starch content exceeds 80% and ash under 1.6% per chapter notes using modified Ewers method to stay in Chapter 11
• Provide lab certificates confirming at least 95% passes 1.25mm sieve for 'meal' definition if fragmented from grains
• Avoid packaging as ready-to-use feed to prevent shift to Chapter 23; declare as raw pellets only