Sorghum Pellets
Pellets from grain sorghum (milo) groats/meal, qualifying via >90% starch, low ash, 95% through 500 micron sieve option per corn-like criteria.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If fine sorghum flour
High passage through fine sieves shifts to other cereal flours.
If unfragmented sorghum grain
Whole grains remain in Chapter 10 until fragmented for 1103.
If low-starch sorghum screenings
Failing starch threshold → 2302 husks/germ by-products.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• ,Source certificates proving no added minerals inflating ash content
• Avoid bulk shipments mistaken for unprocessed grain in 1007
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