Steel Cut Rolled Oats from China
Steel cut rolled oats combine coarse steel-cutting with light rolling for a chewy texture in porridges. Classified in HTS 1104.12.00.90 as 'other' worked oat grains, they do not meet the fine particle size for groats/meal in 1103 nor flour standards in 1102. The partial fragmentation keeps them as otherwise worked cereal grains.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Submit sieve analysis reports showing <95% passage through 1.25mm sieve to distinguish from 1103 groats/meal
• Label clearly as 'rolled' vs 'pearled' to prevent reclassification under different subheadings
• Check for added preservatives; minimal processing must align with 'otherwise worked' definition