Flaked Barley Grains from China
Flaked barley grains are hulled barley rolled and heated to produce thin flakes ideal for beer mashing in brewing. Classified in HTS 1104.29.10.00 as 'flaked' other worked barley, as the process doesn't qualify it as milled flour under chapter note sieve/starch criteria.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.7%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include brewing end-use certification if applicable; test flake thickness for classification proof
• Pitfall: moisture content affecting weight declarations in humid shipments