Pearled Millet from China
Millet grains with outer hulls removed through pearling, resulting in polished whole grains for porridge or flatbreads. This 'other cereal' worked grain fits HTS 1104.29.90.00, as pearling is explicitly listed, and it fails finer sieve criteria for earlier headings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.2%
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
• Provide pearling process certs; test starch >80% and ash limits
• Gluten-free labeling boosts market but doesn't affect classification
• Pitfall: contamination with rice shifts to 1104.12