Pearled Millet from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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