Rolled Oats from China
Whole oat groats that have been steamed and rolled flat to create flakes, used primarily for oatmeal porridge. This product falls under HTS 1104.29.90.00 as worked cereal grains (rolled oats), excluding rice, and does not meet the finer milling criteria for classification in headings 1101-1103 per chapter notes. Oat germ or products exceeding sieve passage thresholds would shift classification.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.7%
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
• Verify starch and ash content per chapter notes to avoid reclassification to 2302; provide milling process documentation
• Ensure sieve test results confirm it doesn't qualify for 1102
• Label as 'rolled oats' to distinguish from flour-like products