Steel Cut Oats from China
Oat groats chopped into small pieces with steel blades, retaining a chewy texture when cooked. Classified in HTS 1104.29.90.00 as sliced/kibbled oats, a worked grain not finely milled to meet 1103 groats/meal sieve standards (95% through 1.25mm). Germ content or coarser processing keeps it here.
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
• Include particle size analysis showing <95% through 1.25mm sieve to justify 1104 over 1103
• Check for added preservatives that might trigger food additive rules
• Common pitfall: mislabeling as 'instant oats' leading to 1904 classification