Potato Starch Powder from China
Pure starch extracted and dried from potatoes into fine powder for industrial thickening. Falls under HTS 1105.10.00.00 as potato powder from milling, provided it meets dry product starch/ash specs in Chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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 lab analysis confirming >80% starch and low ash; CBP often tests to distinguish from chemical starches
• Avoid packaging suggesting perfumery/cosmetic use, which excludes to Chapter 33
• Document extraction process to prove it's milling-derived, not chemically modified