Potato Starch Powder from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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